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CONTRIBUTIONS 


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L     COMMEMORATIVE  SERMON 

By  Rf.  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clarh,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

II.     ANNALS  OF  THE  PARISH 

By  Charles  J.  Hoadly,  LL.D. 

III.  REPORT  ON  THE  FUNDS  OF  THE  PARISH 

IV.  ABSTRACT  OF  PRINCIPAL  VOTES,  WITH 

COMMENTS  AND  ADDITIONS 

By  Gil r don  W.  Russell,  M.D. 

V.     LIST   OF   BAPTISMS,    MARRIAGES,    AND 
BURIALS  FROM  1801   TO  189^ 


HARTFORD 

BELKNAP  &  WARFIELD 
IS95 


LIST  OF  ILLUSTRATIONS 


1  Christ  Church To  face  Title  Page 

2  View  of  Chancel,  1829-1879 13 

3  View  of  Organ  Gallery,  1829-1879 19 

4  Christ  Church,  1792-1829 33 

5  Facsimile  of  Certificate  of  Consecration         ....  56 

6  Lease  of  Pews,  1805 60 

7  Lease  of  Pews,  1822 71 

8  GuRDON  W.  Russell 81 

9  Facsimile  OF  Association,  1786            157 

10  Rev.  Menzies  Rayner 166 

11  Rev.  Philander  Chase 196 

12  Old  City  Hotel  Building 220 

13  Rev.  Jonathan  M.  Wainwright 225 

14  Rt.  Rev.  Thomas  C.  Brownell 245 

15  Rev.  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton 255 

16  Rev.  Hugh  Smith 290 

17  Rev.  George  Burgess 305 

18  Rev.  Peter  S.  Chauncey 362 

19  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark 3S1 

20  Rev.  Richard  M.  Abercrombie 395 

21  Rev.  George  H.  Clark 412 

22  Rev.  Robert  Meech 423 

23  Henry  Wilson 437 

24  Rev.  William  F.  Nichols 444 

25  Rev.  Floyd  W.  Tomkins,  Jr 471 

26  Rev.  Lindall  W.  Saltonstall 475 

27  View  of  West  Interior,  1892 481 

28  View  of  Chapel,  1835-1879 499 

29  View  of  Gangway  from  Church  Street,  1835-1879          .        .  505 

30  Mitre  of  Bishop  Seabury 523 

31  Ground  Plan  of  Christ  Church,  1895 530 


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T[  A  prayer  for  the  Parish. 

0^(mXC^^i^  <BiOb,  Who  hast  built  Thy  Church  upon 
the  foundation  of  the  Apostles  and  Prophets,  Jesus 
Christ  Himself  being  the  Chief  Corner-Stone ;  Grant 
that,  by  the  operation  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  all  Christians 
may  be  so  joined  together  in  unity  of  Spirit,  and  in  the 
bond  of  peace,  that  they  may  be  an  holy  temple  acceptable 
unto  Thee.  And  especially  to  this  people  give  the  abund- 
ance of  Thy  grace  ;  that  with  one  heart  they  may  desire 
the  prosperity  of  Thy  Holy  Apostolic  Church,  and  with 
one  mouth  may  profess  the  faith  once  delivered  to  the 
Saints.  Defend  them  from  the  sins  of  heresy  and  schism : 
let  not  the  foot  of  pride  come  nigh  to  hurt  them,  nor 
the  hand  of  the  ungodly  to  cast  them  down.  And  grant 
that  the  course  of  this  world  may  be  so  peaceably  ordered 
by  thy  governance,  that  Thy  Church  may  joyfully  serve 
Thee  in  all  godly  quietness  ;  that  so  they  may  walk  in 
the  ways  of  truth  and  peace,  and  at  last  be  numbered 
with  Thy  Saints  in  glory  everlasting  ;  through  Thy  merits, 
O  Blessed  Jesus,  Thou  gracious  Bishop  and  Shepherd  of 
our  souls.  Who  art  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Ghost 
one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


EXPLANATORY 


<-^<Mi^A^.iv.->: 


COMPLETE,  consecutive  history  of  the  Parish  of 
Christ  Church  is  not  proposed  in  this  volume. 
The  vote  of  the  Vestry  passed  May  2,  1893,  con- 
templated an  Index  of  the  Parish  Meetings,  an 
Extract  of  all  votes  of  importance,  and  an  Ab- 
stract of  the  Trust  Funds  of  the  Parish.  This 
abstract  is  embodied  in  the  Report  of  the  committee  to  the 
Vestry  of  January  2,  1894,  in  which  a  full  history  of  the  several 
Funds  is  to  be  found,  together  with  some  other  matters  not 
originally  contemplated,  which  strictly  belong  to  a  history  of 
the  Parish.  The  indexing  has  been  put  into  the  hands  of  Mr. 
Frank  Farnsworth  Starr. 

The  Report  on  the  Ftinds  was  accepted  and  ordered  to  be 
printed,  and  it  was  desired  that  I  should  undertake  the  extrac- 
tion of  the  "important  votes."  This  has  been  done  according  to 
my  best  judgment,  and  there  has  been  added  to  these  votes  such 
comments  and  further  information  as  seemed  proper  as  forming, 
or  belonging  to,  or  aiding  in  forming,  a  history  of  the  Parish. 

This  volume,  therefore,  can  only  be  termed  A  Contribution  to 
the  History  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church.  I  have  neither  the 
time  or  the  ability  to  make  it  a  complete  history,  but  willingly 
bring  together  such  materials  and  knowledge  as  I  have,  and  such 
as  has  been  given  by  others,  trusting  that  in  the  future  some  one 
may  be  found  for  this  work  who  will  furnish  a  more  worthy  and 
rotmded  whole  than  is  now  contemplated. 

At  the  semi-centennial  of  the  consecration  of  the  present 
church  building  in  1879,  there  was  a  Commemorative  Sermon  by  a 
former  Rector  of  the  Parish,  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark,  now  the 
Bishop  of  Rhode  Island,  which  contains  much  which  pertains  to 
its  history  ;  and  also  an  Address  by  Mr.  Charles  J.  Hoadly  called 
The  Annals  of  the  Parish,  from  its  early  beginning  to  the  time  of 
the  consecration  in  1829.  This  is  very  full,  and  of  great  value; 
the  narration  is  concise  and  direct,  and  the  historical  information 


8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

concerning  individuals  could  not,  probably,  have  been  given  by 
any  other  person. 

This  volume,  then,  consists  of  the  Sermon  of  Bishop  Clark,  the 
Annals  by  Mr.  Hoadly,  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Funds,  the  Extracted  important  Votes,  with  some  comments 
by  myself,  together  with  a  List  of  Baptisms,  Marriages,  and 
Burials,  from  1801  to  1895.  The  interested  reader  can  dig  out 
from  these  materials  a  pretty  complete  history  of  the  Parish, 
and  can  put  it  into  such  shape  as  best  suits  his  own  fancy  ;  the 
facts  being  given  him,  he  is  not  wholly  beholden  to  another 
for  his  opinions.  It  may  not  be  always  the  best  way  to  write 
history,  but  at  this  time,  and  under  the  present  circumstances, 
it  is  the  best  which  can  be  done. 

If  complaint  should  be  made  that  an  unnecessary  and  almost 
painful  minuteness  has  been  displayed  in  this  Contribution,  it 
should  be  remembered  that  there  is  here  furnished  the  materials 
of  a  history,  rather  than  a  complete  history  of  an  early  and  prom- 
inent Parish  of  this  Diocese.  It  is  as  if  the  private  and  domestic 
life  of  individuals  were  given  to  furnish  a  history  of  a  town  or  a 
state.  Not  that  all  the  factors  necessary  to  form  a  correct  and 
compact  whole  would  here  be  found,  but  so  many  of  them,  and 
so  important,  as  constituting  the  very  foundation  of  the  whole, 
that  they  cannot  be  ignored  or  slightly  considered. 

It  is  supposed  that  in  common  with  many  parishes  there  has 
not  been  siich  a  careful  keeping  of  records  and  papers,  as  is 
desirable  and  proper  for  us  as  members  of  a  corporation 
which  is  to  continue,  probably,  longer  than  the  lives  of  any  of  us. 
The  indifference  or  carelessness  which  is  here  shown,  it  is  true  is 
but  a  counterpart  of  that  which  has  been  found,  and  will  in  the 
future  be  found,  in  civil  life  whether  of  town  or  state.  If  the 
materials  are  wanting,  if  the  items  which  go  to  make  up  a  correct 
history  are  lost,  how  can  our  history  or  future  jttdgments  tipon 
it  be  relied  upon  as  correct  ? 

To  the  few  members  of  the  Parish  from  whom  information 
has  been  sought,  the  writer  feels  under  great  obligations.  What- 
ever considerations  of  duty  may  have  influenced  me  to  undertake 
this  work,  and  whatever  weariness  of  labor  may  have  been  expe- 
rienced in  carrying  it  on,  are  fully  gratified  and  compensated  for 
by  the  interest  which  has  been  shown  in  it  all  though  its  produc- 
tion, by  members  of  the  Parish,  and  especially  by  one  through 
whose  generosity  it  is  now  presented  to  the  public. 

The  different  votes  or  resolves  of  the  Parish  and  of  the  Vestry 
are  prefaced  with  a  P.  or  a  V.  as  a  sufficient  indication  of  their 


CHRIST  CHURCH,    HARTFORD.  9 

origin.  As  the  work  is  not  broken  into  chapters  but  proceeds  in  a 
continuous  line,  there  need  be  no  difficulty  in  determining  dates, 
if  the  regular  procession  of  years  is  closely  observed.  Some 
such  system  of  annotation  seemed  necessary.  The  carefully  pre- 
pared Index  by  Mr.  Starr  will  be  found  very  helpful.  The  photo- 
graphs of  the  different  rectors  are  supposed  to  represent  them  at 
an  age  which  corresponds,  or  nearly  so,  to  the  time  in  which 
they  were  connected  with  the  Parish. 

The  Appendix  contains  many  matters  which  could  not  prop- 
erly be  included  in  the  body  of  the  work,  and  will  be  regarded 
with  interest  by  the  descendants  of  those  who  formerly  were 
active  in  the  Parish.  The  record  furnishes  the  names  of  those 
who  were  members  of  the  Church  and  were  prominent  in  social 
and  civil  life.  Some  matters  previously  omitted  are  to  be  found 
in  the  Addenda. 

It  may  be  noted  that  little  has  been  said  about  the  religious 
experiences  or  teachings  of  the  Parish,  and  that  in  this  respect 
there  is  a  marked  contrast  to  the  histories  of  some  religious 
bodies.  These  are  not  judged  uncharitably  when  it  is  said  that 
there  has  been  here  a  marked  absence  of  those  disputes  on  some 
points  in  theology  which  have  disturbed  the  peace  of  numerous 
religious  societies  in  New  England.  A  close  following  of  the 
fundamentals  of  bur  faith  and  doctrine  and  form  of  worship,  as 
contained  in  the  Bible  and  Book  of  Common  Prayer,  has  had  a 
restraining  influence  in  preventing  individual  extravagances  and 
eccentricities,  which  do  not  commend  themselves  to  the  sound 
judgment  of  the  many. 

Neither  do  I  consider  that  it  became  me  to  discuss  these 
points,  being  a  layman  and  unfitted  by  previous  study  and  occu- 
pation for  the  work.  So  I  trust  rather  to  the  sound  judgment 
and  teachings  of  holy  and  learned  men,  who  for  ages  have 
studied  to  place  before  us  the  true  interpretation  of  the  Holy 
Scriptures,  and  the  example  of  primitive  Catholic  usage.  A  care- 
ful consideration  of  all  of  our  services  will  show  that  we  have  not 
been  neglectful  of  our  religious  obligations ;  and  the  Mother 
Church  of  Hartford  may  rejoice  that  so  many  of  her  sons  and 
daughters  have  testified  to  their  faith  in  the  one  and  only  true 
God. 

G.  W.  R. 

Hartford,  December,  1895. 


Commemorative  Sermon 


BY 


THOMAS  M.  CLARK,  D.D.,  LL.D. 

Bishop  of  Rhode  Island 


[The  following  sermon  by  Bishop  Clark  was  preached  at 
the  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Consecration  of  the 
present  Church,  December  23,  1879.  On  the  preceding  Sunday, 
the  2ist,  Rev.  Dr.  George  H.  Clark,  formerly  rector  of  the 
Parish,  preached  a  sermon  from  St.  John  xviii,  36.  In  the 
afternoon  of  the  23d,  after  prayer  by  the  Bishop,  the  rector 
of  the  parish,  Rev.  William  F.  Nichols,  made  an  Address,  and 
Mr.  Charles  J.  Hoadly  read  the  Annals  of  the  Parish.  In  the 
evening  there  was  a  Reception  at  Allyn  Hall.  The  proceedings 
of  this  celebration  with  the  sermons  and  addresses  were  sub- 
sequently published.] 


CHANCEL.     1829-1879. 


COMMEMORATIVE  SERMON 


Psalmxcvi,  6.  "  Honor  and  majesty  are  before  Him;  strength  and 
beauty  are  in  His  sanctuary. " 

Fifty  years  ago  the  building-  in  which  we  are  now  assem- 
bled was  set  apart  from  all  unhallowed  and  worldly  uses,  and 
consecrated  to  the  power  and  majesty  of  God's  great  name. 
I  give  in  full  the  record  made  of  this  event:  "  On  Wednesday, 
the  23d  day  of  December,  1829,  being  the  day  appointed  by 
the  wardens  and  vestry  for  consecrating  the  new  church,  the 
bishop  and  clergy,  wardens  and  vestry,  assembled  at  the  old 
church,  and,  at  eleven  o'clock,  walked  in  procession  to  the 
new  church  in  the  following  order:  First  the  vestry,  after- 
wards the  wardens,  clergy,  and  bishop,  where  the  service  of 
consecration  was  performed  agreeable  to  the  rites  and  usages 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  of 
America,  by  the  Rt.  Rev,  John  Henry  Hobart,  Bishop  of  the 
diocese  of  New  York,  acting  in  behalf  of  Bishop  Brownell, 
who  is  absent  on  a  western  missionary  tour.  Prayers  were 
read  by  the  Rev.  Professor  Humphrey,  and  the  lessons  by 
the  Rev.  Professor  Potter  of  Washington  College  ;  the  instru- 
ment of  donation  was  read  by  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton, 
rector  of  the  parish,  and  the  sentence  of  consecration  by  the 
Rev.  William  Jarvis,  rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Chatham. 
The  sermon,  which  was  truly  eloquent,  was  delivered  by 
Bishop  Hobart,  a  copy  of  which  has  been  requested  by  the 
wardens  and  vestry  for  publication."  All  the  names  men- 
tioned here  have  been  struck  from  the  roll  of  the  living 
except  one,  the  young  professor  who  read  the  lessons,  being 
now  the  revered  bishop  of  New  York. 

In  the  farewell  sermon  which  I  delivered  here  in  1855,  I 
find  these  words:  "Others  linger  near  you,  who  once  stood 
in  this  pulpit  and  before  this  altar  broke  to  you  the  bread  of 


14  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

life.  One  of  your  former  pastors,  still  in  full  vigor  of  body 
and  mind,  is  often  seen  within  this  chancel,  always  ready  to 
render  those  services  which  are  so  acceptable  to  you  all,  and 
retaining-  the  same  interest  in  this  church  which  once  made 
him  so  useful  as  your  rector.  If  you  would  see  his  monu- 
ment, 'look  around  you,'  for  he  was  the  architect  of  the 
beautiful  temple  in  which  he  fashioned  your  souls  to  heaven." 
It  is  only  an  act  of  justice  to  the  memory  of  the  late 
Dr.  Wheaton  that  I  should  copy  from  the  records  of  a  parish 
meeting,  held  on  the  8th  of  March,  1830,  this  testimonial 
without  abbreviation  :  "  Among  the  many  whose  liberality 
has  been  great,  whose  zeal  has  been  excellent,  and  whose 
services  have  been  important,  the  rector  of  the  parish  stands 
conspicuous,  whether  we  recur  to  the  incipient  idea  of  build- 
ing, the  provision  of  means,  or  to  the  design  and  ornaments 
of  the  edifice,  presenting  to  the  scientific  observer  utility, 
strength,  and  beauty,  in  a  chaste  combination  of  Gothic  walls, 
with  more  than  Grecian  elegance.  May  we  not  also  hope, 
by  a  just  expression  of  our  feelings  on  this  occasion,  a  per- 
petual benefit  will  result  to  the  parish  ?  While  the  massive 
walls  of  our  church  shall  endure  and  the  records  of  our  parish 
shall  remain,  though  every  eye  that  beheld  the  foundation  of 
the  building  laid  shall  be  closed,  and  every  tongue  that  wor- 
shiped at  its  consecration  shall  be  silent,  our  record  will 
remind  both  minister  and  people  who  shall  come  after  us,  of 
the  practical  compatibility  of  serving  at  the  altar  without 
neglecting  the  useful  and  ornamental  arts  and  sciences." 

At  the  time  when  this  church  was  built,  ecclesiastical 
architecture  in  our  country  was  at  a  very  low  ebb.  There 
were  a  few  seemly  and  some  stately  edifices  scattered  here 
and  there  over  the  land,  copied  for  the  most  part  from  English 
models  of  the  Sir  Christopher  Wren  school,  but  there  was 
not  a  pure  and  unadulterated  specimen  of  Gothic  to  be  seen 
anywhere.  American  architects,  or  those  who  called  them- 
selves by  this  name,  were  inflicting  upon  the  church  copies 
of  the  temple  of  Bacchus,  with  bacchanalian  adornments  ; 
modified  Puritan  meeting-houses,  buildings  that  were  some- 
times mistaken  for  banks  ;  mixtures  of  pseudo-Gothic,  Ionic, 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD.  I  5 

Egyptian,  and  native,  at  the  sight  of  which  we  still  continue 
to  groan.  Some  of  these  edifices  have  been  deliberately 
removed  or  converted  to  other  uses,  and  others  have  been 
destroyed  by  a  timely  conflagration.  In  our  day  churches 
have  been  erected  wiiich  far  surpass  this  building  in  splendor 
and  grandeur  of  design,  but  none  of  them  are  as  far  in 
advance  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  as  this  was  of  all  others 
that  existed  at  the  date  of  its  consecration.  The  interior 
arrangements  and  decorations  were  not  in  the  beginning 
altogether  in  harmony  with  the  general  style  of  the  building; 
but  to-day  we  have  the  satisfaction  of  feeling  that  this 
reproach  is  removed,  and  though  there  are  many  fond  mem- 
ories lingering  around  the  old  enclosure  which  went  by  the 
name  of  a  chancel,  with  its  lowly  altar,  more  ambitious  read- 
ing-desk, and  still  more  elevated  pulpit,  all  surmounted  at 
first  by  a  somewhat  thin  transparency  of  the  Transfiguration, 
and  afterwards  by  a  stained  window  of  which  we  shall  say 
but  little,  we  cannot  help  acknowledging  that  the  interior  of 
this  church  is  now  for  the  first  time  in  keeping  with  the  rich 
and  symmetrical  exterior,  and  if  good  Dr.  Wheaton  were 
with  us  to-day,  I  can  imagine  the  satisfaction  with  which  he 
would  regard  what  you  have  now  done  to  carry  out  and  com- 
plete his  original  design. 

It  is  not  incumbent  upon  me  to  enter  upon  the  earlier  and 
more  general  history  of  this  parish  —  that  devolves  upon  one 
more  competent  for  the  task  than  I  am  ;  but  I  would  like  to 
say  a  few  words  of  some  of  the  former  rectors,  with  whom  I 
have  had  a  more  or  less  intimate  personal  acquaintance  ; 
leaving  the  sketch  of  the  Rev.  Menzies  Rayner,  who  was 
rector  from  1801  to  181 1,  in  the  hands  of  the  historiographer 
of  this  occasion.  First  in  the  list  stands  the  name  of  the 
Rev.  Philander  Chase,  and  will  you  allow  me  here  to  quote 
again  from  the  discourse  which  I  delivered  here  nearly  a 
quarter  of  a  century  ago  :  "  Some  of  you  can  recall  the  min- 
istry of  the  ardent  and  energetic  Bishop  Chase  ;  and  perhaps 
you  now  remember  that  wintr)"  afternoon  when  he  preached 
his  farewell  sermon,  while  the  snow  was  beating  against  the 
windows  in  the  plain,  old  wooden  building  where  you  then 


l6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

went  up  to  worship.  You  may  have  seen  him  starting  the 
next  morning  in  the  storm,  as  he  went  forth  relinquishing 
the  comforts  and  refinements  of  the  place  where,  he  declares, 
he  passed  the  sunniest  portion  of  his  eventful  life,  to  discharge 
the  rough  work  of  a  pioneer  of  the  church  in  what  was  then 
a  western  wilderness."  I  do  not  know  that  any  of  those 
whom  I  address  to-day  can  recall  the  scene,  for  it  is  now 
more  than  sixty  years  since  he  laid  down  his  rectorship  of 
this  church,  to  become,  two  years  afterwards,  the  first  Bishop 
of  Ohio,  and  in  1835,'  the  first  Bishop  of  Illinois.  And  as 
indication  of  the  estimate  that  was  placed  upon  his  labors 
here,  I  quote  from  a  long  letter  addressed  by  the  wardens 
and  vestry,  in  1818,  to  the  standing  committees  of  New 
Jersey  and  Pennsylvania  :  "When  he  entered  upon  his  paro- 
chial duties  here  he  found  the  parish  weak  and  containing 
scarcely  thirty  communicants,  and  when  he  quitted  it  he  left 
it  augmented  in  members  and  in  attachment,  and  with  com- 
municants increased  to  nearly  one  hundred  and  ten."  The 
communication  was  intended  to  counteract  certain  objections 
which  had  been  urged  against  his  consecration  as  Bishop, 
and  is  upon  the  whole  a  very  warm  cominendation  of  this 
remarkable  man,  but  it  contains  the  following  somewhat 
peculiar  sentence  :  "  This  zeal,  the  subscribers  do  not  seek 
to  withhold  the  confession,  united  as  it  must  be  (su)  because 
springing  from,  a  warmth  and  ardor  of  feeling,  may  some- 
times have  been  felt  to  so  great  a  degree  as  on  some  occa- 
sions probably  to  have  transcended  the  limits  of  prudence." 
As  there  were  very  little  of  commonplace  in  the  life  of  Bishop 
Chase,  so  there  were  no  neutral  tints  in  his  character ;  the 
lines  were  sharply  drawn  and  the  coloring  was  deep  and 
strong.  Right  or  wrong,  he  was  not  to  be  easily  diverted 
from  his  course,  and  his  own  strong  conviction  that  he  was 
sure  to  be  right  was  one  of  the  secrets  of  his  power.  He 
was  never  ashamed  of  his  Divine  Master,  and  did  not  seem  to 
know  what  the  fear  of  man  meant.  One  or  two  incidents  in 
his  life,  which  have  been  furnished  by  a  respected  clergyman 
of  this  diocese,  will  give  a  better  idea  of  some  of  the  salient 
points  of  his  character  than  any  general  statements  could  do 


COMMEMORATIVE    SERMON.  I  7 

The  clergyman  says:  "  I  was  a  delegate  to  the  General  Con- 
vention at  Cincinnati,  in  1850,  from  the  diocese  of  Missouri. 
On  our  return  to  St.  Louis  I  took  passage  in  a  steamboat,  and 
on  getting  on  board  found  Bishop  Chase  and  his  wife  return- 
ing to  Illinois  by  the  same  route.  We  had  expected  to  reach 
home  for  Sunday,  but  the  water  in  the  Ohio  was  low,  and  we 
were  frequently  stuck  on  sand-bars,  so  that  we  were  ten  days 
in  making  the  trip.  We  had  on  board  about  three  hundred 
passengers.  The  Mississippi  was  then  much  nearer  the  far 
West  than  now,  and  the  passengers  were  of  much  rougher 
material  than  would  be  found  within  five  hundred  miles  of 
the  same  point  at  the  present  date.  Few  of  them  had  ever 
been  present  at  a  liturgical  service,  much  less  seen  a  live 
bishop.  After  the  dinner  tables  had  been  cleared  on  Sunday, 
all  were  summoned  by  the  bell  '  to  hear  the  bishop  preach.' 
The  long  saloon  was  crowded  on  both  sides  the  row  of  tables, 
and  at  the  head  sat  the  old  bishop  in  an  arm-chair,  as  he 
was  at  that  time  accustomed  to  sit  in  addressing  a  congrega- 
tion. Opening  his  prayer-book,  he  read  and  remarked  upon 
the  fitness  of  two  or  three  of  the  preliminary  sentences,  pre- 
paring the  heart  for  worship.  He  then  read  and  commented 
in  like  manner  on  the  exhortation.  That  done,  he  said, 
*  Now,  dear  friends,  let  us  kneel  down  and  confess  our  sins  to 
Almighty  God.'  This  was  a  usage  rather  strange  to  most  of 
the  crowd,  so  but  two  or  three  churchmen  present  and  a  few 
women  knelt.  With  a  little  deeper  bass  the  bishop's  voice 
rolled  through  the  saloon,  '  My  friends,  kneeling  is  the  fit 
position  in  which  to  confess  our  sins  to  God  ! '  A  few  more 
went  down.  But  no  half-way  doings  would  answer.  The 
old  man  roared  in  a  voice  of  thunder,  and  bringing  his  fist 
upon  the  table  with  a  force  which  made  everything  shake, 
'  Kneel  down,  I  say,  every  one  of  you  ! '  And  down  they  all 
went,  as  if  they  had  been  shot." 

In  one  parish  of  his  diocese  was  a  clergyman  of  consid- 
erable ability,  but  whose  liberality  outwent  his  regard  for 
sound  discipline.  In  the  same  vicinity  were  some  people 
who  were  "  in  good  standing  in  other  respectable  denomina- 
tions," whose  character  the  bishop  did  not  respect.     Their 


1 8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

special  offense  was  stealing-  timber  from  the  public  lands, 
which  was  not  regarded  as  a  sin,  unless  one  was  prosecuted 
for  it.  These  people  were  in  the  habit  of  coming  to  the 
communion  in  this  clergyman's  parish,  on  the  invitation 
which  he  was  in  the  habit  of  giving  to  "  members  of  sister 
churches  to  stay  and  partake  with  us."  The  bishop,  intend- 
ing to  be  present  on  a  certain  Sunday,  desired  the  rector  to 
abstain  from  giving  his  broadcast  invitation,  and  gave  as  a 
reason  the  unfit  character  of  some  of  the  people  who  would 
accept  it.  The  rector 'refused  to  comply  with  the  bishop's 
request.  "  Then,"  said  the  bishop,  "  I  will  read  the  rubric  in 
your  face."  The  rector  gave  his  customary  invitation,  and, 
as  good  as  his  word,  the  bishop  read  in  emphatic  tones, 
"There  shall  none  be  admitted  to  the  Holy  Communion, 
imtil  such  time  as  he  be  confirmed,  or  be  ready  and  desirous 
to  be  confirmed."  The  people  of  doubtful  character  did  not 
commune  that  day.  I  have  time  only  to  add  that  Bishop 
Chase  was  a  giant  in  his  way,  not  merely  in  body,  but  in 
mind  and  soul;  he  was  the  kind  of  stuff  out  of  which  heroes 
are  made,  and  this  is  not  the  material  that  takes  the  highest 
polish. 

Much  as  they  had  occasion  to  revere  their  late  rector  for 
what  he  had  done  in  their  behalf,  and  also  to  love  him  for  his 
essentially  kind  and  noble  qualities,  it  was  probably,  in  some 
respects,  a  relief  to  receive,  as  his  immediate  successor,  in 
1817,  the  Rev.  Jonathan  Mayhew  Wainwright,  a  young  man 
of  twenty-five,  the  bland  and  courteous  gentleman,  who  was 
careful  to  give  no  offense  in  anything,  that  his  ministry 
might  not  be  blamed.  Some  few  of  you  may,  perhaps,  recall 
to  mind  his  wonderful  gifts  as  a  reader  of  the  service,  and 
his  singularly  persuasive  eloquence  in  the  pulpit.  In  con- 
trast with  the  fiery  utterances  of  his  predecessor,  his  words 
must  have  seemed  to  distil  as  the  dew.  He  was  always  a 
most  faithful  and  attentive  pastor,  full  of  tender  sympathy  in 
times  of  affliction,  and  of  pleasant  cheer  in  ordinary  social 
intercourse.  He  remained  here  but  about  two  years,  when 
he  was  called,  as  might  have  been  expected,  to  New  York, 
of  which  diocese  he  was  made  bishop  in   1852.     As  we  see, 


ORGAN    GALLERY.     1829-1879. 


COMMEMORATIVE    SERMON.  1 9 

the  tendency  toward  the  Episcopate,  which  has  so  singularly 
manifested  itself  in  the  ministry  of  this  church,  had  already 
set  in  —  the  parish  being  destined  in  the  course  of  half  a  cen- 
tury to  furnish  a  larger  number  of  bishops  to  the  church  than 
any  other  in  the  land.  On  the  occasion  of  Mr.  Wainwright's 
resignation,  the  wardens  and  vestry  addressed  the  following 
letter  to  the  authorities  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York:  "  Nor 
can  we  in  justice  to  his  character  permit  his  departure  with- 
out an  expression  of  the  satisfaction  he  has  afforded  us  in  the 
performance  of  his  onerous  duties  here,  which  have  been 
those  of  the  faithful  minister,  the  tmaffected  Christian,  the 
charitable  man,  and  faithful  friend.  We  need  only  add,  as 
members  of  the  true,  universal,  and  Apostolic  church,  that 
we  pray  with  her  daily  that  in  preaching  and  living  he  may 
set  forth  her  doctrine  to  your  satisfaction  and  his  own  in- 
creased reputation." 

In  the  year  181 9  the  duties  of  the  rectorship  were  assumed 
by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Dr.  Thomas  Church  Brownell,  who,  in  the 
same  year,  was  made  Bishop  of  Connecticut.  Continuing  to 
discharge  the  office  of  rector  until  i82i,he  afterwards  settled 
down  as  a  stated  worshiper  here,  and,  when  not  otherwise 
engaged,  occupied  his  pew  on  the  right  of  the  chancel,  until 
the  end  of  his  days.  I  cannot  undertake,  within  the  brief 
limits  assigned  me,  to  pronounce  his  eulogy.  There  is  no 
place  where  it  is  less  needed.  But  still  again  I  must  ask 
permission  to  repeat  a  few  words,  copied  from  my  farewell 
sermon:  "  Thank  God,  there  also  yet  abides  with  us,  going  in 
and  out  as  one  of  the  congregation,  the  revered  and  beloved 
presiding  bishop  of  the  church,  who  for  a  season  ministered 
to  you  in  holy  things.  I  cannot  express  in  this  place  and  at 
this  time  all  that  is  in  my  heart  of  pleasure,  gratitude,  and 
filial  affection  toward  him.  Neither  can  I  hope  to  utter  all 
that  I  know  you  would  have  me  say  in  your  own  behalf.  I 
can  only  pray  to  God  that  the  church  may  long  continue  to 
be  blessed  with  his  wise  counsels,  and  with  the  example  of 
his  blameless  life;  and  that  he  may  pass  by  gentle  stages  up 
to  that  seat  which  is  reserved  for  him  in  the  mansions  of 
eternal  rest." 


20  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  Rev.  Nathaniel  Sheldon  Wheaton,  who  had  acted  as 
his  assistant,  became  the  rector  of  Christ  Church  in  1821, 
and  continued  to  serve  the  parish  in  that  capacity  for  the 
ensuing  ten  years.  I  have  already  alluded  to  the  fact  that 
the  church  whose  consecration  we  commemorate  was  de- 
signed and  erected  under  his  supervision  —  a  work  for  which 
he  prepared  himself  by  a  careful  study  of  ecclesiastical  archi- 
tecture in  foreign  lands.  Every  detail  of  the  work  came 
under  his  personal  supervision,  and  it  must  have  been  a 
joyful  day  to  him  when  "  the  top-stone  was  laid  with  shout- 
ings." His  devotion  to  this  good  work  did  not,  however, 
cause  him  at  all  to  neglect  the  other  duties  of  his  ministry. 
One  who  knew  him  well  has  borne  witness  "  to  the  earnest- 
ness, the  uniform  devotion  to  duty,  and  the  singleness  of  pur- 
pose which  distinguished  Dr.  Wheaton's  life.  His  preaching 
was  plain,  logical,  and  practical;  aiming  rather  to  convince 
the  heart  and  judgment  than  to  captivate  the  imagination. 
In  all  his  intercourse  with  his  parishioners  he  showed  himself 
a  most  unselfish  man.  The  poor,  especially,  ever  found  his 
sympathy  alike  to  their  sufferings  and  their  relief;  If  the 
alms  of  the  parish  failed  to  furnish  the  means,  his  private 
resources  were  ready  and  prompt  to  supply  the  deficiency." 
In  1 83 1  Dr.  Wheaton  resigned  the  rectorship,  having  been 
elected  to  the  presidency  of  Trinity  College,  an  institution 
for  which  he  had  done  much  in  helping  to  place  it  on  a  sure 
and  substantial  basis.  The  beautiful  grounds  around  the 
college,  which  he  did  so  much  to  adorn,  have  passed  into 
other  hands,  and  the  trees  which  he  planted  are  leveled  to 
the  earth;  but,  in  the  new  and  grander  structure  and  more 
magnificent  surroundings  of  which  the  college  now  has 
possession.  Dr.  Wheaton's  name  will  be  always  remembered 
as  one  of  its  earliest  presidents  and  most  efEective  bene- 
factors. I  give  the  following  extract  from  the  record  of  this 
church,  entered  on  the  13th  of  October,  1831,  in  accepting 
Dr.  Wheaton's  resignation:  "  When  we  look  back  for  a  series 
of  more  than  twelve  years,  when  we  bring  to  mind  how  great 
has  been  the  accession  of  parish  members,  how  many  have 
been  added  to  our  communion,  what  harmony  has  prevailed 


COMMEMORATIVE   SERMON.  21 

and  prosperity  attended  our  parish  in  all  respects,  by  the 
blessing  of  God,  through  the  unceasing  labors  and  pious 
administration  of  him  who,  during  that  period,  has  served  at 
our  altar,  mingled  in  our  affections,  and  secured  our  appro- 
bation and  esteem,  his  loss  to  us  collectively  and  individually 
can  be  duly  appreciated  only  by  a  just  estimate  of  the  bless- 
ings we  have  thus  enjoyed." 

Of  the  brief  rectorship  of  the  Rev.  Hugh  Smith,  which 
next  ensued,  I  find  but  little  mention.  The  resolutions 
passed  by  the  parish,  when  he  resigned,  indicate  a  grateful 
appreciation  of  his  services  and  high  respect  for  his  Chris- 
tian character.  After  a  brief  interregnum,  during  which  the 
church  was  supplied  by  Bishop  Brownell  and  Dr.  Wheaton, 
the  Rev.  George  Burgess  was  elected  rector,  on  the  27th  of 
October,  1834.  During  the  period  of  his  ministry,  the  tower 
of  the  church  was  completed,  and  the  brick  chapel  in  the 
rear  was  built.  It  was  my  lot  to  deliver  the  address  at  his 
burial,  and  perhaps  I  could  not  express  my  appreciation  of 
the  work  that  he  did  here  more  appropriately  than  in  the 
words  which  were  used  on  that  sad  occasion:  "While  he  was 
the  rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  his  time  was  divided 
between  his  study,  his  church,  and  the  houses  of  his  parish- 
ioners, and  no  one  knew  that  he  ever  passed  an  idle  hour. 
There  are  few  clergymen  who  study  as  much  and  write  as 
much  as  he  did,  and  there  are  few  who  visit  their  flock  as 
frequently.  He  sympathized  with  them  in  every  joy  and  in 
every  sorrow.  He  came  as  an  angel  of  counsel  to  the  bed- 
side of  the  sick,  and  as  a  messenger  of  comfort  to  the  house- 
hold of  the  bereaved.  After  he  left  Hartford,  when  the  hand 
of  affliction  fell  upon  the  people,  they  wanted  Bishop  Burgess 
to  come  to  them  in  their  grief  and  minister  to  them.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  indefatigable  sermon- writers  in  the  land; 
a  certain  portion  of  every  day  was  devoted  to  this  work,  and 
the  close  of  the  week  never  found  him  hurried  or  unprepared 
for  the  duties  of  the  pulpit.  His  discourses,  ever  fresh  and 
new,  were  well  digested,  varied  in  form  and  subject,  instruct- 
ive, and  full  of  the  truth  and  unction  of  the  Gospel.  His 
manner  was  not  especially  graceful  and  his  elocution  not 


22  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

particularly  impressive  ;  but  there  was  an  earnestness  in  his 
utterance,  a  thoughtfulness  and  research  in  his  composition, 
oftentimes  a  beauty  and  richness  in  his  style,  which  made 
the  hearers  oblivious  of  all  defects.  It  was  evident  that  he 
had  carefully  explored  and  mastered  the  subject  which  he 
handled,  and  that  he  felt  the  solemnity  and  truth  of  what 
he  uttered.  As  a  preacher  he  kept  on  growing-  from  the 
beginning,  and  was  more  popular  in  the  pulpit  during  the 
closing  year  of  his  life  than  ever  before.  His  whole  public 
and  private  character  was  both  subdued  and  intensified  by 
the  spirit  of  habitual  and  sincere  devotion.  He  lived  in  daily 
and  hourly  communion  with  God  ;  he  did  nothing  without 
seeking  divine  direction,  and  prayer  came  spontaneously 
from  his  heart.  He  was  a  godly  man,  inasmuch  as  he  made 
his  own  life  subservient  to  that  of  God,  and  was  ready  to  do 
whatever  his  Master  demanded  of  him.  In  the  days  of  mar- 
tyrdom he  would  not  have  shrunk  from  the  stake,  for  he 
sometimes  took  up  what  was  to  him  a  heavier  cross  than 
death."  Here  he  continued,  thus  discharging  his  ministry 
for  the  space  of  thirteen  years,  when  this  church  was  again 
called  to  give  up  its  rector  to  meet  a  call  to  the  Episcopate. 
In  his  letter  of  resignation  he  says  :  "  I  came  amongst  you 
young  and  a  stranger.  I  have  passed  amongst  you  the 
flower  of  my  life,  and  every  house  has  become  to  me  a  kind 
of  home.  So  happy  in  all  social  and  pastoral  relations  I 
cannot  hope  to  be  again.  The  sphere  to  which  I  go  is  one 
in  which  the  church  during  my  lifetime  will  probably  furnish 
no  post  like  that  which  I  relinquish.  But  I  know  that  you 
will  appreciate  the  only  motives  which  can  impel  me,  and  I 
trust  that  you  will  dismiss  me  with  the  same  acquiescence 
which  I  feel  in  what  seems  to  me  to  be  the  will  of  our  Lord 
and  Saviour."  This  letter  was  referred  by  the  wardens  and 
vestry  to  the  parish,  and  at  a  meeting  held  in  the  chapel, 
it  was 

Resolved,  That  we  accept  this  resignation  with  the  profoundest 
sorrow  and  regret  ;  sorrow,  that  he  is  so  soon  to  be  removed  from  us, 
and  the  tie  to  be  severed  which  has  united  us  in  the  most  sacred  relation 
for  the  full  period  of  thirteen  years  ;  regret,  that  this  parish  is  to  be  de- 


COMMEMORATIVE   SERMON.  23 

prived  of  his  prudent  counsels,  his  invaluable  services,  his  holy  ministra- 
tions, and  of  those  patient,  faithful,  and  most  abundant  labors  of  love, 
by  which  this  church  has  been  so  long  edified  and  strengthened,  its  bor- 
ders enlarged,  and  its  prosperity  under  God  permanently  insured. 

The  Rev.  Peter  S.  Chauncey  was  elected  rector  in  184S, 
and  resigned  in  1850,  when  the  following  action  was  taken  at 
a  parish  meeting  : 

Resolved,  That  in  accepting  said  resignation,  a  connection  is  severed 
that  has  been  distinguished  on  the  part  of  our  rector  by  an  amenity  of 
deportment  in  his  daily  intercourse  with  his  people  that  has  won  our 
sincerest  esteem,  by  a  sacredness  of  principle  and  integrity  of  character 
which  commands  our  unfeigned  respect,  and  by  a  most  laborious  fidelity 
in  the  discharge  of  his  parochial  duties  which  entitles  him  to  our  most 
affectionate  gratitude. 

This  closes  the  list  of  rectors  who  preceded  me  in  this 
parish,  all  of  whom  are  now  numbered  with  the  dead.  For 
one  year  the  chnrch  was  most  acceptably  supplied  by  the 
Rev.  Drs.  Wheaton,  Coit,  and  Williams,  due  acknowledgment 
of  which  was  made  in  a  resolution  of  the  parish,  passed  at  a 
meeting  held  on  the  21st  of  April,  1851.  My  own  rector- 
ship, which  began  at  this  time,  continued  until  the  ist  of 
April,  1855,  and  was  unexpectedly  terminated  by  my  election 
to  the  Episcopate  of  Rhode  Island,  the  same  strange  fatality 
in  a  given  direction  continuing,  one  after  another,  to  deprive 
this  parish  of  its  pastors.  During  the  second  year  of  my 
ministry  here  the  sum  of  $18,000  was  raised  by  subscription 
for  the  purpose  of  liquidating  the  debt  and  putting  the 
church  building  and  premises  in  order.  During  the  same 
year  $4,300  was  contributed  towards  the  erection  of  a  chapel 
for  the  Episcopal  city  mission.  These  were  the  leading 
events  which  attended  my  stay  in  the  parish  ;  everything 
outwardly  was  peaceful  and  prosperous,  our  congregation 
uniformly  large  and  most  intelligent  and  respectable  in 
quality.  The  music  was  probably  to  many  more  attractive 
than  the  pulpit,  and  a  more  harmonious,  charitably-disposed, 
and  affectionate  people  could  hardly  be  found  anywhere 
within  the  pale  of  Christendom.  I  miss  almost  all  the  old 
familiar  faces  to-day;  it  would  take  some  time  to  call  over 


24  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  roll  of  the  departed.  I  can  recall  just  how  they  used  to 
enter  the  church,  and  where  they  sat,  and  how  the  different 
voices  sounded  in  the  response.  It  was  rather  a  venerable 
company  of  worshipers  that  gathered  here  in  those  times  — 
at  least,  it  seemed  so  then.  In  certain  respects  it  was 
certainly  somewhat  unique.  The  long  row  of  students  that 
lined  the  gallery,  the  sprinkling  of  college  professors  and 
clergymen  of  various  grades,  the  eminent  physicians  and 
lawyers,  the  thriving  and  enterprising  men  of  affairs,  the 
cultivated  women  whose  names  were  a  household  word 
throughout  the  land,  combined  to  give  reputation  to  this 
parish,  and  made  it  no  easy  thing  for  a  modest  man  to  stand 
in  his  place  as  their  instructor  and  spiritual  guide. 

Since  I  resigned  the  rectorship  the  place  has  been  filled  in 
succession  by  the  Rev.  R.  M.  Abercrombie,  the  Rev.  George 
H.  Clark,  and  the  Rev.  Robert  Meech,  the  Rev.  Prof.  John  T. 
Huntington  officiating  from  1874  to  1877.  As  they  are  all 
still  living,  it  might  not  be  proper  for  me  to  utter  those  words 
of  commendation  which  they  deserve,  and  which  might  be 
appropriately  said  if  they  were  not  alive  to  hear  them.  The 
records  of  the  parish  show  that  their  services  were  well 
appreciated  by  a  loving  and  grateful  people.  Of  the  present 
rector,  the  Rev.  William  F.  Nichols,  who,  I  trust,  may  be 
long  spared  to  serve  you,  it  is  not  necessary  for  me  to  speak 
in  commendation.  This  enlarged  and  beautiful  church  will 
always  commemorate  his  ministry  here,  as  these  solid  walls 
continue  to  speak  of  the  energetic  Wheaton,  and  the  graceful 
tower,  pointing  heavenward,  of  the  saintly  Burgess. 

There  are  few  parish  churches  in  the  United  States  in 
which,  during  the  period  of  fifty  years,  so  many  have  been 
ordained  to  the  diaconate  and  to  the  priesthood  —  not  less 
than  ninety-one  in  all,  sixty-four  deacons  and  twenty-seven 
priests.  It  is  an  interesting  fact  that  among  the  first  in  the 
list  were  two  men  of  color,  who  were  set  apart  as  missionaries 
to  Africa  in  1831.  Bishop  Burgess  was  ordained  priest  in 
this  church  in  1834  ;  James  R.  Bayley,  afterward  the  Roman 
Catholic  Archbishop  of  Baltimore,  was  here  ordained  deacon 
in  1839;  Alfred  Lee,  the  present  Bishop  of  Delaware,  was 


COMMEMORATIVE   SERMON.  2$ 

ordained  priest  in  1838  ;  and  Abram  N.  Littlejohn,  Bishop  of 
Long  Island,  was  also  ordained  priest  in  1849.  The  Bishop 
of  Connecticut  and  the  Bishop  of  Kansas  were  confirmed  in 
this  church.  Bishop  Burgess  was  consecrated  here  on  Sun- 
day, October  31,  1847. 

The  statistics  show  that  since  this  church  was  opened  in 
1829,  there  have  been  1,755  baptisms  —  336  adult  and  1,419 
infant  baptisms;  1,228  persons  confirmed;  404  marriages; 
and  1,167  funerals. 

When  Christ  Church  was  erected,  it  was  not  anticipated 
that  in  the  course  of  half  a  century  the  population  would 
drift  away  into  what  were  then  the  outskirts  of  the  town, 
and  leave  the  church  surrounded  by  shops  and  stores.  In 
many  places  the  old  churches  have  drifted  off  after  the 
people,  and  left  the  once  sacred  site  to  be  occupied  for  busi- 
ness purposes.  The  splendid  improvements  which  have 
been  made  in  this  consecrated  temple  are  a  guarantee  that 
this  will  not  be  its  melancholy  fate.  It  may  be  harder  in  the 
future  to  keep  the  parish  up  to  the  true  standard  than  it  was 
in  days  gone  by  ;  but  we  trust  that  as  long  as  this  fair  city 
shall  continue  to  adorn  the  banks  of  the  Connecticut,  so  long 
shall  the  beautiful  tower  of  this  church  stand  just  where  it 
now  stands,  and  our  children  come  here  to  worship,  down  to 
the  latest  generation.  Such  a  landmark  as  this  ought  never 
to  be  removed.  Let  it  stand  in  the  very  midst  of  all  the 
turmoil  of  traffic,  to  remind  men  that  their  life  consisteth  not 
in  the  abundance  of  the  things  which  they  here  possess  ; 
preaching  its  silent  sermon  all  through  the  busy  hours  of  the 
day.  As  I  have  once  before  said  in  this  place,  "  The  very 
walls  of  the  building  where  we  have  so  often  prayed  together, 
where  our  minds  and  hearts  have  gone  up  in  hallowed  imison 
to  heaven,  where  we  have  welcomed  the  new-born  immortal 
to  the  fold  of  Jesus  at  the  baptismal  font,  where  we  have 
knelt  at  the  altar  and  taken  the  Eucharistic  bread  in  memory 
of  the  bleeding  Lamb,  and  where  we  have  sung  the  funeral 
anthem  over  the  cold  remains  of  our  fathers,  our  brethren, 
and  our  children,  these  very  walls  seem  to  press  upon  us, 
as  though  they  would  not  let  us  leave  them.     The  tones  of 


26  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  old  bell,  which,  morning-  and  evening,  have  summoned  us 
to  prayer,  hold  us  with  a  reproachful  spell.  The  graves  of 
the  dead  whisper  to  us,  '  Abide  in  your  place,  till  you  are 
called  to  join  us  here.'  " 

I  can  hardly  express  the  gratification  which  it  gives  me 
to  meet  once  more  my  old  Connecticut  friends  and  brethren, 
on  such  a  joyful  occasion  as  the  present.  This  is  the  fourth 
commemorative  sermon  that  I  have  recently  been  called  to 
preach  ;  the  first  was  at  the  celebration  of  the  one  hundred 
and  fiftieth  anniversary  of  St.  John's  Church,  Providence  ; 
the  second  was  the  semi-centennial  of  St.  Andrew's,  Phila- 
delphia ;  the  third,  the  semi-centennial  of  Grace  Church, 
Providence  ;  and  this  is  the  fourth.  I  begin  to  feel  as  if  I 
were  living-  in  the  past.  I  seem  to  be  walking  among  the 
shades.  The  olden  time  is  preponderant.  I  see  the  ancient 
rectors,  in  their  black  silk  gowns  and  black  silk  gloves,  slowly 
ascending  the  long  pulpit  stairs,  after  the  clerk  in  his  desk 
has  wailed  his  last  response,  and  the  singers  in  the  loft  have 
also  wailed  their  somewhat  heavy  song,  and  the  children 
have  all  been  quieted  (the  children  went  to  church  in  those 
days),  and  the  wardens  have  seated  themselves  upright  in 
listening  attitude,  close  by  their  long  poles,  which,  in  one  or 
two  of  the  churches  in  my  own  diocese,  still  distinguish  the 
warden's  pew  ;  and  then  I  can  seem  to  hear  the  old  sermon 
all  over  again  —  sound,  sensible,  scriptural,  what  we  now  call 
churchly  —  not  overburdened  with  ornament,  perhaps  not 
overladen  with  logic.  It  was  a  good,  wholesome  service, 
and  there  were  not  so  many  things  to  distract  the  people  and 
turn  their  thoughts  away  from  the  church  as  there  are  now. 
They  were  not  tempted  to  stay  at  home,  and  be  preached 
to  by  the  Sunday  morning  newspaper.  They  took  their 
opinions  from  the  pulpit,  rather  than  from  the  press.  The 
preacher  was  not  called  upon  to  compete  with  the  secular 
lecturer.  The  wear  and  tear  of  daily  life  was  not  what  it  is 
now.  We  may  have  finer  churches  than  our  fathers  had, 
more  elaborate  music,  a  richer  service,  a  more  gorgeous  array 
in  certain  quarters  —  we  certainly  do  some  things  that  would 
have  made  our  fathers  open  their  eyes  very  wide  on  Sundays, 


COMMEMORATIVE   SERMON.  2/ 

and  wonder  if  they  had  not  got  into  the  wrong  place  —  we 
may  preach  more  telling  sermons  ;  but,  after  all,  they  had 
some  blessings  which  we  have  lost.  The  church  at  large  is 
more  active  than  it  was  in  their  day  ;  if  it  were  not,  amid 
the  surge  and  roar  of  the  times  it  would  be  certain  to  be 
swamped. 

We  have  still  many  things  to  be  thankful  for,  and  I  must 
be  allowed  this  day  to  congratulate  my  Right  Reverend 
Brother  of  Connecticut  upon  the  condition  of  his  diocese, 
which  is  now  stronger  in  its  proportion  to  the  whole  popula- 
tion of  the  State  than  any  other  in  the  land,  and  of  which 
Christ  Church,  Hartford,  is  a  type  in  respect  of  its  stable 
moderation,  freedom  from  excesses  and  all  vicious  extremes, 
in  its  adherence  to  the  old  ways  and  the  ancient  doctrines  of 
the  Gospel.  God  grant  that  his  wise,  paternal,  and  fraternal 
administration  may  be  continued  for  many  years  to  come! 
It  seems  but  a  day  or  two  ago  that  I  joined  with  others  in 
his  election  to  this  Episcopate,  and  now  there  are  but  three 
acting  bishops  on  the  list  who  are  his  seniors. 

I  also  must  congratulate  my  reverend  brother,  the  rector 
of  this  church,  upon  the  bright  prospects  which  now  open 
before  him.  It  helps  one  greatly  in  his  ministry  to  have  a 
pleasant  and  attractive  church.  It  is  a  great  mistake  to 
suppose  that  the  humbler  classes  of  the  people  are  repelled 
from  a  church  because  of  its  stateliness  and  beauty.  It 
certainly  is  not  so  in  other  lands.  Attendance  upon  costly 
churches  need  not  be  made  costly  to  the  worshiper.  I  think 
that  the  poorest  disciple  of  Christ  will  always  find  a  place  to 
kneel  in  this  beautiful  temple.  The  time  may  come  when  it 
will  be  made  alike  free  to  all ;  and  also  when  it  may  be 
thought  expedient  to  keep  the  door  open  every  day  from 
sunrise  to  sunset,  in  order  to  give  the  wayfarer  and  the  busi- 
ness man  the  opportunity,  amid  the  uproar  of  the  world,  to 
turn  in  here  and  offer  a  silent  prayer  for  the  guidance  and 
help  which  we  all  so  much  need.  I  also  congratulate  the 
officers  and  people  of  this  parish,  who  have  lived  to  see  their 
semi-centennial  commemorated  under  such  auspicious  cir- 
cumstances.     By   your   generosity  we  now  see  this  church 


28  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

put  on  the  appearance  for  which  in  days  gone  by  we  so  often 
yearned,  with  its  spacious  and  fitting  chancel,  its  tasteful 
and  convenient  furnishing,  its  rich  and  appropriate  colors; 
and  everything  in  keeping  with  the  august  purpose  to  which 
the  edifice  is  dedicated.  You  have  done  a  good  work  for 
posterit)^  as  well  as  for  yourselves.  Your  children  will  grow 
up  with  pleasant  impressions  of  the  sanctuary.  We  have 
been  accustomed  to  think  too  little  of  the  education  that  we 
get  through  the  medium  of  the  eye.  There  is  great  moral 
power  in  signs  and  symbols.  What  we  see  may  impress 
more  deeply  than  what  we  hear.  For  centuries  the  Christian 
faith  was  kept  alive  mainly  by  what  the  people  looked  upon, 
rather  than  by  what  was  taught  them  with  the  lips.  We  do 
not  need,  in  this  more  intelligent  age,  all  the  devices  by 
which  their  inner  life  was  quickened,  but  we  must  not  forget 
that  there  is  more  than  one  avenue  through  which  the  mind 
is  reached. 

I  must  be  allowed  still  further  to  congratulate  the  citizens 
of  Hartford  at  large  upon  the  arrival  of  this  church  at  such 
a  respectable  age,  and  upon  the  deed  by  which  its  prime  is 
celebrated.  Your  city  has  grown  marvelously  in  strength 
and  beauty  since  I  first  came  here  to  live,  twenty-eight  years 
ago  ;  stately  structures  have  been  erected  here,  which  are 
not  surpassed  by  any  in  the  land,  and  many  of  your  private 
houses  are  palaces.  Shall  we  have  marble  banks  and  hem- 
lock churches  ?  Is  it  not  fitting  that  the  house  of  God 
should  represent  the  highest  art  and  the  most  beautiful  deco- 
ration which  the  skill  of  man  is  able  to  contrive  ?  Suppose 
that  every  church  in  this  city  were  dismantled  of  its  tower 
and  stripped  of  its  ornaments,  and  reduced  to  a  mere  shell  of 
wood  or  brick  ;  would  you  have  the  same  reason  to  be  proud 
of  your  city  that  you  have  now  ?  Looking  down  upon  the 
city,  so  beautiful  for  situation,  from  the  neighboring  hills, 
would  there  be  nothing  wanting  to  make  the  landscape 
complete  ?  What  would  Jerusalem  have  been  without  her 
temple. 

If,  indeed,  we  were  content  with  offering  to  God  nothing 
but   that  which  we   make  with  our  hands,   the   gift   would 


COMMEMORATIVE   SERMON.  29 

assuredly  be  rejected.  Unless  we  consecrate  to  Him  our 
souls  and  bodies,  making  our  hearts  the  temples  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  all  our  oblations  are  vain,  and  our  most  splendid  ser- 
vice is  only  a  weariness  to  Him.  What  we  most  desire  and 
pray  for  is  that  this  house  may  become  to  very  many  the 
ante-chamber  of  heaven.  We  come  up  to  these  courts  that 
we  may  meet  our  Saviour  here,  and  by  Him  be  led,  through 
the  wearisome  scenes  of  this  changing  world,  to  the  gates  of 
Paradise.  We  come  here  to  confess  our  sins  and  pray  for 
pardon.  We  come  here  that  our  souls  may  be  fed  with  the 
Bread  of  Life.  We  come  here  that  we  may  be  cleansed  and 
purified  and  made  fit  for  the  inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light. 
There  are  but  few  remaining  with  us  who  were  here  when 
the  corner-stone  of  this  church  was  laid.  There  will  be  very 
few  here  when  the  centennial  is  commemorated.  I  trust 
that  we  may  all  be  found  fit  to  join  in  the  worship  of  the 
New  Jerusalem  above. 


II 


ANNALS 


OF   THE 


Episcopal  Church  in  Hartford 


To  THE  Year   1829 


BY 


CHARLES   J.    HOADLY,    LL.D. 


CHRIST    CHURCH.       I792~I829. 


ANNALS. 


We  cannot  refer  efforts  to  plant  an  Episcopal  Church  in 
this  place  to  a  date  earlier  than  the  beginning  of  the  year 
1762  or  the  end  of  1761.  Hartford,  being  an  interior  town, 
with  no  manufactures  and  little  commerce,  grew  slowly.  In 
1756  it  was  only  the  twelfth  town  in  the  Colony  as  regards 
population,  and  in  1761  the  inhabitants  of  the  town,  which 
then  included  also  West  Hartford,  East  Hartford,  and  Man- 
chester, numbered  3,938,  less  than  half  of  whom  lived  within 
the  present  town  limits.  At  this  date  there  were  two  Con- 
gregational churches  here,  and,  I  suppose,  a  few  Quakers. 
There  were  twelve  missionaries  of  the  Venerable  Society 
stationed  in  Connecticut,  most  of  them  having  the  charge  of 
more  than  one  small  congregation.  The  missions  nearest 
Hartford  were  those  of  Simsbury  and  Middletown.  Al- 
though the  seat  of  government,  there  were  no  royal  officers 
to  lend  their  countenance  to  the  support  of  the  church,  but, 
on  the  contrary,  all  political  influence  was  exerted  to  hinder 
its  growth. 

It  is  not  unlikely  that  from  early  times  there  had  been  all 
along  individuals  who  preferred  the  discipline  and  worship  of 
the  English  church,  but  their  number  was  very  small.  We 
could  hardly  expect  to  find  many  traces  of  such  a  feeling, 
still  we  do  seem  to  get  occasional  glimpses  of  it.  Thus,  in 
October,  1664,  a  memorial  was  presented  to  the  General 
Assembly  signed  by  seven  persons,  the  principal  one  of 
whom,  William  Pitkin,  and  two  others,  John  Stedman  and 
Robert  Reeve,  were  of  Hartford,  and  the  others  belonged  to 
Windsor.*     They  state  that  they  are  members  of  the  Church 


*  Two  of  the  Windsor  signers,  Michael  Humphrey  and  James  Eno, 
were  ancestors  of  the  writer. 
3 


34  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

of  England,  and  complain  that  the  ministry  of  the  country- 
will  not  baptize  their  children  nor  admit  themselves  to  the 
communion.  They  pray,  that  for  the  future  no  law  of  the 
corporation  may  be  of  force  to  make  them  contribute  to  the 
support  of  any  minister  or  officer  of  the  church  that  will 
neglect  or  refuse  to  take  care  of  them  as  such  members  of 
the  church  or  to  baptize  their  children. 

I  have  a  prayer-book  which  formerly  belonged  to  Francis 
Duplessy,  whose  gravestone,  bearing  the  date  July  3,  1731, 
may  be  seen  in  our  ancient  burying-ground.  He  was  a 
native  of  London  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  engaged  to  be 
married  to  a  young  lady  of  this  town,*  by  whose  relatives 
this  book  was  preserved  for  more  than  a  century. 

However,  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  1762,  there  were 
so  many  here  who  had  either  been  brought  up  in  the  Church 
of  England  or  who  were  favorably  inclined  to  it,  as  seemed 
to  justify  efforts  for  the  establishment  of  a  congregation 
which  should  use  its  forms  of  worship. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  Davies,  who  was  graduated  at  Yale 
College  in  1758,  and  had  recently  returned  in  holy  orders 
from  the  mother  country,  was  stationed  as  a  missionary  in 
Litchfield  county.  Upon  invitation,  he  came  here  and 
preached,  sometime  between  the  middle  of  January  and  the 
beginning  of  April,  1762,  and  he  is  the  first  clergyman 
known  to  have  conducted  public  services  in  Hartford  accord- 
ing to  the  liturgy  of  the  English  church. 

Dr.  Samuel  Johnson,  sometime  of  Stratford,  has  been 
called  the  Father  of  Episcopacy  in  Connecticut.  He  was 
then  President  of  King's  College  in  the  City  of  New  York, 
but  his  interest  in  the  church  in  his  native  Colony  was 
unabated:  he  kept  himself  fully  informed  of  its  progress,  and 
his  advice  was  constantly  asked.  He  held  a  regular  corre- 
spondence with  the  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  and  with  the 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts, 

*  Susanna,  daughter  of  John  Beauchamp.  She  afterwards  was  mar- 
ried to  Allen  McLean,  and  died  December  5,  1742.  (The  date  on  the 
monument  is  incorrect.)  John  Beauchamp  was  an  ancestor  of  the  late 
Charles  Sigourney. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  35 

and  it  is  to  these  letters,*  in  the  absence  of  records,  that  we 
are  indebted  for  many  items  of  information.  Under  date  of 
April  lo,  1762,  he  writes  from  New  York  to  Archbishop 
Seeker,  a  prelate  who  had  the  welfare  of  the  church  in  the 
Colonies  much  at  heart,  "  I  hear  they  are  about  building-  a 
church  in  Hartford,  the  chief  town  in  Connecticut,  and  hope 
to  have  a  considerable  congregation  there  and  several  people 
of  note  ;  where,  if  a  mission  were  opened,  it  might  include 
the  care  of  Simsbury,  fifteen  miles  off."  A  parish  had  been 
organized  in  Simsbury  about  twenty  years  previously.  None 
of  the  missions  in  the  Colony  were  self-supporting. 

Measures  were  taken  to  raise  money  for  the  purchase  of  a 
piece  of  ground  and  for  building,  and  on  the  6th  of  October, 
1762,  Charles  Caldwell,  in  consideration  of  jQ9>o,  lawful 
money,  paid  him  by  John  Keith,  William  Tiley,  William 
Jepson,  Hezekiah  Marsh,  and  Thomas  Burr,  a  committee  of 
the  brethren  of  the  Episcopal  church  in  the  town  of  Hart- 
ford, deeded  to  them,  their  associates  and  successors  forever, 
a  piece  of  land  ninety-nine  feet  three  inches  in  width  on 
Main  street  and  the  same  in  the  rear,  and  to  extend  west- 
wardly  so  far  as  to  make  exactly  half  an  acre.  This  purchase 
covered  the  spot  occupied  by  the  old  church  on  the  north 
side  of  Church  street,  which  street  was  not  opened  until 
about  1794,  and  comprehended  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
lot  on  which  the  present  Christ  Church  stands.  The  lots  on 
Main  street  were  not  originally  laid  out  at  right  angles  with 
the  street. 

We  are  not  able  to  give  the  names  of  all  the  brethren 
who  associated  together  for  building  the  church,  but  some 
account  of  their  representative  men  may  be  acceptable  : 

Capt.  John  Keith  was  a  native  of  Scotland.  He  had  been 
master  of  one  of  the  transport  vessels  which  carried  the 
troops  of  the  Colony  to  the  West  Indies  in  the  year  1740. 
He  had  been  one  of  the  selectmen  in  1754-5.  He  was  now 
a  merchant,  living  and  keeping  his   shop  in   the  wooden 


*  Some  are  printed  in  the  Documents  relating  to  the  Colonial  History^ 
of  New  York,  others  in  Hawks  and  Perry's  Documentary  History  of  the 
P.  E.  Church  in  Connecticut. 


36  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

building,  still  standing,  Nos.  176,  178  State  street.  He  had 
married,  Novembers,  1751,  the  widow  Marianne  Lawrence, 
daughter  of  John  Beauchamp  and  mother  of  John  Lawrence, 
Treasurer  of  Connecticut  from  1769  to  1789.  His  brother, 
William  Keith,  also  a  merchant  here,  had  previously  married 
her  daughter,*  and  they  were  great-grandparents  on  the 
maternal  side  of  the  late  Governor  Thomas  H.  Seymour. 
Another  brother,  Alexander  Keith,  was  an  Episcopal  clergy- 
man in  South  Carolina,  and  is  mentioned  in  Dr.  Dalcho's 
History  of  the  Church  in  that  State.f  Capt.  John  Keith 
died  suddenly,  February  i,  1775,  aged  73,  and  his  remains 
were  carried  to  Middletown,  and  deposited  in  the  tomb  of 
Capt,  Philip  Mortimer,  with  whom  he  had  been  associated  in 
business.  His  widow  died  January  12,  1784,  aged  88.  In 
his  will,  dated  July  12,  1771,  he  directed  that  in  case  his 
adopted  son,  William  Keith,  should  die  under  age  or  before 
himself,  what  he  had  therein  given  him  should  be  turned 
into  money  and  with  it  a  suitable  piece  of  ground  purchased 
to  be  and  remain  a  glebe  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Epis- 
copal church  in  Middletown,  as  a  memorial  of  himself  for 
ever.  Descendants  of  this  William  Keith  are  believed  to 
live  in  Middletown  or  Cromwell. 

William  Tiley  kept  a  shop  near  that  of  Capt.  Keith,  and 
he  also  had  been  master  of  a  sloop,  which  he  sold,  and  then 
kept  the  tavern  formerly  Ebenezer  Williamson's,  where 
he  provided  the  election  dinner  in  1741.  He  was  buried 
March  i,  1781,  at  the  age  of  69,  and  his  widow,  Sarah,  Octo- 
ber 13,  1798.  He  left  one  son,  James,  a  goldsmith,  who 
died  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  and  a  daughter,  Sarah,  born  May  27, 
1746,  who  married  William  Adams,  Esq.  Descendants  in 
the  female  line  still  belong  to  the  church  in  this  city. 

William  Jepson  was  educated  in  Boston  as  an  apothecary, 


*  After  the  death  of  William  Keith,  his  widow  married,  May  27,  1751, 
Rev.  Jonathan  Marsh,  the  first  Congregational  minister  of  New  Hartford. 
By  request,  Mr.  Marsh  preached  a  sermon  before  the  Episcopal  church 
in  Barkhamsted,  on  Christmas  day,  1787,  which  was  printed. 

f  He  died  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  January  S,  1772,  aged  64.  The  Conn. 
Historical  S<;ciety  has  a  snuff-box  which  belonged  to  him. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  37 

and  instructed  in  the  art  or  mystery  of  physic  and  surgery. 
He  settled  in  Hartford  about  1757,  soon  after  he  came  out  of 
his  apprenticeship.  Here,  at  the  sign  of  the  Unicorn  and 
Mortar  in  Queen  street  (now  Main),  in  partnership  with  Dr. 
Sylvester  Gardner,  who  lived  in  Boston  and  furnished  the 
capital,  he  carried  on  the  business  of  apothecary  and  grocer,* 
—  that  is,  he  kept  tea,  sugar,  and  spices,  as  apothecaries  then 
generally  did.  He  married,  December  2,  1756,  Susanna, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Collyer.  She  died  January  i,  1772,  aged 
32.  His  second  wife,  Anna,  survived  him,  and  became  the 
wife  of  George  Loomis,  November  20,  1788,  and  died 
February  14,  1831.  Dr.  Jepson  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  St.  John's  Masonic  Lodge  in  this  city  in  1762.  About 
1769,  he  became  embarrassed  in  business,  through  his  lenity 
and  good  nature,  as  he  alleged,  and  in  1771  petitioned 
the  General  Assembly  for  an  act  of  insolvency,  which  was 
granted  in  October,  1772.  In  April,  1775,  ^^  was  appointed 
surgeon  of  the  second  regiment  raised  for  the  defense  of 
the  Colony.  He  is  said  to  have  been  a  skillful  physician. 
Thacher's  Medical  Biography  incidentally  notices  him  as 
"  a  prominent  professional  character  of  the  last  century." 
At  one  time  he  was  afflicted  with  insanity,  and  attempted 
suicide.     He  was  buried  May  21,  1783,  at  the  age  of  50. 

Hezekiah  Marsh  married,  December  15,  1743,  Christian, 
daughter  of  Deacon  John  Edwards,  by  whom  he  had  eight 


*Some  other  early  apothecaries  here  were:  Thomas  Langrell,  born 
March  6,  1727-8,  graduated  at  Harvard  College,  1751,  which  he  entered 
from  Lebanon,  Conn.  He  was  drowned  in  the  Connecticut,  June  15, 
1757.  with  William  Harpy  of  Harvard,  Mass.  They  had  gone  over  the 
river  for  rose  leaves.  His  widow,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary  Hyde, 
of  Norwich,  died  in  New  Haven,  December  16,  1766.  Lothrop  &  Smith 
were  druggists  and  booksellers  in  King  street  (State  street),  contempora- 
neous with  Gardner  &  Jepson.  They  dissolved  in  1771,  and  were 
succeeded  by  Smith  &  Coit.  Richard  Tidmarsh,  physician,  surgeon, 
midwife,  and  apothecary,  succeeded  to  Dr.  Jepson's  shop  in  Queen 
street,  August,  1774,  but  it  was  occupied  by  Thomas  Hilldrup,  in  1776,  as 
a  watchmaker.  Hezekiah  Merrill  advertises  drugs,  etc.,  at  the  sign  of 
the  Unicorn  and  Mortar  in  1775,  and  it  seems  that  George  Merrill  had  the 
same  sign  the  next  year. 


38  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

children.  After  her  death,  which  took  place  June  i6,  1770, 
he  married  Elizabeth,  widow  of  Levi  Jones,  killed  by  the 
fatal  explosion  at  the  schoolhouse,  May  23,  1766.  She  died 
October  24,  1788,  and  he  took  for  his  third  wife,  Hannah, 
widow  of  Samuel  Tiley.  Capt.  Marsh  died  April  18,  1790, 
aged  71,     Descendants  reside  in  the  town. 

Thomas  Burr  was  the  grandfather  of  Alfred  E.  and  Frank 
L.  Burr  of  the  Hartford  Times.  He  died  October  27,  1777, 
in  his  fiftieth  year,  and  his  widow,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Sarah  King,  died  October  5,  1799,  aged  73.  Some  of  his 
descendants  still  worship  with  us. 

Writing  from  New  York  to  Dr.  Burton,  secretary  of  the 
Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel,  under  date  of 
December  i,  1762, —  after  stating  that  the  clergy  in  Connec- 
ticut had  earnestly  recommended  Mr.  Viets  to  be  ^assistant 
to  Mr.  Gibbs  at  Simsbury,  that  his  qualifications  were  good, 
and  that  above  one  hundred  and  thirty  families  appeared  to 
be  very  zealous  to  have  him  their  minister,  —  Dr.  Johnson 
added:  "  I  had  thought  that  Hartford  and  Simsbury  might 
be  joined  in  one  mission,  but  I  find  it  will  not  do,  for 
Mr.  Viets  would  have  his  hands  full  in  the  care  of  three 
distinct  districts  ;  and  besides,  the  church  has  so  increased 
at  Hartford,  not  by  means  of  any  parties  or  contentions  but 
by  the  still  voice  of  reason  and  benevolence,  that  they  are 
like  to  have  a  flourishing  church,  consisting  of  a  number  of 
good  families  —  many  by  accession  —  and  have  founded  and 
are  zealously  carrying  on  a  considerably  large  and  decent 
church,  and  think  they  shall  undoubtedly  raise  ;^ioo  per 
annum  procl.  money  for  a  minister.  However,  it  being  the 
metropolitical  town  of  the  province,  they  cannot  well  do  with- 
out ;^5o  sterling  at  least,  if  it  could  be  obtained,  in  order  to 
support  him  in  a  manner  suitable  to  such  a  station.  They 
are  extremely  desirous  and  purpose  in  a  few  months  earnestly 
to  apply  to  the  Society  for  Mr.  Winslow  of  Stratford  to  be 
their  minister,  who  is  indeed  by  much  the  most  suitable 
person  they  could  have  ;  and  his  condition  is  such,  having  a 
large,  expensive,  and  growing  family,  that  he  cannot  tolerably 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  39 

subsist  at  Stratford,  though  they  do  their  utmost  for  him  ;  so 
that  it  seems  indispensably  necessary  that  he  should,  if  pos- 
sible, otherwhere  be  better  provided  for." 

Dr.  Johnson,  desirous  of  relinquishing  the  care  of  the  col- 
lege and  of  spending  the  evening  of  his  days  with  the  people 
of  his  former  charge,  to  whom  he  was  much  attached,  had  so 
written  to  the  archbishop,  who  replied  March  30,  1763,  "We 
have  heard  nothing  directly  from  Hartford  yet.  Whenever 
a  fit  opportunity  offers  we  shall  be  very  desirous  of  doing 
whatever  may  be  agreeable  to  you."  But  before  that  reply 
was  written,  the  death  of  his  wife  had  already  caused  the 
doctor  at  once  to  send  in  his  resignation  of  the  office  of 
president,  and  to  return  to  Stratford. 

A  letter  from  Mr.  Winslow  to  the  secretar}^  of  the  Society 
for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in  Foreign  Parts,  dated 
July  I,  1763,  says:  "Dr.  Johnson  has  communicated  to  me 
what  you  are  pleased  to  mention  to  him  respecting  the  appli- 
cation which  was  understood  to  be  made  to  the  Society  from 
the  people  of  Hartford,  and  the  proposal  of  my  obtaining 
liberty  to  remove  there  and  his  being  reinstated  here.  The 
worthy  doctor,  whose  residence  here  affords  me  singular 
comfort  as  well  as  benefit,  seems  of  late  to  decline  the 
thoughts  of  undertaking  this  or  any  other  stated  charge  as 
too  troublesome  to  his  years  ;  and  as  to  myself,  I  wholly 
acquiesce  in  the  Society's  pleasure.  I  have  no  cause  for 
any  uneasiness  here  but  for  the  insufficiency  of  my  support, 
which  would  make  it  needful  for  me  to  embrace  an  oppor- 
tunity of  being  nearer  my  friends,  under  some  better  circum- 
stances for  the  benefit  of  my  family.  As  you  are  pleased  in 
so  kind  a  manner  to  ask  me  to  be  explicit  on  this  head,  I 
would  acquaint  you  that,  beside  the  Venerable  Society's 
bounty,  I  receive  ^^30  sterling  per  annum  from  this  congre- 
gation, arising  from  an  assessment  on  the  ratable  estates, 
made  by  virtue  of  a  law  of  the  Colony,  which  obliges  the 
professors  of  the  church  to  pay  their  proportion  of  this  assess- 
ment to  the  minister  under  whose  care  they  are.  We  are 
also  provided  here  with  a  decent  house  and  two  acres  of 
land  adjoining,  and  about  as  much  more  at  a  little  distance. 


40  CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

These  articles  make  the  whole  advantage  of  this  living, 
which,  I  believe,  may  at  the  extent  be  estimated  at  ^loo 
sterling  value.  But  this  I  find  too  unequal  to  the  unavoid- 
able charge  of  a  family  of  ten  children  and  the  expense  of 
absolute  necessities  to  support  the  reputation  of  the  church 
and  of  my  office  in  a  place  of  so  much  resort  as  this  ;  though 
I  endeavor  at  as  thrifty  a  management  of  my  income  as  pos- 
sible. And  were  it  not  for  the  dependence  I  have  and  the 
assistance  I  receive  from  my  friends  in  Boston,  I  could  not 
live  without  much  difficulty  or  with  proper  decency.  It 
appeared  probable  I  might  be  under  some  better  advantages 
at  Hartford,  and  I  was  in  hopes  from  the  general  desires  of 
the  people  there  joined  to  the  opinion  and  advice  of  my 
brethren  of  the  clergy  and  other  friends  for  my  removal,  that 
if  my  life  has  hitherto  in  any  degree  been  useful  to  the  pur- 
poses of  my  office,  I  might  not  be  less  so  there  ;  and  it  would 
have  brought  me  sixty  miles  nearer  Boston.  But  I  cheerfully 
resign  myself  to  the  conduct  of  God's  good  providence,  and 
fully  rest  in  the  Society's  wisdom,  persuaded  they  are  the 
best  judges  what  measures  are  most  expedient  for  the  general 
interests  of  the  church,  and  being  far  from  desiring  any  sta- 
tion or  charge  merely  for  my  own  comfort  without  a  view  of 
being  instrumental  in  promoting  the  interest  of  religion  and 
the  church,  and  willing,  for  sake  of  this  duty,  to  submit  to 
the  inconveniences  which  may  be  my  lot.  It  cannot  but 
much  engage  all  our  wishes  to  see  a  church  established  in  a 
place  of  so  much  consequence  as  Hartford.  The  persons 
concerned  in  the  undertaking  there  propose  carrying  on  the 
building  as  they  are  able,  though  this  will  be  but  slowly. 
They  are  obliged  for  your  mentioning  to  Dr.  Johnson  the 
Society's  intention  to  recommend  it  to  Mr.  Viets,  if  placed 
at  Simsbury,  to  take  some  care  of  them,  but  would,  with 
submission,  rather  wish  that,  instead  of  this,  they  might  be 
annexed  to  Middletown  when  that  mission  is  again  supplied; 
as  the  nearness  of  these  two  towns,  their  continual  inter- 
course and  united  commercial  interests  would  make  it  much 
more  convenient,  and  of  greater  advantage  to  their  design  of 
collecting  themselves  into  a  congregation,  which  they  hope 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  4I 

the  Society,  in  the  measure  and  manner  that  seem  meet  to 
their  wisdom,  will  be  pleased  to  favor  with  their  patronage." 

Mr.  Winslow  was  transferred  to  the  vacant  mission  at 
Braintree,  Mass.,  toward  the  close  of  the  year.*  Archbishop 
Seeker  wrote  to  Dr.  Johnson,  "  It  grieves  me  to  concur  in 
postponing  any  of  the  new  missions  which  you  would  have 
us  establish.  But,  indeed,  some  of  those  which  we  have 
established  already  in  New  England  and  New  York  have  so 
few  members  of  our  church  in  them,  and  there  are  so  great 
numbers  in  other  parts  destitute  of  all  instruction,  whom  we 
may  hope  to  secure  to  our  church  by  sending  missionaries  to 
them  before  other  teachers  get  among  them,  I  mean  the  new 
and  frontier  settlements,  that  I  think  we  cannot  avoid  pre- 
ferring the  latter.  Would  God  we  could  effectually  assist 
both."  To  this  the  doctor  replied,  August  10,  1763,  ''I  am 
sensible  of  your  difficulty  in  making  new  missions,  and  for 
the  reasons  your  grace  gives,  which  I  have  often  used  to 
repress  the  forwardness  of  people  to  expect.  And  this; 
among  other  things,  has  abated  the  forwardness  of  Hartford, 
who  have  of  late  gone  on  but  heavily.  They  are,  however, 
building,  and  I  hope  will  in  time  be  a  flourishing  church." 
December  20,  1763,  he  wrote  again  to  the  archbishop,  "It 
would  be  well  Hartford  (who  desire  it,  and  is  but  12  miles 
off)  should  be  joined  with  Middletown  under  the  care  of 
Mr.  Jarvis  lately  gone  for  orders."  "As  to  Hartford,"  he 
wrote  to  the  Society,  "  the  clergy  think  to  take  turns  there 
once  a  month,  so  that  they  may  not  be  quite  discouraged." 

The  records  of  the  Rev.  Roger  Viets  of  Simsbury  show 
various  services  performed  by  him  here  between  1764  and 
1775.  The  first  baptism  mentioned  is  that  of  William,  son 
of  Timothy  Phelps,  January  16,  1764;  the  first  marriage,  that 
of  Julius  Jones  to  Elizabeth  Dickinson,  both  of  Hartford, 
December  i6th,  in  the  same  year;  the  first  administration  of 
the  Lord's  Supper,  March  2,  1766,  in  the  court  house,  to  six 
communicants;  the  first  funeral  with  the  full  services  of  the 


*  There  is  a  manuscript  sermon  by  Mr.  Winslow  in  the  library  of 
Trinity  College.  He  was  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in  1741,  and  died 
in  1780. 


42  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

church,  that  of  William  Gardner,  June  9,  1766,  one  of  the 
victims  of  the  terrible  explosion  which  occurred  at  the  school- 
house  while  preparations  were  making  to  celebrate  the  repeal 
of  the  Stamp  Act.  The  Rev.  Samuel  Peters,  the  Society's 
missionary  at  Hebron,  reports.  May  31,  1764,  that  he  preaches 
at  Hartford,  Coventry,  Mansfield,  and  Bolton,  as  often  as  he 
could  consistently  with  his  other  avocations.  The  Rev.  Mr., 
afterwards  Bishop,  Jarvis,  of  Middletown,  also  from  time  to 
time  officiated  here. 

The  French  war,  like  other  long  wars,  was  naturally  fol- 
lowed by  a  period  of  financial  depression.  Land  had  been 
bought  and  stone  foundations  for  a  church  had  been  laid,  but 
it  was  found  inpracticable  to  raise  mone}^  to  erect  the  super- 
structure. The  Society  for  the  Propagation  of  the  Gospel  in 
Foreign  Parts  had  declined  making  any  more  missions  in 
New  England,  and  the  churchmen  here  were  not  able  to 
support  a  clergyman  without  assistance.  Dr.  Mayhew  and 
others  had  vehemently  attacked  the  conduct  of  the  Society 
in  encouraging  the  growth  of  the  Church  of  England  in  these 
parts,  and  succeeded  in  stirring  up  much  bitterness.  Political 
disputes  with  the  mother  country  arose.  Men's  m.inds  were 
exasperated  by  the  claims  put  forth  by  the  British  Parliament, 
and  there  were  civil  commotions  in  parts  of  the  Colony. 
The  Episcopal  clergy  counselled  obedience  to  the  law  and 
loyalty  to  the  crown,  and  exerted  themselves  to  discourage 
rebellion:  but  by  those  without  her  pale  the  progress  of  the 
church  was  viewed  with  a  jealous  eye  as  dangerous  to  the 
civil  and  ecclesiastical  liberties  of  the  country. 

Under  these  circumstances  John  Keith  and  William  Tiley 
on  the  12th  of  July,  1765,  executed  to  William  Jepson  a  quit- 
claim of  the  land  which  had  been  purchased  for  the  church. 
Dr.  Jepson  had  advanced  some  part  of  the  purchase-money 
and  seems  to  have  believed  himself  at  liberty  to  dispose  of 
what  he  had  assisted  to  acquire;  for,  on  the  i6th  of  July,  1768, 
in  consideration  of  ;!^ioo,  he  undertook  to  transfer  by  deed 
of  warranty  to  Robert  Sanford  the  land  with  the  stone  lying 
thereon.  On  the  19th  of  January,  1769,  vSanford  executed  a 
bill  of  sale  of  the  stone  lying  on  the  church  lot  to  Samuel 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  43 

Talcott,  Jr.,  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  ;Q2().  On  the 
8th  of  October  in  the  same  year,  for  ^i6,  Sanford  sold  to 
Samuel  Talcott,  Jr.,  the  northern  part  of  the  lot,  containing 
sixteen  rods  or  one-fifth  of  the  land.  On  or  about  the  23d 
of  April,  1770,  Talcott  entered  upon  the  land,  broke  up  the 
foundations  of  the  church  and  carried  away  the  stones,  which 
were  used  for  the  foundation  of  a  house  which  he  was  then 
building.  Thereupon  Thomas  Burr,  one  of  the  members  of 
the  Episcopal  church  in  the  town  of  Hartford,  and  the  rest 
of  the  members  and  brethren  of  said  Episcopal  church, 
brought  an  action  of  trespass  against  Talcott  before  the 
adjourned  county  court  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  Jime,  1770, 
laying  their  damages  at  ^500.  The  Rev.  Messrs.  Peters  and 
Viets,  among  others,  were  witnesses  in  the  case,  which  was 
decided  adversely  to  the  plaintiffs:  but  on  appeal  to  the 
superior  court  they  recovered,  at  the  adjourned  session  on 
the  last  Tuesday  of  December,  1771,  the  sum  of  ^35  L.  M., 
damages,  and  their  costs  taxed  at  ^^ii  5  6  L.  M.  Immedi- 
ately after  this,  Thomas  Burr,  etc.,  entered  suits  in  the  county 
court  held  on  the  fourth  Tuesday  of  January,  1772,  against 
Robert  Sanford  and  Samuel  Talcott,  Jr.,  to  recover  seizin 
of  the  land,  and  upon  an  appeal  to  the  superior  court  held  on 
the  fourth  Tuesday  of  December,  1772,  obtained  a  decision 
restoring  the  land  to  the  church  with  nominal  damages  and 
costs,* 

A  letter  from  the  Rev.  Ebenezer  Dibblee,  the  wSociety's 
missionary  at  Stamford,  to  the  secretary  of  the  Society,  dated 
October  8,  1770,  says:  "At  the  earnest  request  of  the 
church-wardens,  etc.,  at  Hartford,  eighty  miles  distance,  I 
preached  there  on  Trinity  Sunday  last  to  a  numerous  con- 


*  Compare  the  account  given  by  Peters  in  the  General  History  of  Con- 
necticut: In  1760,  a  foundation  of  quarry  stones  was  laid  for  an  Episcopal 
church  in  this  town,  at  the  Expense  of  near  ;^3oo,  on  which  occasion  the 
Episcopalians  had  a  mortifying  proof  that  the  present  inhabitants  inherit 
the  spirit  of  their  ancestors.  Samuel  Talcott,  Esq.,  one  of  the  judges  of 
the  county  court,  with  the  assistance  of  a  mob,  took  away  the  stones,  and 
with  them  built  a  house  for  his  son.  What  added  to  so  meritorious  an 
action  was,  its  being  justified  by  the  General  Assembly  and  the  Consocia- 
tion. 


44  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

gregation  (whose  attention  and  behavior  was  good;  the 
principal  part  being  dissenters,)  and  baptized.  They  have 
applied  for  advice  and  assistance,  being  involved  in  a  conten- 
tious law-suit  in  defence  of  the  rights  of  their  church,  an 
encroachment  having  been  made  on  a  piece  of  land  lately 
bought  and  sequestered  to  build  a  church  upon  and  a  beauti- 
ful foundation  of  hewn  stone  laid  in  place  of  the  one  removed. 
It  appeared  to  us  in  Convention  to  be  a  wicked  design  of  a 
powerful  family,  so  to  demolish  the  church  there  that  it  might 
never  rise;  and  as  we  judged  the  claimant  had  no  right,  in 
law  or  equity  ;  and  as  such  conduct,  as  we  were  told,  was 
disapproved  by  many  of  the  dissenters,  we  could  not  but 
approve  of  the  professors  of  the  church  seeking  a  redress  of 
such  a  sacrilegious  alienation.  In  the  meantime,  to  support 
their  efforts,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Leaming  preached  there  Sunday 
after  convention,  and  the  clergy  in  general  engaged  to  take 
their  turns;  but  we  particularly  recommended  them  to  the 
care  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Peters." 

From  the  year  1766  to  1775,  inclusive,  there  was  held  an- 
nually a  convention  of  delegates  from  the  Presbyterian  Synod 
of  New  York  and  Philadelphia  and  from  the  Congregational 
Associations  of  Connecticut.  The  main  object  of  these 
conventions  was  the  preservation  of  the  liberties  of  their 
churches,  threatened,  as  they  thought,  by  the  attempts  made 
by  the  friends  of  Episcopacy  in  the  Colonies  and  in  Great 
Britain  for  the  establishment  of  bishops  in  America.  To 
prevent  their  establishment  the  convention  entered  into  a 
correspondence  with  the  Committee  of  Dissenters  in  England, 
and  made  arrangements  for  ascertaining  the  proportion  of 
Episcopalians  and  non-Episcopalians  in  the  Colonies,  as  well 
as  for  collecting  the  charters,  laws,  and  customs  of  the  same 
so  far  as  they  respected  religious  liberty.  The  Rev.  Dr. 
Elizur  Goodrich  of  Durham  made  a  report  in  which  he  esti- 
mated that  in  the  year  1774,  out  of  a  population  of  4,881 
whites  in  Hartford,  there  were  but  iii  Episcopalians. 

During  the  war  of  the  Revolution  it  is  doubtful  whether 
any  services  of  the  church  were  held  in  Hartford,  nor  do  we 
know  that  any  parish  organization  was  kept  up.     Mr.  Peters, 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  45 

the  Society's  missionary  at  Hebron,  by  his  imprudence  ren- 
dered himself  so  obnoxious  to  the  Sons  of  Liberty  that  he 
was  obliged  to  flee,  and  he  took  refuge  in  England,  where  he 
revenged  himself  by  writing  a  book  which  he  called  a  General 
History  of  Connecticut. 

Mr.  Viets  of  Simsbury,  for  secreting  and  aiding  Major 
Christopher  French*  and  Ensign  Joseph  Moland,  prisoners 
of  war  who  had  escaped  from  Hartford  jail,  was  arrested  and 
imprisoned,  bail  being  refused.  In  January,  1777,  he  was 
brought  to  trial  and  sentenced  to  pay  a  fine  of  ^^20  and  suf- 
fer a  whole  year's  further  imprisonment;  but  upon  his 
petition  to  the  General  Assembly  in  May  following,  he  was 
released  from  the  jail  and  restricted  to  the  town  of  Simsbury 
during  the  remainder  of  his  sentence,  and  put  under  bonds 
of  ;2^i,ooo.  After  the  peace  he  removed  to  Digby,  Nova 
Scotia,  where  he  died  in  181  i.f 

At  Middletown,  "  Mr.  Jarvis  only  read  some  chapters  in 
the  bible  and  preached  a  sermon  in  his  own  clothes,  not 
daring  to  read  the  church  service."  Soon  after  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence  the  clergy  of  Connecticut,  at  a  conven- 
tion held  at  New  Haven  July  23,  1776,  resolved  to  suspend 
the  exercise  of  their  ministerial  functions.  They  could  not, 
consistently  with  their  views  of  duty  and  the  obligations  of 
the  oath  of  allegiance  which  they  had  taken,  omit  from  the 
liturgy  the  prayers  for  the  King,  and  to  use  them  was  to 
invite  almost  certain  destruction. 

On  the  map  of  Main  street  in  the  time  of  the  Revolution, 
in  Barber's  Connecticut  Historical  Collections,  Abraham 
Beach,  Episcopal  minister,  is  put  down  as  residing  on  the 


*  A  part  of  his  journal  while  a  prisoner  is  printed  in  Vol.  I  of  the  Col- 
lections of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society. 

fin  1800  he  visited  his  old  friends  in  Connecticut,  where  in  the  towns 
of  Simsbury,  Granby,  Windsor,  and  Hartford,  between  June  19th  and 
July  14th,  he  baptized  105  children  and  adults.  Mr.  Viets  was  born  in 
Simsbury,  son  of  John  and  Lois  [Phelps]  Viets,  and  uncle  of  Bishop 
Alexander  Viets  Griswold,  whose  baptism  he  records  May  25,  1766.  He 
was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  175S,  and  is  said  to  have  been  a  man  of 
refined  taste  and  a  good  scholar.  The  writer's  maternal  grandfather  was 
fitted  for  college  by  him. 


46  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

south  corner  of  Sheldon  street;  but  I   find  no  tradition  of 
any  ministration  here  by  him.* 

After  the  superior  court  had  declared  the  conveyance  from 
Jepson  to  Sanford  to  be  invalid,  the  latter  made  application 
to  the  General  Assembly  as  a  court  of  chancery,  which,  as  he 
states,  decided  that  Jepson  had  an  equitable  lien  upon  the  land 
for  the  sum  of  about  £^6o  lawful  money,  which  ought  to 
inure  to  the  benefit  of  the  said  Sanford  and  to  be  paid  to 
him  by  the  professors  of  the  church  of  England,  in  order  to 
their  being  fully  quieted  in  the  enjoyment  and  possession  of 
the  land.  Samuel  Talcott,  Jr.,  on  the  2d  of  January,  1778, 
had  reconveyed  to  Robert  Sanford  that  portion  of  the  lot 
which  he  had  bought  of  him,  and  having  received  the  jQ(>o, 
Robert  Sanford,  on  the  15th  of  January,  1785,  released  by 
deed  his  claim  upon  the  land  to  William  Adams,  Esq.,  Messrs. 
John  Morgan  and  John  Thomas,  and  to  the  rest  of  the  asso- 
ciates and  professors  of  the  Episcopal  church  in  the  town  of 
Hartford,  and  to  their  successors  forever. 

Of  those  who  had  associated  in  1762,  some  had  died  and 

others  removed  ;  but  the  number  was  more  than  made  good 

by  those  who  had  come  from  other  places  to  reside  here.     A 

new  parochial  organization  was  effected  the  next  year,   as 

follows  : 

Hartford,  November  13,  1786. 

We  the  underwritten  do,  by  these  presents,  associate  ourselves  into  a 

Religious  Society,  by  the  style  and  title  of  the  Episcopal  Society  of  the 

City  of  Hartford,  under  the  direction  and  government  of  the  Rt.  Rev. 

Bishop  Seabury  and  the  Episcopal  clergy  of  the  State  of  Connecticut. 

William  Adams,  Stacy  Stackhouse, 

Jno.  Morgan,  Cotton  Murray, 

John  Thomas,  Isaac  Tucker, 

*  Abraham  Beach  was  born  in  Cheshire  Sept.  9,  1740.  He  was  the 
step-son  of  Dr.  Jonathan  Bull,  and  after  graduation  at  Yale  College,  in 
1757,  went  into  trade  and  was  a  sutler  in  the  army.  It  is  said  that  he 
wrote  the  prospectus  for  the  Connecticut  Courant,  in  the  earliest  number 
of  which,  October  29,  1764,  he  advertises  to  exchange  salt  for  flax  seed. 
He  was  ordained  deacon  and  priest  in  London  in  May  and  June,  1767, 
and  was  settled  as  the  Society's  missionary  at  New  Brunswick  in  New 
Jersey.  After  the  peace  he  was  assistant  minister  of  Trinity  church, 
N.  Y.     He  died  in  1828. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  47 

Jacob  Ogden,  Wm.  Burr, 

Sain'l  Cutler,  Elisha  Wadsworth, 

Thomas  Hilldrup,  John  Avery, 

Jno.  Jeffery,  Aaron  Bradley. 
George  Burr, 

William  Adams  was  chosen  clerk,  William  Imlay  and  John 
Morgan  church-wardens,  Samuel  Cutler,  John  Thomas,  Jacob 
Ogden,  and  John  Jeffery  vestrymen.  These  are  the  oldest 
recorded  acts  of  the  parish. 

William  Adams,  son  of  William  and  Freelove  [Arnold] 
Adams,  was  born  in  Milford,  August  i8,  1742.  He  studied 
law  with  Dr.  Wm.  Samuel  Johnson  and  removed  to  Hartford, 
where  Mr.  Viets  enters  him  as  a  conformist,  Dec.  31,  1764. 
He  married,  Feb.  22,  1767,  Sarah,  daughter  of  William  Tiley. 
He  was  a  cousin  of  Benedict  Arnold,  and  in  the  Revolution 
served  as  paymaster  or  as  lieutenant  from  Jan.  i,  1777,  to 
Jan.  I,  1 781,  in  the  4th  Connecticut  regiment.  He  was  the 
first  city  clerk  of  Hartford,  chosen  June  28,  1784,  and  con- 
tinued in  office  till  his  death,  June  24,  1795.  His  widow  died 
Feb.  25,  1 818,  aged  72.  He  had  one  son,  who  died  an  infant, 
and  six  daughters,  one  of  whom,  Abigail,  born  Sept.  5,  1772, 
baptized  by  Mr.  Jarvis,  married  Horace  Wadsworth  ;  another, 
Sarah,  born  April  6,  1785,  baptized  in  the  old  court-house, 
died  a  few  years  since  a  member  of  the  parish. 

William  Imlay,  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth  Imlay,  was  born 
at  Bordentown,  N.  J.,  Nov.  12,  1742.  He  had  been  in  busi- 
ness as  a  merchant  in  New  York  city,  and  upon  its  evacuation 
by  the  Americans,  September,  1776,  "left  with  the  rest  of  his 
friends,  upon  the  principle  of  an  attachment  to  his  country." 
Upon  the  resignation  of  John  Lawrence,  he  received,  in 
November,  1780,  from  the  General  Assembly,  the  appoint- 
ment of  Commissioner  of  the  Continental  Loan  Office,  and 
on  the  organization  of  the  federal  government  was  made 
Commissioner  of  Loans,  holding  that  office  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  August  5,  1S07.  Jonathan  Bull  was  his  successor. 
Mr.  Imlay  married  Mary,  widow  of  Joseph  Church  and 
daughter  of  Robert  Nevins.  Three  of  his  sons,  William  H., 
John,  and  Richard,  were  baptized  by  Mr.  Jarvis  at  Middle- 


48  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

town.  The  former  is  remembered  as  one  of  the  wealthiest  and 
most  enterprising-  of  our  citizens.  John  died  at  the  age  of 
25,  the  next  month  after  the  death  of  his  father.  Richard 
lived  in  Philadelphia  and  New  York.  He  invented  a  valuable 
improvement  in  railroad  carriages,  but  died  poor. 

John  Morgan,  son  of  Theophilus,  born  at  Killingworth 
June  27,  1753,  was  graduated  at  Yale  College  in  1774.  He 
came  here  as  early  as  1781,  and  was  a  public-spirited  mer- 
chant, connected  with  almost  every  undertaking  for  the  pros- 
perity of  our  city  in  its  infancy.  The  bridge  across  the 
Connecticut  was  projected  by  him,  and  on  the  street  leading 
to  it,  opened  by  him  and  called  by  his  name,  he  built  what 
was  in  its  day  the  finest  block  of  stores  in  the  place.  His 
residence  at  the  upper  end  of  the  same  street  was  one  of  the 
handsomest  here.  He  was  warden  until  1820,  and  to  his 
zealous  labors  and  liberal  contributions  the  parish  was  indebted 
for  its  temporal  prosperity  more  than  to  those  of  any  other 
individual.  He  married  Sally,*  daughter  of  Capt.  Samuel 
and  Sarah  [Stillman]  Lancelot,  of  Wethersfield,  and  had  but 
one  child,  a  daughter,  who  married  Thomas  Glover  of  New 
York.  Mr.  Morgan's  last  days  were  spent  in  New  York  in 
straitened  pecuniary  circumstances,  and  he  died  in  that  city 
Sept.  19,  1842.  His  wife  died  June  21,  1840,  aged  76.  His 
half-brother  Elias,  baptized  at  Killingworth  by  Mr.  Viets 
20th  October,  1 77 1,  was  also  a  member  of  this  parish. f     He 


*A  cousin  of  Mrs.  Morgan  deserves  to  be  commemorated.  Mrs. 
Emily  Phillips,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Meliscent  [Riley]  Stillman,  was 
born  July  14,  1779.  She  was  married  Oct.  2,  1804,  by  Rev.  Mr.  Rayner, 
to  George  T.  Phillips,  who  died  in  New  Orleans  about  1808.  She  was  a 
devoted  disciple  of  the  church,  and  about  1815  exchanged  some  letters 
with  Judge  Daggett  of  New  Haven  on  the  Episcopal  controversy  which 
were  circulated  in  manuscript  and  won  for  her  the  title  of  Defender  of  the 
Faith.  She  died  at  Middletown,  April  15,  1843,  leaving  to  the  parish  a 
legacy,  with  which  was  j^urchased  the  paten  used  in  the  communion  ser- 
vice, and  to  Trinity  College  most  of  what  little  she  possessed.  She  was 
buried  in  the  tomb  of  the  Rileys  in  her  native  town.  Capt.  Riley,  of 
African  fame,  was  a  relative  of  hers. 

f  He  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  "  New  Theatre  "  on  Temple, 
then  called  Theatre  street.  It  was  opened  August  3,  1795.  He  died  in 
the  West  Indies,  May  15,  18 12. 


.      ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  49 

built  the  house  now  occupied  by  George  M.  Bartholomew,  on 
Prospect  street. 

John  Thomas  was  the  father  of  the  late  James  Thomas, 
Comptroller  of  Public  Accounts  from  1819  to  1830.  Upon 
some  disgust  he  left  the  church.  He  was  buried  vSept.  4, 
1799,  aged  66. 

Jacob  Ogden  was  born  at  Newark,  N.  J.,  Nov.  10,  1749. 
His  grandfather  and  father,  both  bearing  the  name  of  David, 
were  lawyers  in  that  place.  David,  the  father  of  Jacob, 
married  his  cousin  Catharine,  daughter  of  Col.  Josiah  Ogden, 
a  prominent  citizen  of  Newark  who  had  become  an  Episco- 
palian about  1734,  on  account  of  dissatisfaction  with  some 
proceedings  of  the  Presbyterian  church  against  him.*  Hav- 
ing lost  his  father  when  about  a  year  old,  he  was  brought  up 
in  the  Episcopal  church  by  his  mother.  He  married,  in  1772, 
Jerusha,  daughter  of  Joseph  Rockwell  of  Colebrook.  He  had 
gone  there  as  clerk  for  one  vSmith,  an  Englishman,  who  had 
iron-works  there.  At  the  beginning  of  the  Revolution  Smith 
returned  to  England  and  Ogden  took  the  works,  which  were 
accidently  burned  August  30,  1781,  soon  after  which  he 
removed  to  Hartford.  Here  he  was  a  merchant  of  enterprise. 
He  built  the  long  wooden  block  on  the  south  side  of  Ferry 
street,  and  for  his  residence  the  building  on  State  street 
formerly  known  as  the  Exchange  Hotel  —  burned  a  few  years 
ago.  He  lost  considerable  money  in  connection  with  the 
building  of  the  State  House,  and  removed  to  Washington 
Bridge,  between  Milford  and  vStratford,  where  he  kept  a  pub- 
lic house.  In  1804  he  opened  in  New  Haven  a  hotel,  for 
twenty  years  celebrated  as  the  Coffee  House.  Mr.  Ogden 
was  a  very  active  and  social  man,  witty  and  quick  at  repartee. 
He  died  March  30,  1825,  his  wife  having  preceded  him  some 
thirteen  years.  He  left  several  children.  One  son  was  a 
Congregational  minister. 

Samuel  Cutler  was  born  in  Brookfield,  Mass.,  March  18, 
1 740-1,  and  graduated  at  Harvard  College  1765.  He  studied 
medicine  in  Edinburg,  and  on  his  return  to  America  settled 

*  Stearns'  Historical   Discourses   relating   to   the    First   Presbyterian 
Church  in  Newark. 
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50  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

at  Edenton,  N.  C,  but  was  obliged  to  leave  that  place  on 
account  of  the  prejudices  of  the  people  against  an  establish- 
ment which  he  had  opened  for  inoculating  with  the  small- 
pox. He  removed  to  Hartford,  and  here  married  Jennette, 
daughter  of  Capt.  James  Caldwell,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons 
and  three  daughters.*  One  of  these  daughters  was  the  wife 
of  Rt.  Rev.  Carlton  Chase,  Bishop  of  New  Hampshire. 
About  1790  he  removed  to  Vermont.  The  Episcopal  church 
in  Bellows  Falls  owes  its  foundation  to  him.  He  died  in 
November,  182 1. 

Thomas  Hilldrup  was  a  watch  repairer,  bred  to  the  finish- 
ing branch  in  London.  He  settled  here  about  1772.  He 
was  married  to  Susanna  Hull  of  Wethersfield,  January  30, 
1777,  by  Mr.  Jarvis,  at  Middletown,  and  had  a  son  (Thomas  J.) 
baptized  by  the  same,  September  27th  of  that  year.  He  was 
appointed  postmaster  of  Hartford  as  early  as  1777,!  and  held 
the  office  till  the  close  of  1794.  He  was  buried  September 
21,  1795,  aged  55,  and  his  widow,  November  4,  1796,   aged 

44-t 

John  Jeffery  came  from  Rhinebeck,  N.  Y.     He  married, 

October  28,  1766,  Sarah  Nichols.  He  at  one  time  kept  a 
private  school  for  teaching  reading,  writing,  and  arithmetic, 
and  wrote  in  the  Treasury  or  Pay-Table  office  in  Hartford. 
He  was  father  of  the  late  Anthony  Jeffery.  John  Jeffery 
died  November  10,  1801,  aged  59,  and  his  widow,  December, 
1809,  aged  62. 

George  and  William  Burr  were  sons  of  Thomas.  The 
former  was  married  by  Mr.  Jarvis  at  Middletown,  March  19, 
1775,  to  Sarah  Joyce  of  that  place.     Both  left  children. 

Stacy  Stackhouse  was  a  maker  of  Windsor  chairs.     He 


*  An  infant  child  of  Dr.  Cutler  was  buried  May  23,  1787.  Two  letters 
of  Dr.  Cutler  are  printed  in  Iredell's  Works,  ii,  127,  130,  and  there  is 
reference  to  him  on  p.  444  of  the  same  volume. 

fWilliam  Ellery  was  postmaster  of  Hartford  in  1770. 

:|:  William  Hilldrup  was  connected  in  the  West  India  trade  with 
Ezekiel  Williams,  his  father's  successor  in  the  post-office.  In  1801,  and 
subsequently,  he  went  master  of  the  schooner  Catharine,  and  was 
murdered  at  Nevis  in  1803. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  5 1 

came  from  New  York  about  the  beginning  of  the  year  1786, 
and  returned  to  the  same  State  about  1795."'' 

Cotton  Murray  came  here  from  New  Hampshire.  He 
advertises  as  a  tailor  in  the  Cotirant,  Jan.,  1774,  and  after- 
wards kept  a  tavern  at  the  sign  of  the  Globe, f  just  north  of 
the  church — perhaps  the  present  St.  John's  Hotel.  His 
house  was  the  usual  place  for  parish  meetings.  Cotton 
Murray  died  October  21,  1813,  and  his  wife  at  the  age  of  55, 
August  15,  1798.  His  daughter  kept  a  school  here  for  forty- 
five  years. 

Isaac  Tucker  was  one  of  the  associates  in  1762.  He  was 
a  blacksmith,  and  served  as  an  armorer  in  the  French  war. 
I  suppose  he  came  from  Taunton,  Mass.  He  had  only  two 
sons,  Isaac  and  James.  Both  fell  "in  battle  nobly  contend- 
ing in  the  cause  of  their  country, —  Isaac  being  shot  dead  in 
an  instant  by  a  cannon  ball  at  the  White  Plains  in  A.D.  1776. 
James  was  shot  through  the  body  in  the  action  of  Sept.  19, 
1777."  Isaac  Tucker  was  buried  October  17,  1799,  aged  82. 
His  wife  was  buried  September  i,  1776,  aged  54. 

Elisha  Wadsworth  was  the  father  of  that  Elisha  Wads- 
worth  who  kept  a  tavern  at  the  corner  of  Albany  avenue  and 
Prospect  Hill  road,  and  grandfather  of  Sidney  Wadsworth, 
who  now  lives  in  the  same  place.  He  died  June,  1803,  and 
his  widow,  Annie,  died  February,  1815,  aged  83. 

John  Avery  advertises  in  the  Courant  oi  April  10,  1786, 
genteel  private  lodgings  and  the  best  of  stabling  for  horses, 
next  door    to  John  Trumbull's,   Esq.,  nearly  opposite   Mr. 


*  A  license  for  the  marriage  of  Stacy  Stackhouse  and  Catharine  Cal- 
low was  issued  in  New  York,  July  15,  1775. 

f  Samuel  Mattox  had  formerly  occupied  the  house.  He  came  from 
New  Haven,  and  here  married,  March  14,  1763,  Sarah  Bidwell.  At  his 
request,  being  a  member  of  the  Church  of  England,  he  was  admitted  to 
the  First  Congregational  Church,  in  order  to  have  his  children  baptized. 
He  entered  the  revolutionary  army  in  1776  as  an  ensign,  served  as  cap- 
tain in  the  Connecticut  line,  1777-9,  and  soon  after  removed  to  Tin- 
mouth,  Vt.  In  that  State  he  held  various  public  offices,  among  others, 
that  of  treasurer,  from  1786  to  1800.  His  youngest  son,  John,  became 
governor  of  Vermont.  Samuel  Mattocks  died  at  Middlebury,  Vt.,  about 
1804,  aged  65. 


52  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Samuel  Burr's,  and  also  offers  for  sale  an  assortment  of  dry- 
goods  and  groceries,  etc. 

Aaron  Bradley  came  from  Guilford  about  1772.  He  was 
a  blacksmith,  and  afterwards  kept  a  tavern  in  Ferry  street, 
then  a  more  important  avenue  than  at  present.  He  died 
September  15,  1802,  aged  61.  His  wife,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Sarah  Chittenden,  of  Guilford,  died  January  21,  18 19. 
Several  of  his  descendants  in  female  lines  are  connected  with 
the  parish. 

At  an  adjourned  society  or  parish  meeting  held  at  Mr.  Cot- 
ton Murray's,  November  20,  1786,  it  was  voted  that  a  commit- 
tee be  appointed  and  chosen  for  the  purpose  of  getting  a  sub- 
scription paper  and  procuring  signers  to  the  same,  either  in 
money,  labor,  or  any  specific  articles,  payable  to  them  for  the 
purpose  of  building  "an  Episcopal  church  in  this  city. 

The  original  subscription  paper,  dated  November  28, 
1786,  is  on  file  among  the  parish  papers,  headed  with  a  sub- 
scription by  John  Morgan  for  ^z^,  Jacob  Ogden  ^24,  John 
Thomas  £,20.  10s.,  Samuel  Cutler  ^10,  all  payable  in 
materials  for  building.  Money  was  extremely  scarce  at  this 
time,  and  trade  was  carried  on  to  a  great  extent  by  barter. 
Most  of  the  subscriptions  were  payable  in  materials  for 
building,  labor,  or  West  India  goods.  As  specimens  of  some 
of  them:  Major  John  Cadwell  subscribed  ^{^lo  in  pure  spirit, 
John  Chenevard  one  hogshead  of  molasses,  no  gallons, 
Barnabas  Dean  ^10  in  materials  for  building  or  in  rum, 
Noah  Webster,  Jr.,  ^3,  which  he  paid  in  seven  dozen  spell- 
ing-books. There  was  quite  a  number  of  subscribers  who  were 
not  Episcopalians,  and  the  whole  amount  raised  was  a  little 
more  than  £z°°- 

In  March,  1792,  John  Morgan  and  Jacob  Ogden  agreed 
with  Ebenezer  Clark,  joiner,  to  inclose  the  church  in  every 
particular  that  belongs  to  joiner's  work,  except  the  window 
frames  and  sashes,  and  to  set  the  glass  ;  all  to  be  done  in  a 
workmanlike  manner,  he  being  found  the  materials.  He 
was  to  finish  the  work  by  the  24th  of  November  then  next, 
for  which  he  was  to  receive  the  sum  of  ^90,  and  to  take  his 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  53 

pay  in  West  India  goods,  so  far  as  the  subscriptions  were 
payable  in  said  goods,  and  the  rest  in  cash,  and  what  joiner's 
work  was  subscribed  towards  the  church  he  was  to  allow  for. 

There  was  no  formal  laying  of  a  corner-stone,  but  there  is 
a  tradition  that  when  sundry  were  gathered  to  see  the  com- 
mencement of  the  work,  Prince  Brewster,  the  mason,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  parish,  said,  "  I  lay  this  stone  for  the  foundation  of 
an  Episcopal  church,  and  vSam  Talcott  and  the  gates  of  hell 
shall  not  prevail  against  it."* 

The  frame  was  raised  in  June,  1792,  and  there  is  on  file  a 
bill  for  nine  gallons  of  rum,  which  was  probably  expended  on 
that  occasion.  The  size  of  the  building  was  ninety  feet  in 
length  by  forty-four  in  breadth.  The  steeple  fell  while  the 
work  was  in  progress. 

The  church  was  still  uncompleted  in  1795,  ^^^  ^o  finish  it, 
in  June  of  that  year  there  was  another  subscription,  amount- 
ing to  $575.  A  great  part  of  the  original  lot  was  sold  about 
this  time  and  the  proceeds  applied  to  the  same  purpose. 

The  regular  records  of  the  parish  commence  in  1795,  but 
for  several  years  they  are  quite  meagre. 

At  an  adjourned  parish  meeting  held  July  10,  1795,  it  was 
voted  that  the  society  will  allow  Mr.  Calvin  Whiting,  for  his 
services  for  six  months  as  a  candidate  for  the  ministry,  fifty 
pounds  lawful  money  and  his  board.  The  time  to  commence 
from  the  first  of  June,  1795. 

Mr.  Whiting  was  the  posthumous  son  of  Jonathan  Whit- 
ing, born  at  Needham,  Mass.,  March  4,  1771,  and  graduated 
at  Harvard  College  in  1791.  After  leaving  college  he  taught 
school  at  Roxbury,  Mass.,  for  a  year  and  a  half,  when  he 
became  a  student  in  divinity.  In  Hartford,  besides  reading 
prayers  and  sermons  in  the  church,  he  kept  a  small  school 
for  boys  in  a  chamber  of  the  building  next  south  of  this 
church,  taken  down  in  the  summer  of  1875.  The  names  of 
his  fifteen  pupils  are  found  on  a  paper  among  the  parish 
files.  In  September  he  was  seized  with  the  dysentery,  then 
epidemic  here,  and  after  languishing  for  six  weeks,  expired 


*  See  this  story  told  by  Bishop  Chase  in  T/te  Motto  Nov.  10,  1851,  p. 
131- 


54  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

on  Saturday,  October  17th,  and  was  buried  on  the  following 
Monday  in  the  ancient  burying-ground,  where  his  grave- 
stone is  to  be  seen.*  A  funeral  sermon  was  preached  in  the 
Congregational  Church  at  Needham  by  the  pastor  there,f  in 
which  he  is  spoken  of  with  great  respect  and  esteem,  and 
the  newspapers  of  the  time  concur  in  representing  him  as  a 
young  man  of  amiable  manners,  a  sincere  Christian,  and  an 
acceptable  preacher.^ 

What  efforts  were  made  during  the  next  year  to  procure 
a  clergyinan,  the  parish  records  do  not  disclose. §     At  this 


*  In  memory  of 

CALVIN    WHITING 

Candidate  for  the 

Ministry. 

of  Needham  Mass. 

who  died  Oct.  16 

A.D.  1795. 

aged  24  years. 

f  A  sermon  occasioned  by  the  death  of  Calvin  Whiting,  A.M.,  of 
Needham,  who  died  at  Hartford,  in  the  State  of  Connecticut,  October 
17,  1795.  aet.  25.  Delivered  at  Needham  the  Lord's  day  after  his  inter- 
ment, by  Stephen  Palmer,  A.M.,  pastor  of  a  church  in  Needham.  Bos- 
ton, 1795,  8vo,  pp.  19. 

:j:The  employment  of  lay  preachers,  or  preaching  candidates,  was  an 
abuse  against  which  Bishop  Jarvis  protested  in  his  address  to  the  Dio- 
cesan Convention,  in  June,  1807. 

§  Another  Association,  entered  into  at  this  time,  supplies  us  with  addi- 
tional names  of  parishioners: 

Whereas  sundry  of  the  subscribei's  and  other  persons  in  the  city  of 
Hartford  have  formed  themselves  into  a  Religious  Society  by  the  stile 
and  title  of  the  Episcopal  Society  of  the  City  of  Hartford  under  the  di- 
rection and  government  of  the  Right  Reverend  Bishop  of  Episcopal 
Clergy,  and  constituted  themselves  and  become  a  society  for  the  above 
purposes. 

We,  the  undersigned,  do  hereby  agree  to  join  and  associate  ourselves 
into  said  society,  and  further  to  be  governed  in  all  meetings  by  the  rules 
and  regulations  pointed  out  by  the  Legislature  of  this  State  for  the  gov- 
erning and  regulating  rcHgious  societies. 

Hartford,  Sept.  15,  1796. 

Wm.  Imlay,  Thomas  Sanford,  Jr.,      John  McCrackan, 

Jno.  Moi-gan,  Horace  Church,  Selden  Chapman, 

Wm.  Burr,  James  Bull,  James  Ward, 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  55 

time  the  number  of  clergy  in  the  diocese  was  considerably- 
less  than  that  of  the  parishes.  March  4,  1797,  Mr.  John 
Morgan  and  Mr.  William  Imlay  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  make  in  behalf  of  this  church  an  offer  to  the  Rev.  Ashbel 
Baldwin  of  Stratford  of  a  salary  of  five  hundred  dollars 
per  annum  as  minister  of  the  parish.  Mr.  Baldwin  declined 
the  call,  regarding  the  salary  as  insufficient  to  support  his 
family.  The  wardens  and  vestry  were  authorized,  Dec.  14, 
1799,  to  hire  a  clergyman  to  officiate  for  such  time,  not  ex- 
ceeding three  months  at  any  time,  until  a  suitable  person 
should  be  found  whom  the  church  could  agree  to  settle. 
The  vestry  were  desired,  Jan.  28,  1801,  to  appoint  a  commit- 
tee to  write  or  send  to  the  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers  of  Ballstown, 
N.  Y.,  to  see  whether  he  would  officiate  here;  but  the  parish 
was  happily  spared  the  disgrace  of  having  that  unworthy 
person  for  its  first  rector.  On  the  12th  of  July,  1801,  it  was 
voted  that  the  Rev.  Menzies  Rayner  of  Elizabethtown,  N.  J., 
be  requested  to  take  charge  of  the  church,  at  a  salary  of  six 
hundred  dollars  a  year,  to  commence  from  the  20th  of  August 
then  next  —  an  invitation  which  was  accepted;  and  thus, 
after  struggling  for  nearly  forty  years,  the  parish  became 
completely  organized. 

When  the  church  was  first  opened  for  divine  service  the 
records  do  not  inform  us,  but  it  was  probably  some  time  in 
1795.  Before  it  was  ready  for  occupation  services  were  held 
in  the  old  wooden  State-house.  It  was  consecrated  on  the 
nth  of  November,  1801  — a  very  rainy  day.  The  Courant  of 
the  i6th  gives  the  following  account  of  the  exercises:  "On 
Wednesday  last  the  Bishop  and  Clergy  of  the  Diocese  of  the 


Jacob  Ogden,  Michael  Olcott,  Sam.  P.  Jones, 

Aaron  Bradley,  John  McKnight,  Francis  Pratt, 

James  Cook,  Spencer  Whiting,  Joseph  Utley, 

George  Burr,  John  Lee,  Joseph  Wadsvvorth, 

William  Wetmore,  John  Indicott,  Roger  Wadsworth, 

Cotton  Murray,  Francis  Brown,  John  Cook, 

Prince  Brewster,  Jno.  Jeflfery,  James  Wadsworth. 

Elias  Morgan,  Theodore  Hopkins, 

P.  Sanford,  Aaron  Hosford, 


56  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

State  of  Connecticut  *  assembled  in  this  city  at  the  house  of 
the  Rev.  Menzies  Rayner,  and  went  in  procession  to  Christ's 
Church,  and  the  same  was  consecrated  to  the  worship  of 
Almighty  God  by  the  Right  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D., 
Bishop  of  this  State.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Seabury  performed  the 
morning  service;  the  Rev.  Mr.  Burhans  read  the  deed  of 
consecration;!  the  Rev.  Mr.  Rayner  was  inducted  into  the 
cure  of  said  church  by  the  Rev.  Mr.  Shelton,  according  to 
the  rites  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  of  this  State;  J 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Baldwin  delivered  a  discourse  well  adapted  to 
the  occasion  from  the  2  Chronicles,  vii  chap.,  from  the  12th 
to  the  17th.  The  solemnity  of  the  performances  was  highly 
gratifying,  manifested  by  a  decent  audience,  considering  the 
inclemency  of  the  day.  The  music  was  well  performed,  with 
the  assistance  of  the  organ,  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Elias 
Morgan.  The  whole  concluded  with  the  administration  of 
the  Holy  Eucharist." 

Mr.  Jacob  Ogden  had  been  engaged  to  furnish  a  dinner 
for  the  clergy,  for  which  his  bill  was  ^4  13^-. 

The  church  was  of  wood,  and  the  handsomest  then  in 
the  place.  When  it  was  erected  it  is  believed  that  there 
were  less  than  a  dozen  brick  buildings  in  Hartford.  It  had 
a  steeple  adorned  with  four  urns  and  surmounted  with  a 
spire.  It  contained  on  the  ground  floor  eight  square  pews 
on  the  north  and  south  sides,  respectively,  and  twenty-six 

*  Besides  Bishop  Jarvis,  were  present  Rev.  Dr.  Bowden,  Rev.  Messrs. 
Fogg,  Tyler,  Shelton,  Baldwin,  Prindle,  Seabury,  Marsh,  Burhans,  Gris- 
wold,  afterwards  Bishop  of  the  Eastern  Diocese,  Rayner,  Butler,  War- 
ner, E.  Rogers,  Jones. 

f  The  instrument  of  dedication  was  presented  to  the  Bishop  by  John 
Morgan,  church  warden.  The  deed  of  consecration,  signed  Abraham 
Bp.  Connect.,  is  on  file. 

if  In  1799,  the  diocesan  convention  desired  Dr.  Wni.  Smith  "to  pre- 
pare an  Office  for  inducting  and  recognizing  Clergymen  into  vacant 
Parishes."  He  complied,  and  the  office  was  adopted  by  the  bishop  and 
clergy  in  convocation  the  next  year,  and  this  is  supposed  to  have  been 
the  first  occasion  of  its  use  thereafter,  but  it  had  been  used  in  Newtown 
and  Ripton,  December,  1799,  and  January,  1800.  Beardsley's  W.  S. 
Johnson,  161-2.  The  office  was  adopted  by  the  diocesan  and  general 
conventions  in  1804. 


life 


5     1^: 


ANNALS   OF  THE   PARISH.  57 

slips.  One  of  these  pews  had  a  canopy  over  it,  and  was 
called  the  Governor's  pew.*  There  was  a  like  dignified  pew 
in  the  First  Congregational  Church,  for  the  legislature  sat 
here  in  May,  annually,  and  as  facilities  for  traveling  were 
not  so  great  as  at  present,  most  of  the  members  remained 
in  Hartford  during  the  whole  time  of  the  session.  How- 
ever, there  was  no  Episcopal  Governor  or  Deput}^  Governor 
to  occupy  this  pew  until  181 6,  when  Jonathan  Ingersoll 
was  elected  to  the  latter  office.  There  were  galleries  sup- 
ported by  square  Ionic  pillars.  The  windows  were  round 
arched.  There  was  but  one  doorway,  which  was  in  the 
centre  of  the  steeple,  and  this  was  ornamented  with  some 
carved  work. 

The  organ  was  the  first  in  Hartford,  and  for  several  years 
the  only  one  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  was  built  by 
George  Catlin,  at  his  shop  lately  standing  near  the  first 
milestone  on  the  Windsor  road.  It  was  but  a  small  affair, 
not  more  than  five  or  six  feet  wide.  On  the  front  was  a 
large  spread  eagle,  through  the  shield  on  whose  breast  the 
pipes  appeared.  The  vestry  agreed  to  pay  Mr.  Catlin  two 
dollars  a  week  for  the  use  of  the  organ,  on  condition  that  he 
provided  an  organist  to  play  on  the  same  to  their  acceptance 
on  each  whole  Sunday  and  on  public  days.  Mr.  Ely  Roberts 
was  also  hired  to  instruct  a  singing-school. 

Parish  officers  were  chosen  in  October,  1801,  and  there 
seems  to  have  been  no  renewing  of  the  choice  until  Easter 
Monday,  1803.  William  Wellerf  was  present  as  a  lay  dele- 
gate at  the  diocesan  convention  in  1802,  but  there  is  no 
entry  of  any  appointment  on  the  parish  records.  With  the 
foregoing  exception,  the  parish  was  unrepresented  by  a  lay- 
man until  the  convention  held  in  Hartford  in  June,  1S12, 
although  delegates  were  appointed  in  1803,  1808,  and  1809, 

The  usual  mode  of  supporting  ecclesiastical  societies  was 
by  taxation;  but  as  it  was  thought  unadvisable  to  resort  to 

*This  continued  until  the  pews  were  altered  into  slips  in  1822. 

f  William  Weller,  Lancellot  Place,  Rainbow  Mills,  in  iSoi,  advertises 
that  he  pays  cash  for  grain.  Later  advertisements,  in  1S03-4,  by  not 
specifying  any  other  place  imply  that  he  resided  in  Hartford. 


58  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

this  if  it  could  be  avoided,  the  sittings  were  rented,  and  as 
the  receipts  from  this  source  did  not  pay  the  yearly  expense, 
a  contribution  was  taken  up  on  every  Sunday  and  other  days 
when  services  were  held.  The  treasurer's  book  shows  the 
amounts  received  on  each  occasion  from  October,  1801,  to 
March,  1818,  when  the  practice  was  discontinued.  At  Mr. 
Rayner's  desire,   the  collections  were  intermitted   in    1805, 

1806,  1807,  and  1808.  The  sums  gathered  were*  but  small. 
On  the  4th  of  October,  1801,  the  amount  was  $5.15;  on  the 
nth,  $4.14;  on  the  i8th,  $4.39,  and  on  the  25th,  $4.63;  on  the 
second  Sunday  in  March,  1818,  $3.22;  on  the  third,  $2.38;  and 
the  whole  received  during  the  year  1817-18  was  $121.15.  To 
meet  deficits  subscriptions  were  made  in  1802,  1807,  and  1808. 
The  first  parish  tax  was  laid  in  1809,  to  raise  the  sum  of 
$400.  These  subscriptions  and  the  tax  lists  are  entered  in 
full  on  the  records,  and  enable  us  to  learn  who  composed  the 
parish  at  the  respective  dates. 

In  1807*  an  endowment  fund  was  begun;  for  the  support 
of  the  church  depended  upon  a  very  few  individuals,  most  of 
the  parishioners  being  blessed  with  but  little  wealth.  Four 
hundred  and  forty-five  dollars  were  raised  by  Mr.  Morgan  in 
New  York  city,  to  which  was  added  the  proceeds  of  a  small 
piece  of  land  sold,  and  other  donations,  bringing  the  sum  up 
to  eight  hundred  dollars.  This  was  invested  in  stock  of  the 
Hartford  Bank  in  pursuance  of  a  vote  passed  December  7, 

1807,  which  provided  "that  no  part  of  the  principal  or  inter- 
est ...  be  applied  to  any  purposes  of  this  parish,  save 
only  to  establish  a  Fund:  And  whenever  the  principal  and 
interest  accumulating  therefrom  shall  amount,  with  any  other 
sums  given  or  subscribed  thereto,  to  a  capital  the  annual 

*  The  annual  meetings  of  the  parish  had  been  held  somewhat  irreg- 
ularly and  at  different  seasons  of  the  year.  Being  advised  that  their 
proceedings  in  strictness  of  law  were  invalid  in  consequence  of  the  time 
for  the  annual  meeting  not  having  been  fixed  by  vote,  upon  the  petition 
of  John  Morgan  in  behalf  of  the  parish  the  General  Assembly,  in  Octo- 
ber, 1807,  authorized  a  meeting  to  be  held  to  confirm  the  doings  of  former 
meetings;  which  meeting  was  held  December  7th,  and  it  was  then  voted 
that  Easter  Monday  thereafter,  annually,  should  be  the  day  for  holding 
a  parish  meeting  for  the  choice  of  officers,  etc. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  59 

income  of  which  shall  be  Five  hundred  dollars,  then  the 
interest  accruing  may  be  applied  to  the  support  of  a  clergy- 
man in  this  parish,  a  parish  school,  or  such  other  purposes 
for  the  support  of  this  episcopal  parish  as  the  wardens  and 
vestry  may  think  proper.  The  wardens  and  clerk  were 
appointed  a  committee  to  take  care  of  the  fund.  In  1810, 
the  parish  adopted  a  constitution  for  the  future  management 
of  the  fund,  in  which  the  vote  of  1807  was  declared  irrevo- 
cable, and  very  careful  provisions  were  made  for  its  safe- 
keeping and  administration  according  to  the  intent  of  its 
institution.  It  was  provided  that  "the  Bishop  shall  in  all 
cases  have,  and  is  hereby  invested  with  a  power  over  the 
doings  of  the  parish  in  relation  to  this  fund,  which  doings 
shall  not  be  valid  excepting  they  have  the  Bishop's  concur- 
rence and  approbation." 

The  General  Assembly  in  May,  1829,  incorporated  the 
wardens  and  vestry  by  the  name  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Epis- 
copal Church  Fund,  authorizing  them  to  hold  property  to  an 
amount  not  exceeding  $10,000. 

The  fund  had  been  carefully  and  well  managed  by  Charles 
Sigourney,  a  man  of  excellent  judgment  and  the  most  scru- 
pulous accuracy  and  integrity,  and  in  1830  consisted  of 
eighty-five  shares  of  stock  in  the  Phoenix  Bank,  of  which 
the  par  value  was  $8,500.  Pursuant  to  a  vote  of  the  vestr)^ 
February  27th,  of  that  year,  the  money  was  withdrawn  from 
the  bank  and  invested  in  scrip  issued  by  the  parish  for  the 
purpose  of  building  the  present  church  edifice.  This  step 
was  vainly  opposed  by  Mr.  Sigourney,  who  foresaw,  what  the 
event  proved,  that  the  fund  would  vanish.  When  the  scrip 
became  due,  in  1837,  a  parish  meeting,  held  April  loth, 
authorized  the  wardens  and  vestry  to  continue  the  loan  for  a 
further  term,  not  exceeding  ten  years,  and  to  cause  new  scrip 
to  issue.  The  rents  of  the  pews  were  pledged  as  security  for 
the  payment  of  the  interest,  subject,  however,  to  a  prior  lien 
for  the  payment  of  the  interest  on  $20,000  borrowed  of  cer- 
tain individuals.  At  a  vestry  meeting,  October  2,  1847, 
Cyprian  Nichols  was  appointed  to  investigate  the  condition 
of  the  "old  church  fund,"  and  at  the  next  meeting  he  was 


6o  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

appointed  a  committee  to  receive  the  scrip  belonging  to  it, 
then  in  the  hands  of  Samuel  H.  Huntington.  It  seems  that 
Mr.  Nichols  did  not  get  it;  for  September  14,  1850,  Zepha- 
niah  Preston  was  authorized  to  receive  the  scrip  from  Mr. 
Huntington  and  deposit  it  in  the  Phoenix  Bank  for  safe  keep- 
ing, where  it  is  now  supposed  to  be;  and  this  is  the  latest 
entry  concerning  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund  to  be  found  on 
our  records. 

In  1809,  the  rector  of  this  parish  was  constituted  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Hartford  Library  Company,  and  his  successors 
continue  to  enjoy  the  privileges  of  the  Hartford  Library,  into 
which,  by  the  name  of  the  Hartford  Young  Men's  Institute, 
the  Hartford  Library  Company  was  merged  in  1839,  after  an 
existence  of  about  sixty-five  years. 

Mr.  Rayner  resigned  the  rectorship  October  14,  181 1,  and 
took  charge  of  St.  Paul's  Church,  Huntington,  in  Fairfield 
county,  where  he  remained  for  about  sixteen  years.  There 
had  been  dissatisfaction  with  him  on  the  part  of  some  mem- 
bers of  the  parish,  who  thought  that  he  lacked  that  dignity 
and  propriety  of  conduct  which  become  a  clergyman.  It 
seems  also  that  some  did  not  then  regard  his  teachings  as 
quite  orthodox. 

Mr.  Rayner  was  born  in  South  Hempstead,  L.  I.,  Nov.  23, 
1770.  He  did  not  receive  a  collegiate  education,  but  at  the 
age  of  twenty  was  ordained  a  Methodist  preacher  by  Bishop 
Asbury,  at  Lynn,  Mass.  Having  conformed  to  the  church,  he 
was  ordained  in  New  York  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Provoost, 
and  was  settled  over  the  parish  of  St.  Johns,  Elizabethtown, 
N,  J.,  for  about  six  years  before  he  was  called  to  Hartford.  He 
was  an  active  man  in  the  diocese,  an  able  controversialist,  and 
in  many  respects  a  good  pastor.  He  preached  the  convention 
sermons  in  1805  and  1815.  Several  of  his  sermons  preached 
while  rector  here  were  printed.*     In  1807,  to  assist  in  sup- 

*  He  published  while  rector: 

Christ's  Mission.  Hartford,  1806.  [Having  mislaid  this  sermon,  I 
cannot  now  give  a  fuller  account  of  it.] 

A  sermon  delivered  in  the  parish  of  Orford,  town  of  East  Hartford, 


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ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  6l 

porting  himself,  he  taught  the  north  district  school.  In  1827 
he  resigned  the  ministry  of  the  Episcopal  church,  and  Sep- 
tember 25th  of  that  year  was  called  to  the  Universalist  church 
in  this  city,  where  he  remained  until  August,  1831,  after 
which  he  was  settled  in  Portland,  Me.  In  a  letter  to  Rev. 
Hosea  Ballon,  dated  Hartford,  Feb.  5,  1828,  after  stating  that 
he  had  been  for  soine  time  persuaded  of  the  truth  of  the 
Universalist  doctrine  and  for  several  years  had  taught  nothing 
contrary  thereto,  he  says  :  "  In  whatever  light  my  principles 
and  proceedings  may  be  viewed  by  my  brethren  of  the  Epis- 
copal church,  I  shall  still  cherish  for  them  sentiments  of 
respect  and  Christian  charity,  and  especially  the  uniform 
candor  and  kindness  with  which  I  have  been  treated  by  the 
excellent  Bishop  of  this  diocese  merit  the  acknowledgment 
of  my  gratitude  and  esteem."* 

Mr.  Rayner  died  in  New  York,  November  22,  1850. 

In  his  report  to  the  convention  in  181 2,  he  gave  the  follow- 
ing statistics  of  this  parish  :  Families  about  80,  12  or  14  of 
which  live  in  Windsor  and  East  Windsor. f  Baptisms  in 
1802,  17;  1803,  20;  1804,  17;  1805,  15;  1806,  20;  1807,  12; 
1808,  17;  1809,  19;  1810,  20.  Marriages,  1802,  4;  1803,  i; 
1804,  3;  1805,  5;  1806,  8;  1807,  7;  1808,  10;  1809,  14; 
and  1810,  16.  Number  of  communicants  in  1801,  6;  in  1811, 
34.  From  the  bishop's  addresses  we  learn  that  there  were 
58  confirmed  here  in  1808,  and  62  in  181 1. 

May  18,  1S06.  Published  by  request.  Hartford,  printed  by  Lincoln  & 
Gleason,  1806,  pp.  15. 

A  charity  sermon  delivered  in  the  North  Presbyterian  meeting-house 
in  Hartford  on  Lord's  day  evening,  September  15,  iSii,  at  the  request  of 
the  Female  Beneficent  Society.  Hartford,  Charles  Hosmer  printer, 
1811,  pp.  16. 

While  he  was  L^niversalist  minister  at  Hartford,  he  pi-inted  on  a  half 
letter  sheet,  with  the  title  "The  Dunning  Letter,"  some  good-natured 
verses  addressed  to  the  wardens  and  vestry  during  his  rectorship,  asking 
for  payment  of  arrears  of  his  salary. 

*  Whittemore's  Life  of  Ballou,  ii,  360.  In  his  letter  to  the  Bishop,  Oct. 
9,  1827  (Beardsley's  Hist,  of  the  Church  in  Conn.,  ii,  453),  he  writes:  "  I 
shall  still  humbly  claim  to  be  considered  as  a  member  of  the  church, 
entitled  to  all  its  common  privileges." 

f  Rev.  Ezra  Stiles  reckons  that  in  1762  there  were  perhaps  five  or  six 
families  of  Episcopalians  in  Windsor. 


62  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  Rev.  Philander  Chase  had  recently  returned  to  the 
North  from  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  the  first  settled 
Protestant  clergyman,  and  fixing  his  residence  at  Cheshire 
had  placed  his  sons  at  the  Episcopal  Academy  there.  He 
began  to  preach  in  Hartford  on  Sunday,  October  27,  181 1. 
On  the  loth  of  December  in  that  year,  the  parish  voted 
unanimously  that  the  vestry  should  make  proposals  to  him 
to  take  charge  of  the  parish  as  their  minister,  at  a  salary  of 
eight  hundred  dollars  a  year.  Mr.  Chase  accepted  the  office, 
with  the  stipulation  that  after  two  years  his  salary  should  be 
one  thousand  dollars  per  annum.  He  was  instituted  June  23, 
181 2.  The  sermon  on  the  occasion  was  by  the  Rev.  Henry 
Whitlock  of  New  Haven,  on  i  Tim.  iii,  15,  16,  and  was 
printed.  On  the  same  day  the  first  ordination  here  to  the 
diaconate  was  held  —  that  of  the  Rev.  Birdsey  G.  Noble, 
soon  after  settled  at  Middletown  —  and  on  the  next,  the  first 
diocesan  convention  which  ever  met  in  this  city. 

The  church  had  no  bell.  When  Hartford  was  settled  the 
immigrants  brought  with  them  from  Newtown,  now  Cam- 
bridge, a  bell  which  I  suppose  was  the  first  in  New  England. 
The  Second  or  South  Ecclesiastical  Society  had  a  bell  by 
the  will  of  William  Stanley,  who  died  in  December,  1786. 
There  was  a  third  bell  on  the  grammar  school.  These  were 
all  which  were  then  in  Hartford.  In  the  parish  accounts 
is  an  entry  of  twenty-five  cents  paid,  in  1802,  to  Mr.  Burkett, 
sexton  of  the  North,  now  Centre,  Church,  for  ringing  the 
bell  on  Christmas  and  New  Year's  Day.  When  the  old 
meeting-house  of  the  first  society  was  taken  down  in  Decem- 
ber, 1805,  the  bell  and  clock  which  had  been  in  its  steeple 
were  removed,  until  their  new  edifice  should  be  completed, 
to  the  steeple  of  Christ  Church.  The  clock  was  the  only 
public   one  in   the   city.*     To  defray   the  expense   of    this 

*  A  clock,  to  strike  the  hour  by  day  and  by  night,  was  procured  by  pub- 
He  subscription  in  1752.  I  have  been  told  that  the  date  was  painted  on 
the  dial.  Within  my  remembrance  the  old  works  were  in  the  steeple  of 
the  Centre  church,  and  perhaps  they  are  still  there. 

It  is  claimed  that  Guilford  had  the  first  public  clock  in  the  colony, 
as  well  as  the  first  steeple,  about  1726. 


ANNALS   OF   THE    PARISH.  63 

removal  and  of  some  necessary  alterations  in  the  steeple,  a 
subscription  was  made  among-  the  inhabitants  of  the  north- 
ern part  of  the  city.  Papers  on  file  show  that  the  money 
was  raised  in  very  small  sums.  In  the  latter  part  of  the  year 
181 1,  steps  were  taken  toward  procuring  a  bell.  After  some 
negotiations  with  the  committee  of  the  First  Ecclesiastical 
Society,  which  was  willing  to  dispose  of  its  old  bell  and  pro- 
cure one  of  larger  size,  one  was  cast  for  the  parish  by  Ward 
&  Bartholomew,*  which  weighed  seven  hundred  pounds  and 
costs  fifty  cents  a  pound.  Sundry  persons  not  members 
of  the  parish  subscribed  towards  it.  After  the  tower  of  this 
church  was  completed,  nearly  forty  years  ago,  this  bell,  not 
being  thought  heavy  enough,  was  sold  for  $193  to  the  church 
in  Hitchcocksville. 

A  new  organ  was  procured  in  181 2,  built  by  Catlin  & 
Bacon  in  this  city,  at  a  cost  of  $500,  as  by  contract ;  but 
some  additions  were  made,  which  brought  the  price  up  to 
$511.52.  For  the  old  instrument  $150  was  allowed,  and  the 
remainder  was  raised  by  subscription.  The  organ  was  con- 
siderably enlarged  in  181 7. 

A  parish  library  was  begun  in  181 2.  Messrs.  T.  &  J. 
Swords  of  New  York,  well-known  church  booksellers,  sent 
on  consignment  a  number  of  Bibles,  prayer-books,  and  other 
religious  books  particularly  illustrative  of  the  ordinances  and 
doctrines  of  the    Protestant    Episcopal    Church.       A  parish 

*  Church  bells  were  cast  in  Hartford  at  least  as  early  as  17S7,  by  Jesse 
Goodyear  and  Enos  Doolittle.  Goodj-car,  in  an  advertisement,  says  that 
he  had  cast  bells  weighing  2,400  pounds.  Doolittle  and  his  son  cast 
many  bells  for  Ward  &  Bartholomew,  and  continued  in  the  business 
until  about  1841. 

Ward  &  Bartholomew  were  goldsmiths  and  coppersmiths.  The  silver 
bowl  formerly  used  for  baptismal  purposes  (which  disappeared  in  1879), 
was  presented  by  Mr.  Bartholomew,  as  was  also  the  arm-chair  formerly 
used  for  the  bishop's  chair.  He  died  in  April,  1830,  and  was  the  first  per- 
son buried  from  the  new  church. 

Until  within  a  few  years  it  was  the  custom  to  ring  Christ  Church  bell 
at  noon,  and  the  bells  of  the  Centre  and  South  at  nine  o'clock  in  the 
evening. 

When,  in  1816  and  1867,  the  funerals  of  Rev.  Dr.  Strong  and  his  suc- 
cessor, Rev.  Dr.  Hawes,  passed  Christ  Church,  the  bell  was  tolled. 


64  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

meeting,  March  30,  181 2,  authorized  the  vestry  to  receive 
these  with  others  thereafter  to  be  consigned,  to  keep  them 
in  some  suitable  place  and  use  their  influence  to  promote 
their  sale  ;  *  and  it  was  voted  that  the  commission  allowed 
should  be  invested  in  books  suitable  for  a  parish  library,  of 
which  the  rector,  wardens,  and  vestry  were  appointed  man- 
agers and  directors,  and  they  were  also  requested  to  solicit 
donations  for  the  library.  Thomas  Glover,  son-in-law  of 
John  Morgan,  was  the -first  librarian,  and  was  succeeded  by 
Seth  Whiting  at  Easter,  1813,  and  by  William  DeWitt  in 
1 815,  when  it  was  ordered  that  the  library  should  be  opened 
every  Saturday  afternoon.  The  arrangement  with  the 
Messrs.  Swords  continued  some  six  years.  Papers  and 
accounts  on  file  show  what  books  were  sent  and  sold.  A 
list  of  donors  and  donations  to  the  parish  library  in  i8i8  is 
inserted  at  length  in  the  parish  records.  Rules  and  regula- 
tions for  the  use  of  the  library  were  adopted  in  1820,  which 
the  rector  was  requested  to  read  from  the  desk.  In  1832-3, 
a  subscription  was  made  for  the  benefit  of  the  library,  since 
which  time  but  few  books  have  been  added  to  it  —  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  college  and  other  public  libraries  in  this  city, 
and  the  greater  ease  with  which  church  books  can  now  be 
procured,  having  in  some  measure  superseded  the  necessity 
for  a  parish  library. 

Chimneys  were  built  and  the  church  first  warmed  in  the 
winter  of  18 15-16.  Stoves  were  also  introduced  into  the 
Center  Church  the  same  winter. 

Bishop  Chase's  Reminiscences  afford  but  few  incidents  of 
his  life  in  this  city.  He  says,  "I  returned  to  the  Northern 
States,  and  in  the  fall  of  181 1  was,  with  uncommon  felicity 
to  myself,  fixed  as  rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut. My  residence  in  this  city  continued  till  181 7. 
During  this  period  the  number  of  the  faithful  greatly 
increased  ;  the  attendants  at  the  Lord's  Table,  from  a  very 

*  Rev.    Mr.    Rayner  kept  church  books  on  sale,  as  appears  by  an 
advertisement  of  his  in  August,  1808. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  65 

few,  became  a  great  number.  I  rejoiced  to  see  the  blessed 
effects  of  the  gospel  of  peace  and  the  many  examples  of  a 
faithful  and  holy  life.  In  the  bosom  of  an  enlightened 
society,  softened  by  the  hand  of  urbanity  and  gentleness,  my 
enjoyments,  crowned  with  abundance  of  temporal  blessings, 
were  as  numerous  and  refined  as  fall  to  the  lot  of  man.  Of 
the  time  I  spent  in  this  lovely  city  I  can  never  speak  in 
ordinary  terms.  It  is  to  my  remembrance  as  a  dream  of 
more  than  terrestrial  delight.  Of  its  sweets  I  tasted  for 
awhile  and  thought  myself  happy."* 

There  is  an  anecdote  told  in  Samuel  G.  Goodrich's  (Peter 
Parley)  Recollections,\  that  Mr.  Chase  declined  to  pray  before 
the  Hartford  Convention  in  18 14-15,  on  the  ground  that  he 
knew  no  form  of  prayer  for  rebellion  ;  but  this  cannot  be 
authentic,  whatever  his  political  sympathies  may  have  been, 
for  the  journals  of  that  body  show  that  he  did  open  several 
sessions  with  prayer. 

Bishop  Jarvis  died  May  3,  1813.  Several  unsuccessful 
efforts  were  made  to  fill  the  Episcopate.  Some  of  the  friends 
of  Mr.  Chase  desired  his  election.  In  1816,  the  convention 
requested  Bishop  Hobart  of  New  York  to  take  charge  of 
this  diocese,  an  invitation  which  he  accepted  in  October  of 
that  year.  On  the  12th  of  February,  181 7,  Mr.  Chase 
addressed  a  letter  to  the  wardens  and  vestry,  requesting 
them  to  join  with  him  in  procuring  a  canonical  dissolution  of 
his  connection  with  the  parish.  Diocesan  and  not  parochial 
relations,  he  said,  induced  him  to  take  this  step.  To  the 
Standing  Committee  of  the  diocese  he  wrote,  "  The  reasons 
which  have  led  me  to  this  determination  are  not  founded  on 
any  disagreement  with  the  people  of  whom  I  have  had  the 
parochial  charge.  On  the  contrary,  I  take  this  opportunity 
to  testify  my  entire  satisfaction  with  them  as  a  parish  and 


*  He  published,  while  rector,  A  Sermon  preached  at  the  commence- 
ment of  the  year,  to  the  young  people  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  and 
presented  unto  them  by  their  affectionate  Pastor.  Hartford,  Hale  & 
Hosmer,  1814,  i2mo,  pp.  21. 

t  Vol.  ii,  p.  53. 
5 


66  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

my  gratitude  for  the  many  kindnesses  I  have  received  from 
them  as  individuals.  My  reasons  for  leaving  them  are 
couched  in  this  one  sentence  :  I  am  persuaded  that  I  can  be 
more  useful  to  the  church  of  Christ  and  more  happy  in  my 
own  person  elsewhere  than  in  the  diocese  of  Connecticut." 
He  preached  his  farewell  sermon  March  2,  181 7. 

After  a  brief  period  of  lay-reading,  the  name  of  Jonathan 
M.  Wainwright,  instructor  of  rhetoric  in  Harvard  College,  at 
which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  181 2,  was  suggested. 
He  preached  his  first  sermon  here  April  20,  181 7,  having 
been,  on  the  Sunday  before,  at  Providence,  admitted  to  the 
diaconate  by  Bishop  Griswold.  At  a  vestry-meeting.  May  28, 
1 81 7,  the  wardens  (John  Morgan  and  Michael  Olcott)  and 
Mr.  Sigourney  were  appointed  a  committee  to  wait  on  Rev. 
Mr.  Wainwright,  to  converse  with  him  respecting  his  disposi- 
tion to  settle  in  this  parish,  and  make  report  to  the  next 
vestry-meeting.  He  was  ordained  priest  in  Hartford,  on 
Saturday,  August  16,  181 7,  by  Bishop  Hobart,  who  on  the 
next  day  confirmed  twenty-two,  but  he  was  not  regularly 
settled  by  the  parish  until  October  18,  181 7,  when  his  salary 
was  fixed  at  $1,000  a  year.  He  was  instituted  or  inducted 
rector  by  Bishop  Hobart  on  Friday,  May  29,  181 8. 

The  new  rector  was  an  accomplished  gentleman,  of  a 
genial  disposition  and  winning  manners,  and  was  quite 
popular  with  the  young  men  of  the  city.* 


*  "  About  this  period  —  that  is,  in  1819  —  "  says  S.  G.  Goodrich  in  his 
Recollections  of  a  Lifetime,  "  I  was  one  of  a  literary  club,  of  which  J.  M. 
Wainwright,  Isaac  Toucey,  William  L.  Stone,  Jonathan  Law,  S.  H. 
Huntington,  and  others  were  members.  ...  I  published  three  or 
four  numbers  of  a  small  work  entitled  'The  Round  Table,'  the  articles 
of  which  were  written  by  different  members  of  the  club." 

This  publication,  with  others  to  which  it  gave  rise,  are  all  now 
extremely  rare.     They  were: 

The  Round  Table:  by  George  Bickerstaffe,  and  others.  i6mo,  pp.  72, 
in  three  numbers.  No.  i,  Hartford,  August  23,  1819  —  No.  3,  March  i, 
1820. 

The  Square  Table,  or  the  Meditations  of  Four  Secluded  Maidens 
seated  around  it.     i6mo,   pp.   34,  in   2  Nos.     No.  i,  undated  —  No.  2, 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  6^ 

Sunday-schools  were  established  in  1818.  A  society  was 
formed,  called  the  Hartford  vSunday-School  Society,*  the 
object  of  which  was  stated  to  be  "  to  communicate  religious 
instruction  to  those  who  shall  attend  its  schools,  and  to  teach 
the  rudiments  of  learning  so  far  as  may  be  necessary  for  the 
attainment  of  religious  knowledge." 

At  a  meeting  of  the  board  of  managers,  May  12,  181 8,  the 
committee  appointed  for  the  organization  and  management 
of  the  schools,  consisting  of  the  Rev.  Messrs.  Wainwright, 
Hawes,  and  Cushman,  and  Messrs.  S.  Terry  and  J.  R.  Wood- 
bridge,  reported  the  following,  which  was  accepted  : 

"  That  all  the  subjects  for  instruction  in  the  Sunda)^- 
school  be  collected  at  the  North  Conference  Room  on 
Sunday,  the  24th  of  May  instant,  at  4  o'clock,  p.m. 

"  That  they  then  be  divided  into  four  different  schools, 
and  be  numbered.  That  they  meet  at  the  following  places  : 
No.  I,  at  the  North  Conference  Room.  No.  2,  at  the  Epis- 
copal Church.  No.  3,  at  the  Baptist  Meeting  House,  and 
No.  4,  at  the  South  Chapel. 

"  That  they  meet  on  the  morning  of  each  sabbath  at  nine 
o'clock,  and  in  the  afternoon  at  half-past  one  o'clock,  and 
that  the  exercises  of  each  day  be  commenced  with  prayer. 

"  That  there  be  one  siiperintendent  to  each  school,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be,  to  admit  all  the  scholars  and  register  their 
names  and  ages,  to  class  them,  to  govern  the  school  and 
keep  order,  to  assign  to  the  teachers  their  tasks,  and  gen- 


November,  1 8 19.  Mrs.  Sigourney  was  the  author  or  leading  contributor 
to  this.     It  is  referred  to  in  her  Letters  of  Life,  p.  326. 

The  Stand:  By  a  Society  of  Young  Men.  i6mo,  pp.  74,  in  7  Nos. 
No.  I,  December  18,  1819  —  No.  7,  August  14,  1820.  This  was  the  pro- 
duction of  a  set  of  men  younger  than  the  contributors  to  the  Round 
Table. 

The  Candle,  or  an  Answer  to  the  Stand.  January  27,  1820.  i6mo, 
pp.  8. 

The  Extinguisher :  By  Donald  Doughhead,  the  Printer's  Devil. 
March,   1820.     i6mo,  pp.  7. 

*In  1858,  the  late  Zephaniah  Preston  published  a  pamphlet  entitled 
Statistics  of  the  Hartford  Sunday-School  Society,  organized  May  5,  1818. 
Compiled  from  the  Records.     i2mo,  pp.  23. 


68  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

erally  to  regulate  and  superintend  the  school,  and  to  report 
to  the  board  monthly. 

"  That  there  be  two  visitors  to  each  school,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  visit  their  respective  schools  on  the  sabbath  next 
preceding  the  monthly  meeting  of  the  Board,  and  at  such 
other  times  as  they  think  lit,  and  report  monthly  to  this 
Board. 

"  The  superintendents,  in  all  their  duties  respecting  the 
schools,  to  be  regulated  by  this  Board." 

James  M.  Goodwin  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the 
School  No.  2,  and  John  Morgan  and  Charles  Sigourney 
visitors. 

The  teachers  were  : 

Miss  Maria  Nichols,  Mr.  Zephaniah  Preston, 

Miss  Betsey  Canfield,  Mr.  Charles  Brainard, 

Miss  Esther  M.  Bull,*  Mr.  George  Beach, 

Miss  Sally  Adams,  Mr.  Joseph  Wheeler, 

Miss  Cornelia  Warner,  Mr.  Hezekiah  Seymour, 

Mr.  James  A.  Canfield. 

The  schools  were  commenced  in  April  and  closed  in  Octo- 
ber of  each  year.  After  about  three  years  it  was  thought 
best  that  the  labors  of  the  Society  should  cease,  and  that 
each  parish  should  manage  its  own  schools,  Mr.  Goodwin 
remained  superintendent  for  the  first  four  years,  and  Mr. 
Allen  C.  Morgan  the  fifth  year. 

The  whole  number  of  scholars  registered  in  this  school 
was  141  in  1818;  boys  66,  girls  75.  In  1819,  boys  61,  girls  81, 
total  142;  new  scholars  38.  In  1820,  boys  44,  girls  75,  total 
119  ;  new  scholars  8.  In  1821,  boys  79,  girls  102,  total  181  ; 
new  scholars  102.  In  1822,  boys  82,  girls  74,  total  156  ;  new 
scholars  42. 

The  year  181 7  saw  a  political  revolution  in  Connecticut, 
and  the  way  was  prepared  for  the  adoption  of  the  Constitu- 
tion, by  which  the  ancient  ecclesiastical  establishment  of  the 
State  was  overthrown  and  all  denominations  were  placed  on 


The  only  survivor  in  1879. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  69 

an  equal  footing.  The  annual  Election  Sermon,  which  had 
always  been  preached  by  a  minister  of  the  standing  order, 
was  delivered  in  1818  by  an  Episcopalian  —  Harr}-  Croswell, 
of  New  Haven  — before  the  General  Assembl}^,  in  the  Centre 
Church  in  this  city.* 

The  Rev.  Thomas  C.  Brownell  was  elected  Bishop  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut  by  the  Convention  held  in  New 
Haven,  June  2  and  3,  1819.  At  a  vestry-meeting  held 
June  20th,  the  rector  stated  some  of  the  advantages  which 
would  result  to  the  parish  in  having  their  bishop  located 
here;  and,  that  so  desirable  an  event  might  be  secured,  he 
proposed  that  the  wardens  and  vestry  should  consider  and 
determine  what  they  could  do  in  a  pecuniary  way  to  effect  it. 
He  stated  that  the  Bishop's  Fund,  as  it  then  stood,  would 
not  yield  over  eleven  or  twelve  hundred  dollars  a  year,  and 
proposed,  with  the  approbation  of  the  vestry,  relinquishing 
in  favor  of  the  bishop  $400  of  his  salary,  and  proposed  to 
remunerate  himself  by  his  services  in  the  academy  which 
he  contemplated  establishing,!  or  from  occasional  services  in 
the  neighboring  parishes.  He  expected,  in  case  both  these 
failed,  that  the  vestry  would  pledge  themselves  to  make  good 
the  deficiency.  The  rector  was  authorized  to  offer  to  the 
bishop-elect,  through  the  committee  appointed  by  the  con- 
vention, a  sum  equal  to  the  deficiency  of  the  bishop's  fund  to 
pay  $1,500,  for  four  years,  which  sum  should  not  exceed 
$400  a  year,  on  condition  of  his  residing  in  this  place. 
Dr.  Brownell  accepted  the  Episcopate  June  24th  ;  in  Sep- 
tember the  vestry  appointed  a  committee  to  facilitate  the 
removal  of  his  furniture  from  New  York  to  this  city,  and  his 
consecration  took  place  at  New  Haven,  October  27,  1819. 

On  the  9th  of  December,  181 9,  Mr.  Wainwright  communi- 

*  Bishop  Brownell  preached  the  Election  Sermon  in  1S22,  and  Mr. 
Wheaton  in  1828.  These  were  all  the  Episcopal  preachers.  The  custom 
of  having  an  election  sermon  was  discontinued  in  1830. 

f  The  legislature,  at  the  May  session,  1819,  incorporated  The  Hartford 
Academy.  The  corporators  were  John  T.  Peters,  John  Morgan,  Samuel 
Tudor,  Jr.,  Charles  Sigourney,  William  H.  Imlay,  Roswell  Bartholomew, 
Jeremy  Hoadley,  Jonathan  M.  Wainwright,  Isaac  Perkins,  Griffin  Sted- 
man  —  aU  members  of  this  parish. 


JO  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

cated  to  the  wardens  and  vestry  that  he  had  been  invited  to 
become  an  assistant  minister  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York — 
the  position  lately  occupied  by  Bishop  Brownell  —  and  had 
concluded  to  request  the  parish  to  unite  with  him  in  procur- 
ing from  the  bishop  a  canonical  dissolution  of  their  connec- 
tion. The  parish  acquiesced  in  the  request  of  their  rector 
and,  in  the  event  of  the  expected  dissolution,  authorized  the 
wardens  and  vestry  to  request  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  of  the 
Diocese  to  accept  the  rectorship. 

Bishop  Brownell  accepted  the  charge,  December  i8,  1819, 
on  condition  that  a  suitable  assistant  rector  should  forthwith 
be  appointed,  and  that  he  would  himself  perform  the  public 
services  and  preach  one-fourth  part  of  the  time  at  Hartford, 
and  one  other  fourth  part  in  an  out-parish  to  be  connected 
with  this,  and  that  he  should  receive  for  these  services  from 
the  parish  of  Hartford  $500  per  annum,  but  that,  on  account 
of  his  frequent  absences,  other  ministerial  duties  must  devolve 
upon  the  assistant  rector.  This  was  agreed  to  by  the  parish, 
January  5,  1820,  and  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  was 
invited  to  become  assistant  rector,  with  a  salary  of  $900.* 

An  agreement  was  entered  into  to  supply  the  parish  of 
St.  John's,  Warehouse  Point,f  with  public  services  and 
preaching  one-half  of  the  time,  to  wit,  with  the  services  of 
Bishop  Brownell,  rector  of  Christ  Church,  one-quarter  of  the 
time,  and  with  the  services  of  the  assistant  rector  one-quarter 
of  the  time.  Four  gentlemen  of  St.  John's  guaranteed  the 
payment  of  $400  to  the  treasurer  of  the  parish  at  Hartford 
as  compensation  therefor. 

About  this  time  the  custom  of  having  a  clerk,  to  lead  the 
congregation  in  their  responses,  to  give  out  the  metrical 
psalms  and  hymns,  and  to  read  public  notices,  was  discon- 
tinued. The  clerk  was  accustomed  to  sit  in  a  little  box  on 
one  side  of  the  desk. 

Bishop  Brownell  tendered  his  resignation  of  the  rectorship 

*  He  came  March  4,  1S20. 

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ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  7 1 

in  a  letter  to  the  wardens  and  vestry,  November  ii,  1820, 
"The  establishment  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary" 
at  New  Haven,  he  wrote,  "has  called  upon  me,  by  the  duty 
which  I  owe  to  the  church  at  large,  to  be  near  it  during  its 
infant  state,  that  I  may  be  the  better  able  to  render  it  such 
support  and  assistance  as  may  not  be  incompatible  with  my 
paramount  duties  to  the  diocese.  .  .  .  As,  however,  the 
arrangement  made  with  the  parish  of  East  Windsor  does  not 
expire  till  February  next,  I  shall  continue  my  services  to 
both  congregations  as  heretofore  (either  personally  or  by  a 
substitute)  until  that  time,  unless  some  other  more  satisfac- 
tory arrangement  should  be  made."  The  treasurer's  book 
shows  that  his  salary  was  paid  to  the  last  day  of  December, 


At  the  annual  parish  meeting,  Easter  Monday,  April  23, 
1 82 1,  the  Rev.  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  was  unanimously 
invited  to  accept  the  rectorship,  with  a  salary  of  $1,000. 
He  signified  his  assent  on  the  5th  of  June  following. 

Mr.  Wheaton  was  a  native  of  New  Preston  in  Litchfield 
county.  He  had  been  admitted  to  the  diaconate  and  priest- 
hood by  Bishop  Kemp  of  Maryland,  in  which  vState  he  had 
been  engaged  in  teaching  after  his  graduation  at  Yale  Col- 
lege in  1 814. 

The  parish  was  now  in  a  prosperous  condition.  Already 
in  1819  slips  had  been  substituted  for  four  of  the  pews  ;  but 
now  further  accommodations  were  needed,  which  were  ob- 
tained in  1822,  by  removing  a  partition  at  the  entrance  of 
the  church,  reducing  the  width  of  the  slips,  and  bringing 
those  in  the  nave  together  —  thus  making  two  alleys  instead 
of  three  —  and  changing  the  remaining  pews  to  slips.  These 
alterations  gave  seventy-six  slips  on  the  ground  floor.*  In 
the  same  year  the  young  men  of  the  parish  subscribed  $100 
toward  purchasing  lamps  for  the  church. 


*  Plans  showing  the  annual  leases  of  sittings  in  the  church  are  on  file, 
having  been  preserved  with  few  exceptions  from  the  beginning  to  the 
present  time. 


72  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  charter  of  Washington,  now  Trinity,  College  was 
granted  by  the  General  Assembly  in  May,  1823.  Episco- 
palians had  long  desired  an  institution  of  higher  education 
under  their  control,  for  Yale  College  was  not  then  conducted 
with  liberality.  Theophilus  Yale,  for  whom  the  college  had 
been  named,  was  a  churchman,  and  Bishop  Berkeley  had  been 
one  of  its  greatest  benefactors,  yet  the  son  of  the  rector  of 
Trinity  in  New  Haven  could  not  attend  his  father's  church 
save  on  communion  Sundays.  Repeated  efforts  had  been 
made  to  obtain  the  powers  of  a  college  for  the  Episcppal 
Academy  at  Cheshire  (established  in  1796,  and  incorporated 
1 801),  but  without  success.  At  a  parish  meeting,  March  30, 
181 3,  Charles  Sigourney,  Samuel  Tudor,  Jr.,  and  Thomas 
Glover  were  appointed  to  confer,  advise,  or  correspond  with 
any  other  committee  or  body  of  persons  interested,  on  the 
subject  of  an  application  which  is  to  be  made  this  spring 
to  the  legislature  for  liberty  to  establish  an  Episcopal  College 
in  this  State  —  an  object  which  this  parish  greatly  desires  to 
see  effected.  Vacancy  in  the  Episcopate  and,  afterwards, 
the  establishment  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary, 
which  for  a  brief  period  was  located  at  New  Haven,  caused  a 
suspension  of  efforts  for  the  establishment  of  a  college. 

The  location  of  the  new  institution  was  not  fixed  by  the 
charter,  but  left  to  be  competed  for  by  the  larger  towns, 
although  the  general  expectation  had  been  that  it  would  be 
settled  at  Hartford.  It  was  finally  established  here  by  the 
trustees,  at  a  meeting  held  at  New  Haven,  May  6,  1824, 
when  upon  a  ballot  it  appeared  that  there  were  nine  votes 
for  Hartford,  five  for  Middletown,  and  two  for  New  Haven. 

The  trustees  had  requested  Mr.  Wheaton  to  go  as  an 
agent  to  Great  Britain,  to  solicit  the  donation  of  books  and 
philosophical  instruments,  and  the  parish,  August  26,  1823, 
signified  its  consent.  He  sailed  from  New  York  in  Septem- 
ber, 1823,  and  returned  in  November,  1824.*     To  supply  his 


*His  Notes  on  Travel  were  printed  in  \hQ  Episcopal  Walc/wian, 
1827-g.  They  were  afterwards  published  in  a  volume  by  H.  &  F.  J. 
Huntington.  Of  this  book  Trubner,  speaking  of  its  mechanical  execu- 
tion, says:  "  We  have  in  our  possession  a  copy  of  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Whca- 


ANNALS   OF  THE   PARISH.  73 

place,  the  parish  invited  the  Rev.  Edward  Rutledge  of  South 
Carolina,  who  had  been  educated  in  Connecticut  and  was 
the  first  whom  Bishop  Brownell  admitted  to  the  diaconate. 
Mr.  Rutledge  was  unable  to  come,  and  the  Rev.  Henry  M. 
Mason  was  employed. 

But,  besides  what  he  accomplished  for  the  college,  there 
was  another  result  from  Mr.  Wheaton's  mission  abroad. 
He  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing  some  of  the  principal 
churches  in  England  and  improving  his  architectural  taste; 
for  there  were  then  but  few  buildings  in  the  United  States 
worthy  of  study,  and  probably  the  best  specimens  of  Gothic 
were  Trinity  Chiirch  in  New  Haven,  built  in  1S15,  and  St. 
Stephen's  in  Philadelphia,  consecrated  1823. 

On  the  4th  of  April,  1825,  the  parish  appointed  the  vestry 
a  committee  to  obtain  the  refusal  of  an  eligible  site  for  a 
new  church.  Upon  the  report  of  this  committee,  a  parish 
meeting  appointed  another  committee  to  report  the  ways 
and  means  within  the  power  of  the  parish  to  purchase  a 
building  lot  and  erect  a  church  thereon,  together  with  the 
probable  expense  of  the  lot  and  building.  The  subject  was 
debated  at  an  adjourned  meeting  October  loth,  and  again 
on  the  24th  of  that  month,  when  the  expediency  of  proceed- 
ing to  the  erection  of  a  new  church  as  soon  as  practicable 
being  put  to  vote,  there  were  thirteen  in  the  affirmative  and 
seven  in  the  negative;  but  as  the  statute  law  required  a  vote 
of  two-thirds  to  build,  the  motion  was  declared  lost. 

A  year  was  nearly  completed  before  the  subject  is  again 
alluded  to  on  the  records,  though  we  may  well  believe  it 
was  not  absent  from  the  thoughts  of  the  rector,  for  the 
church  was  filled  to  its  utmost  capacity.  At  a  vestry-meet- 
ing, October   17,    1826,   the   Rev.    Mr.  Wheaton   and  Messrs. 


ton's  Journal  of  a  visit  to  England,  Scotland,  and  France,  printed  at 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  in  1830,  before  the  general  introduction  of  rollers, 
which  in  point  of  accuracy  of  composition  and  beauty  of  pressmanship 
is  a  masterpiece  of  typography.  The  color  is  wonderfully  uniform,  con- 
sidering it  was  put  on  the  type  with  balls,  and  yet  it  does  not  appear  that 
the  book  in  question  was  regarded  at  the  time  of  printing  as  anything 
more  than  an  ordinary  piece  of  work."  —  Bibliographical  Guide  to 
Ainerica7i  Literature,  iSjg,  page  c*. 


74  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

James  M.  Goodwin  and  Samuel  Tudor  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  procure  some  proper  plan  or  plans  of  a  church, 
to  be  submitted  to  a  future  meeting.  This  committee  em- 
ployed Ithiel  Towne  of  New  Haven,  and  reported  to  a 
parish  meeting,  March  20,  1827.  The  parish  voted  to  pro- 
cure a  site  and  build,  provided  the  expense  should  not  ex- 
ceed $28,000.  A  committee  of  nine  were  appointed  to  pur- 
chase, according-  as  they  should  deem  most  for  the  interest 
of  the  parish,  either  one  of  six  locations  agreed  upon.*  Ar- 
rangements were  also  made  for  the  issue  of  stock  to  supply 
funds.  The  committee  bought  for  $8,500  the  lot  between 
Temple,  Market,  and  Kingsley  streets,  now  occupied  by  the 
old  city  hall. 

It  seems  strange  to  us  of  the  present  day  that  the  site 
purchased  should  have  been  thought  a  desirable  one  for  the 
church,  or,  afterwards,  for  the  city  hall;  but  in  1827  the 
population  of  our  city  was  more  homogeneous  than  now,  and 
lay  east  of  Trumbull  street  almost  entirely. 

The  site  which  had  been  bought  did  not  give  general  sat- 
isfaction to  the  parish,  and  after  several  meetings  in  which 
the  subject  was  considered,  the  present  location  was  decided 
upon,  April  16,  1827,  by  a  vote  of  exactly  two-thirds.  This 
vote  was  confirmed  on  the  30th  by  a  larger  majority,  the 
plans  submitted  by  Mr.  Towne  were  adopted,  Messrs.  William 
H.  Imlay,  Samuel  Tudor,  and  James  Ward  were  appointed  a 

*  These  were,  with  the  estimated  cost: 

1.  A  lot  next  east  of  the  Hartford  Bank,  $11,500. 

2.  A  lot  on  the  west  side  of  Main  street,  owned  in  front  b}^  Caleb 
Goodwin  and  Leonard  Bacon,  $13,500.  Where  is  now  Roberts's  block,  a 
few  doors  south  of  the  church. 

3.  A  lot  on  the  west  side  of  Trumbull  street,  owned  by  Norman 
Smith,  $8,000.     This  was  opposite  the  foot  of  Pratt  street. 

4.  A  lot  owned  by  Spencer  and  Gilman,  $8,500.  The  lot  on  Market 
street,  which  the  committee  bought. 

5.  A  lot  owned  by  Ward  &  Bartholomew,  on  the  west  side  of 
Trumbull  street,  $12,000.  The  southwest  corner  of  Asylum  and  Trum- 
bull streets. 

6.  A  lot  owned  by  Aristarchus  Champion,  on  Main  street,  $9,500. 
The  site  of  the  i^resent  church. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  75 

building  committee,  and  the  land  recently  purchased  was 
ordered  to  be  sold. 

Ground  was  broken  in  the  summer  of  1827,  and  the  work 
of  building-  was  already  considerably  advanced  when,  on 
Tuesday,  May  13,  1828,  the  corner-stone  was  laid*  with 
appropriate  ceremonies  by  Bishop  Brownell.  Mr.  Wheaton 
delivered  an  address  on  the  occasion. f  The  roof  was  on  be- 
fore the  next  winter,  and  the  church  was  consecrated  on  Wed- 
nesday, December  23,  1829,  by  Bishop  Hobart,  acting  in  be- 
half of  Bishop  Brownell,  then  absent  on  a  southwestern 
tour.J  A  procession  was  formed  from  the  old  church  to  the 
new,  consisting  of  the  vestry,  the  wardens,  the  clergy,  and 
the  bishop.  Prayers  were  read  by  the  Rev.  Prof.  Hector 
Humphreys,  and  the  lessons  by  the  Rev.  Prof.  Horatio 
Potter  (late  Bishop  of  New  York).  The  Instrument  of  Dona- 
tion was  read  by  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  Rector  of  the 
parish,  and  the  Sentence  of  Consecration  by  the  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Jarvis,  Rector  of  Trinity  Church,  Chatham,  The  ser- 
mon was  preached  by  Bishop  Hobart.  His  text  was  Gen. 
xxviii,  16,  **  Surely  the  Lord  is  in  this  place."§ 


*In  the  cavity  prepared  for  the  purpose  was  deposited,  with  several 
coins  for  the  current  year,  a  bottle  containing  a  piece  of  parchment  with 
this  inscription: 

In  the  name  of  God,  Amen. 
This  corner-stone  of  Christ  Church  was  laid  by  the 
Right  Rev.  T.  C.  Brownell,  May  13th,  1828. 
The  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton  being  Rector, 
Charles  Sigourney  and  Samuel  Tudor,  Wardens, 
M.  Olcott,  J.  Hoadly,  N.  Morgan,  C.  Saunders,  I.  Tou- 
cey,  G.  Stedman,  A.  Farwell,  R.  Bartholo- 
mew, and  S.  H.  Huntington, 
Vestrymen;  and, 
S.  Tudor,  W.  H.  Imlay,  and  J.  Ward,  Building  Conwiittee. 
Mr.  Huntington,  the  latest  survivor  of  the  above,  attended  the  cele- 
bration of  the  semi-centennial  on  both  parts  of  the  day.     He  died  Febru- 
ary 4,  18S0,  in  his  eighty-seventh  year. 

\  It  is  printed  in  The  Episcopal  Watchman,  Vol.  ii,  69. 
JThe  cost  of  the  site,  building  (so  far  as  it  was  completed,  say  July  i, 
1830),  and  organ,   was  $43,706.19.     The  building  committee  made  no 
charge  for  their  services,  nor  did  the  treasurer. 

§  It  is  printed  in  the  Posthumous  Works  of  Bp.  Hobart,  ii,  29. 


76  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  work  of  building  was  brought  to  a  close  without  any- 
painful  incident.  While  in  progress  there  were  frequent 
comments  on  its  solidity  and  massiveness.  It  was  superin- 
tended by  Mr.  James  Chamberlain,  a  member  of  the  parish, 
and  a  builder  at  least  equal  to  any  who  has  ever  lived  in  our 
city.*  In  March,  1830,  the  parish  presented  him  with  $100 
and  a  piece  of  plate  worth  $50,  with  a  suitable  inscription, 
"  not  so  much,"  the  record  says,  "  for  its  value,  as  a  grateful 
acknowledgment  for  the  unwearied  and  judicious  applica- 
tion of  his  talent  as  an  architect  and  builder,  and  for  his  skill- 
ful and  successful  superintendence  of  the  new  church  to  its 
(thus  far)  completion."  Mr.  Wheaton  gave  his  attention  to 
every  detail,  and  we  are  indebted  not  only  to  his  fine  taste 
but  to  the  skill  of  his  hands,  for  he  fashioned  some  of  the 
models  for  the  stucco  ornaments,  and  some  of  the  stone 
faces  on  the  east  end  of  the  church  were  cut  by  him.  Mr, 
Wheaton  also  presented  a  transparency,  which  formerly  cov- 
ered the  chancel  window.  It  was  a  representation  of  the 
Ascension,  after  Raphael,  and  painted  by  W.  Bacon,  of  Lon- 
don, f 

The  stained  glass  in  the  heads  of  two  western  windows 
was  made  in  Boston,  and  is  one  of  the  earliest  specimens  of 
the  art  in  this  country.     The  cost  was  $62.50. 

The  land  on  which  the  old  church  stood  was  sold  to 
Oliver  D.  Cooke,  and  the  building  to  the  Romanists.  The 
spire  was  taken  down  and  the  building  removed  to  Talcott 
street.  It  was  reconsecrated  by  Bishop  Fen  wick  in  183 1,  by 
the  name  of  Trinity  Church,  and  was  wholly  consumed  by 
fire.  May  11,  1853. 

*A  few  years  afterwards  Mr.  Chamberlain  became  deeply  involved 
through  erecting  a  house  for  a  gentleman  in  this  city.  Imprisonment  for 
debt  had  not  then  been  abolished,  and  to  avoid  arrest  he  fled  to  Michigan. 
Some  of  his  friends  subscribed  and  bought  a  two-horse  wagon,  in  which 
his  wife  and  children  went  to  him.    He  died  not  long  after. 

f  This  picture,  having  been  accidentally  torn,  was  some  years  since 
given  back  to  Dr.  Wheaton,  and  replaced  by  a  window  of  stained  glass. 
It  was  accidentally  ruined  in  transportation  to  Marbledale. 


ANNALS   OF   THE   PARISH.  7/ 

Having  thus  traced  the  progress  of  the  church  from  its 
humble  beginnings  until  it  had  become  one  of  the  leading 
parishes  of  the  diocese,  and  having  brought  down  these 
annals  to  the  event  of  which  we  to-day  celebrate  the  fiftieth 
anniversary,  the  limit  which  I  had  assigned  to  myself  is 
reached,  and  here  shall  be  an  end. 


REPORT    OF    A    COMMITTEE 
Concerning  t^z  ;^uYii>e 

OF   THE 

Parish  of  Christ  Church 

HARTFORD 
1894 


At  a  meeting  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ 
Church,  Hartford,  held  May  2,  1893,  it  was 

"  Voted,  That  a  committee  of  four  members  of  the  Vestry  be 
appointed,  with  power  to  employ  a  competent  person  to  index  the 
Parish  Minutes,  to  extract  all  the  votes  of  importance,  and  to  make 
an  abstract  of  the  trust  funds  of  the  Parish  from  the  records. 

"Dr.  G.  W.  Russell,  W.  L.  Matson,  J.  M.  Taylor,  and  H.  H. 
Hollister  were  appointed  such  committee." 

H.  H.  Hollister,  Clerk. 


REPORT. 


To  the   Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  : 

In  accordance  with  the  above  vote,  your  committee  have 
undertaken  the  request  to  ascertain  the  Funds  which  belong 
to  the  Parish,  and  the  present  condition  of  the  same.  It  has 
been  a  task  greater  than  was  expected  when  the  resolution 
appointing  us  was  passed;  but  it  has  been  completed  with 
faithfulness,  as  we  believe.  It  is  certainly  proper  that  we 
should  have  a  full  knowledge  of  all  that  our  honored  prede- 
cessors have  done  in  their  interest  for  the  welfare  of  this 
Parish.  The  struggle  which  the  Church  had  in  this  town, 
and  its  history  down  to  1828,  was  graphicall}''  told  by  Mr, 
Charles  J.  Hoadly  in  1879,  at  the  celebration  of  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  the  consecration  of  the  Church. 

As  none  of  the  early  members  of  the  Parish  and  but  few 
of  their  descendants  are  now  living,  and  not  many  of  the 
present  members  are  familiar  with  what  has  been  done  in 
the  past,  we  have  thought  it  proper  to  enter  with  some 
minuteness  into  the  consideration  of  the  Funds  which  have 
been  constituted,  and  which  now  exist  in  this  Parish. 

The  first  of  which  we  find  mention  in  the  records  of  the 
Parish  is  called. 

The  Episcopal  Church  Fund. 

Mr.  John  Morgan  had  secured  from  his  friends  in  New 
York  city,  in  aid  of  the  Parish,  four  hundred  and  forty-five 
dollars,  and  this,  with  the  proceeds  of  a  small  piece  of  land, 
sold  to  Dr.  Joseph  Lynde,  was  the  foundation  of  the  above 
Fund.  It  has  been  said  that  the  subscriptions  in  New  York 
were  made  conditionally  that  the  money  should  not  be  used 
for  present  purposes,  but  that  a  fund  should  be  established. 
This  seems  very  probable,  for  we  find  that  very  soon  the 
6 


82  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Parish  took  action  in  the  matter,  and  did  establish  this  Fund 
and  guard  it  with  extraordinary  provisions  and  care.  It  was 
increased  by  the  income  from  the  original  sum  and  by  some 
subscriptions,  and  by  the  very  careful  nursing  of  Mr.  Charles 
Sigourney,  until  in  1830  it  amounted  to  eighty-five  hundred 
dollars.  It  was  then  invested  in  Church  Scrip,  issued  to  pay 
for  the  debt  incurred  in  erecting  the  Church,  and  was  not 
many  years  afterwards  lost  to  view,  as  Mr.  Sigourney  and 
many  members  of  the  Parish  had  predicted. 

To  us,  at  this  day,  it  seems  a  singular  proceeding,  and  not 
quite  consistent  with  the  idea  of  a  Fund,  which  should  be 
held  as  a  distinct  and  separate  sum  of  money,  set  aside, 
as  this  was,  for  specific  purposes,  to  be  accounted  for  an- 
nually, and  to  be  known  of  all  men  as  a  Fund  by  its  generic 
name,  and  so  to  be  continued,  upon  its  conditions,  into 
perpetuity. 

We  are  far  from  saying  that  a  dishonest  use  was  made  of 
this  Episcopal  Church  Fund.  The  gentlemen  who  were 
engaged  in  the  change  of  its  investment  were  among  the 
oldest  and  most  honored  members  of  the  Parish.  It  would 
be  presumptuous  in  us  to  say  that  their  proceedings  were 
not  strictly  legal ;  that  had  been  secured  by  proper  enact- 
ment, and  the  necessities  of  the  Parish  seemed  to  be  their 
warrant  for  its  use  in  the  payment  of  its  debts.  They  had 
builded  beyond  their  immediate  ability  to  pay,  as  so  many 
other  religious  societies  have  done,  and  will  probably  con- 
tinue to  do,  that  they  ventured  upon  an  experiment,  which 
may  have  been  legal,  but  is  not  to  be  commended.  If  the 
example  should  be  generally  followed,  it  would  probably  dis- 
courage many  gifts  for  the  establishment  of  specific  funds, 
gifts  made  for  a  certain  object  and  with  the  expectation  of  a 
long  continuance. 

It  may  be  said  in  justification  that  this  Fund  is  not  lost; 
that  it  still  remains  in  the  Church  building,  and  that  the  pew 
rents  are  pledged  for  the  payment  of  the  annual  interest. 
But,  then,  who  knows  anything  about  this  Fund  ?  What 
wardens  and  vestry  keep  any  account  of  this  Fund?  What 
treasurer  has,  for  many  years,  made  any  mention  of  it  in  his 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  83 

report?  It  is  as  a  thing  of  naught,  as  if  it  never  had  an 
existence  ;  it  has,  as  was  predicted,  become  so  completely 
absorbed  that  it  is  now  almost  forgotten.  It  may  be  the 
fate  of  other  Funds  belonging  to  this  Parish  if  we  do  not 
manage  and  use  them  according  to  the  intent  of  the  donors  ; 
and  this  subject  is  dwelt  on  now  for  the  purpose  of  impress- 
ing upon  all  who,  in  any  way,  are  connected  with  this  Parish, 
the  duty  of  becoming  acquainted  with  its  history  and  of 
faithfully  maintaining  its  interests. 

To  make  this  history  complete  and  note  the  very  begin- 
ning of  this  Fund,  we  include  in  our  report  the  following 
plea,  which  was  made  to  friends  in  New  York  in  1S07  for  aid 
to  the  Parish  by  Mr.  John  Morgan,  and  the  action  thereon. 
He  was  a  very  prominent  merchant  here,  was  one  of  the 
wardens  of  the  Parish,  and  had  many  friends  in  that  city. 
He  was  liberal  in  his  support  of  the  Parish,  independent 
in  character,  and  prosecuted  with  vigor  whatever  he  under- 
took. Some  few  of  us  remember  him  as  he  appeared  in  the 
latter  days  of  his  life,  when,  in  straitened  circumstances, 
he  filled  the  office  of  inspector  of  wood  for  the  city.  As  seen 
upon  the  streets,  tall  and  thin,  supported  by  a  long,  gold- 
headed  cane,  he  was  sure  to  attract  attention  by  his  vener- 
able appearance,  dignified,  courteous,  and  sometimes  brusque 
manner.  Authority  became  him  well,  and,  when  irritated, 
he  never  failed  to  assert  it.  He  had  that  sense  of  what  was 
becoming  to  law  and  order,  that  led  him  to  believe  that  he 
was  a  good  expounder  of  both.  The  misfortunes  which 
befell  him  may  have  increased  some  of  his  peculiarities,  and 
possibly  added  to  that  positiveness  of  manner  and  opinion 
which  were  characteristic  of  him.  He  was  a  good  church- 
man, and  Mr.  Hoa;dly  well  says,  "  that  to  his  zealous  labors 
and  liberal  contributions,  the  Parish  was  indebted  for  its 
temporal  prosperity  more  than  those  of  any  other  individual." 
The  early  records  show  how  much  he  was  interested  in  every 
movement  for  the  Church  in  the  city.  He  gave  to  it  not  his 
money  only,  but  his  time,  which  was  exceedingly  valuable  to 
him,  engaged,  as  he  was,  in  extensive  and  diverse  mercantile 
pursuits.     He  was  respected  to  the  end  of  his  life  for  his 


84  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

energy,  his  uprightness,  his  devotion  to  the  Church,  and  the 
independence  with  which  he  expressed  his  opinions.  He 
died  in  New  York,  Sept.  19,  1842. 

The  Parish  expressed  its  appreciation  of  him  when, 
March  20,  1826,  the  Wardens  and  Vestry 

"  Voted,  That  S.  Tudor  and  C.  Sigourney  call  on  John  Morgan,  Esq., 
request  him  to  designate  where  he  would  prefer  to  be  seated  in  the 
Church,  and  that  two  seats  be  reserved  to  him  and  Mrs.  Morgan,  where 
he  may  select." 

This  plea  for  aid  shows  how  much  it  was  then  needed  for 
the  Church  in  Hartford.  Very  likely  it  was  written  by 
Mr.  Morgan,  as  the  writing  corresponds  with  his.  It  is  a 
reminder  to  us  of  the  earnest  requests  for  assistance  in  the 
feeble  parishes  at  the  West  or  South,  and  that  our  condition 
in  1807  was  very  like  theirs  at  the  present  time.  It  is 
especially  interesting  as  being  the  foundation  of  what  was 
afterwards  termed  the  "  Episcopal  Church  Fund,"  the  history 
of  which  we  are  endeavoring  to  present. 

In  the  Records  of  the  Parish,  pp.  28,  29,  this  is  found: — 

"  Copy  of  the  subscription  paper  drawn  up  in  the  city  of  New  York, 
for  the  purpose  of  representing  the  necessities  of  the  Parish,  and  obtain- 
ing some  relief. 

"The  vestry  of  Christ  Church  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  beg  leave  to 
call  the  attention  of  the  pious  and  benevolent  to  the  following  statement. 

' '  By  the  exertions  of  a  few  individuals  an  Episcopal  Church  has  been 
built  in  that  city.  But  owing  to  removals,  death,  and  failure  in  business, 
the  congregation,  which  was  always  small,  has  lost  several  of  its  best  sup- 
porters, and  the  whole  weight  of  its  expenses  now  devolves  on  a  very 
few  individuals,  who  contribute  annually  to  the  support  of  the  Church 
from  fifty  to  an  hundred  dollars  each. 

"  The  situation  of  the  Church  at  present  is  such  that  there  is  serious 
reason  to  apprehend  that  unless  some  assistance  can  be  obtained  it  will 
entirely  fail. 

"  Hartford  being  the  metropolis  of  Connecticut,  the  establishment 
of  the  Episcopal  Church  there  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to  the  prosper- 
ity of  the  Church  throughout  the  State.  Several  new  congregations  have 
been  formed  within  the  vicinity  of  Hartford  principally  by  the  exertions 
of  the  Clergymen  settled  there,  and  upon  the  permanent  establishment 
of  the  Church  in  Hai'tford,  the  increase,  if  not  the  very  existence,  of  those 
congregations  depends. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS, 


85 


"  The  Vestry  of  the  Church,  therefore,  impressed  with  these 
considerations,  have  determined,  as  the  last  resort,  to  solicit  the  aid 
of  the  pious  and  benevolent  in  the  City  of  New  York.  And  they 
pledge  themselves  that  whatever  may  be  contributed  shall  be  faithfully 
applied  to  relieve  the  congregation  from  its  present  very  heavy  burthen. 
(Signed)    John  Morgan,  Senior  Warden. 

New  York,  lo  April,  1807." 

"  We   the  subscribers  agree  to  pay  the  sum  affixed  to  our  respec- 
tive names,  for  the  within  mentioned  purpose  : 


David  M.  Clarkson, 

$10. 

John  McVicker, 

•  $10. 

Thomas  S.  Clarkson, 

10. 

Neh''   Rogers, 

10. 

Francis  Bayard  Winthrop 

, 

10. 

John  McCracken,  . 

20. 

James  Desbrosses,     . 

20. 

H.  LeRoy,      .        . 

.        lO. 

Joshua  Waddington, 

10. 

J.  Sherred,      . 

10. 

Jn"  Ogden, 

10. 

FredkC 

10. 

Wm.  Rhinelander,    . 

10. 

M.  Clarkson,  . 

10. 

L.  C.  &  T.  Hammersley, 

10. 

C.  McEvers,  Jun., 

5- 

Cash,  without  names, 

30. 

Joshua  Jones, 

10. 

Wm.  Jauncey,    . 

15- 

W.  Rhinelander,  Jun. ,  . 

10. 

Frederick  Phillips, 

10. 

B.  W.  Rogers, 

5- 

John  Ripley,  Jun., 

10. 

Cash,  without  names,    . 

15- 

Peter  W.  Merier, 

5- 

V.  Howey, 

10. 

James  Jarvis,     . 

5- 

Benj"  Moore,  . 

10. 

Henry  Rogers,  . 

10. 

J.  H.    Hobart, 

5. 

John   J.  Glover, 

30. 

Abraham  Beach,    . 

5- 

W.  Rogers, 

10. 

E.  D.  Barry,  . 

5- 

Thomas  Glover, 

20. 

Cave  Jones,    . 

5- 

A.  L.  Bleeker,  . 

10. 

Wm.  Harris 

5- 

George  Warner, 

10. 



And"'  Hammersley, 

10. 

Total  subscription,     . 

$445 

A  Lady,     . 

10. 

New  York,  April 

26,  1 

807.' 

"  I  do  hereby  certify  that  in  my  opinion  the  within  statement  of  the 
embarrassed  situation  of  Christ  Church  in  Hartford  in  Connecticut  is 
altogether  true  ;  and  I  hereby  recommend  the  application  of  that  Church 
to  the  benevolent  attention  of  all  those  who  wish  to  promote  the  interests 
of  Religion  and  the  prosperity  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church. 

Signed,     Benj*  Moore, 
Bishop  of  P.  E.  Church  in  the  State  of  New  York." 


86  CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

"  Mr.    Morgan  refunded  of    the  above    subscription    left    in 

his  hands,        .......       $400. 

Mr.    D.    Olcott   refunded   of    the   above   subscription    left   in 

his  hands,        .......  10. 

Mr.  Rayner  refunded  pr.  T.  Lloyd  of  the  above  subscription 

left  in  his  hands,         ......  35. 

Received  also  interest  of  Mr.  Morgan,       ....  12.50 

"      "   Mr.  Olcott,  ....  .50 


458. 


"The  amount  of  the  subscription  in  New  York,  &  in- 
terest as  above,  ......         458. 

The  amount  of  money  received  of  Joseph  Lynde,  .  .  255. 

And  this  siim  withdrawn  from  the  subscription  to  be 
collected  by  Mr.  Lloyd,  thro'  the  agency  of  Mr. 
Ward,  ........  87. 


making       $800. 
was    paid   into    the   Hartford    Bank    as    subscription    money   for    two 
bank  shares. 

Attest,        Charles  Sigourney, 

Society  Clerk." 

Though  this  report  is  lengthened  thereby,  it  is  well 
to  copy  from  the  records  the  action  taken  by  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry,  and  by  the  Parish  in  relation  to 
this  Fund. 

At  a  Parish  meeting,  held  December  7,  1807,  it  was 

"  Voted,  That  John  Morgan  and  Daniel  Olcott,  Esq'rs,  Wardens 
of  this  Church,  be  a  committee,  and  have  full  power  and  authority 
to  convey  to  Dr.  Joseph  Lynde,  a  parcel  of  land,  lying  north  of 
the  Church,  and  to  settle  and  adjust  the  boundary  line  between  the 
said  Lynde  and  the  Church. 

"  Voted,  That  the  money  arising  from  the  sale  of  the  land  to 
said  Lynde,  together  with  the  amount  of  the  money  subscribed 
for  the  establishment  of  a  fund  for  the  Church  in  New  York,  be 
applied  to  the  purchase  of  stock  in  the  Hartford  Bank,  or  put  at 
loan  on  good  security,  and  that  no  part  of  the  jjrincipal,  or  interest 
arising  from  the  same,  be  applied  to  any  purposes  of  this  Parish, 
save  only  to  establish  a  Fund.  And  whenever  the  principal  and 
interest  accumulating  therefrom  shall  amount,  with  any  other  sums 
given  or  subscribed  thereto,  to  a  capital,  the  annual  income  of  which 
shall  be  five  hundred  dollars,  then  the  interest  accruing  may  be  applied 
to  the  support  of  a  clergyman  in  this  Parish,  a  Parish  school,  or  such  other 


REPORT  ON   FUNDS.  8/ 

purposes  for  the  support  of  Episcopal  Parish  as  the  Wardens  and  Vestry 
may  think  proper. 

"  Voted,  That  Mr.  John  Morgan,  Mr.  Samuel  Tudor,  and  Charles 
Sigourney,  be  a  committee,  to  draw  up  articles  proper  to  establish  such 
a  Fund,  to  soUcit  further  subscriptions  thereto,  and  that  they  report  a 
plan  to  the  next  or  some  future  Parish  Meeting. 

"  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Clerks  be  a  committee  to  take 
care  of  the  funds,  and  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  authorized  to  place 
them  at  interest,  and  to  make  report  of  the  state  of  the  funds  at  the  meet- 
ing of  the  Parish  next  Easter  Monday." 

The  sum  of  eight  hundred  dollars,  constituting  the 
above  Fund,  "was  paid  into  Hartford  Bank  as  subscrip- 
tion money  for  two  bank  .shares."  Then  follows  a 
"  Statement  to  show  what  may  be  produced  from  the 
two  bank  shares  in  possession  of  the  Church  in  23  years, 
which  will  be  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1831." 

The  committee  did  not  report  until  18 10.  We  extract 
fvirther  from  the  records:  — 

"  At  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church, 
in  the  City  of  Hartford,  held  at  the  Church,  agreeably  to  a  vote 
of  adjournment,  on  Saturday  the  28th,  April,  iSio,  John  Morgan,  Esq., 
being  moderator,  the  committee  appointed  to  prepare  the  plan  of  a 
Constitution  for  the  management  and  future  regulation  of  the  Episco- 
pal Church  Fund,  reported  to  the  Parish  a  plan  of  the  same,  which 
they  recommend  to  the  adoption  of  the  Parish.  Whereupon  it  was 
Voted,  That  the  Constitution,  being  duly  read,  be  referred  to  the  consid- 
eration of  the  Parish,  and  accepted,  article  by  article,  one  at  a  time,  for 
their  consideration  and  acceptance. 

"Thereupon,  the  Constitution,  of  which  follows  a  copy,  was  read 
and  considered  by  the  Parish,  and  accepted  by  them,  article  by  arti- 
cle, in  the  form  which  follows,  and  afterwards  accepted  altogether  and 
ordered  to  be  recorded  and  sent  to  the  Bishop  for  his  concurrence  and 
ratification." 

CONSTITUTION. 

' '  For  the  future  management  of  the  fund  of  money  belonging  to  the 
Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  in  the  State 
of  Connecticut. 

"Article  ist.  The  aforesaid  fund  shall  be  denominated  'The 
Episcopal  Church  Fund.'  It  consists  at  the  present  time  of  two  shares, 
of  the  value  of  four  hundred  dollars  each,  in  the  Hartford  Bank,  together 
with  the  dividends  and  interest  which  have  accrued  since  the  time  of  pur- 
chasing, December  8,  1807. 


88  CHRIST   CHURCFI,    HARTFORD. 

"  Article  2d.  Whereas  it  was  the  intention  of  the  original  donors  of 
this  fund  that  the  money  they  gave  should,  for  many  beneficial  reasons, 
be  put  at  interest  and  suffered  to  accumulate,  and  whereas,  as  in  conform- 
ity with  this  intention,  the  Parish,  at  their  meeting  of  December  7,  1807, 
did  vote,  '  That  no  part  of  the  principal  or  interest  arising  from  same 
should  be  applied  to  any  purposes  of  this  Parish,  save  only  to  establish  a 
fund  until  the  income  from  same  should  amount  to  five  hundred  dollars,' 
therefore  in  order  more  effectually  to  fulfil  the  aforesaid  intention,  the 
Parish  now  assembled  together  in  legal  meeting  do  hereby  re-enact  and 
confirm  the  vote  passed  as  named  above,  at  the  meeting  of  December  7, 
1807,  that  no  part  of  the  principal  or  interest  arising  therefrom,  of  the 
above  fund,  be  applied  to  any  purposes  of  this  Parish,  save  only  to  estab- 
lish a  fund  until  the  income  from  the  same  amount  to  five  hundred  dollars 
per  annum.  It  is  also  ordained  that  this  vote,  thus  solemnly  repeated, 
shall  be  irrevocable. 

"  Article  3d.  When  this  fund  shall  have  increased  to  a  sum,  the 
income  from  which  shall  amount  to  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  or 
more,  it  is  ordained  that  this  parish  shall  not  ever  thereafter  expend 
anything  more  than  the  interest,  or  income  arising  from  this  fund,  and 
that  the  principal  shall  not,  under  anj^  pretence  whatever,  ever  be  ex- 
pended, either  wholly  or  in  part. 

"  Article  4th.  It  is  further  ordained  that,  in  order  to  secure  to  the 
Church  the  irrevocabiUty  of  the  preceding  obligations,  as  well  as  the  up- 
right and  praiseworthy  use  of  this  income,  and  to  adopt  all  prudent  pre- 
cautions to  guard  against  the  injudicious  expenditure  or  misappropriation 
of  it,  or  any  part  of  it,  by  an}'  persons  who  may  hereafter,  in  the  vicissi- 
tude of  human  affairs,  belong  to  this  parish,  and  be  in  a  situation  to 
direct,  or  misemploy  the  income  of  this  fund,  no  appropriation  nor  expen- 
diture of  this  income  (when  it  shall  have  arrived  at  the  contemplated 
amount  of  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum),  nor  any  part  thereof,  shall 
ever  be  made  without  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Bishop  of  the  diocese, 
for  the  time  being,  first  asked  and  obtained. 

"Article  5th.  This  constitution  shall  not  be  valid,  nor  obligatory 
on  the  parish,  until  approved  and  signed  by  the  Right  Reverend  the 
Bishop  of  this  diocese ;  and  when  accepted  by  the  parish,  and  so  ap- 
proved and  signed  by  the  Bishop,  it  shall  be  binding  on  the  parish,  who, 
hereby  for  themselves  and  their  successors,  do  relinquish  all  right  and 
power  to  annul  it.  Neither  shall  any  amendments  nor  alterations  of  it 
ever  be  made  without  the  assent  or  concurrence  of  the  Bishop,  and  the 
Bishop  shall  in  all  cases  have,  and  hereby  is  invested  with,  a  power  over 
the  doings  of  the  parish,  in  relation  to  this  fund,  which  doings  shall  not 
be  valid,  excepting  they  have  the  Bishop's  concurrence  and  approbation. 
Ari  icLK  6th.  Whereas  several  persons  have  expressed  a  desire  to 
make  an  addition  by  voluntary  gifts  to  this  fund,  on  this  condition,  viz.: 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS. 


89 


That  all  the  preceding  provisions  and  obligations  be  strictly  carried  into 
effect,  and  scrupulously  observed  by  the  parish,  for  the  time  to  come, 
and  reserving  to  themselves,  their  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  or 
assigns,  the  right  to  resume  their  donations  together  with  interest  on  the 
amount,  from  the  time  of  giving,  whensoever  it  may  appear  the  parish 
has  violated,  or  not  complied  with  all  or  any  of  the  preceding  provisions 
of  this  constitution.  It  is  therefore  hereby  declared  that  all  such  dona- 
tions above-named  will  be  thankfully  accepted  by  the  parish,  and  with 
the  condition  attached  to  them  by  their  respective  givers,  which  is,  that 
the  donors,  their  heirs,  executors,  administrators,  or  assigns,  shall  have 
and  possess  the  right  of  resuming  their  gifts,  together  with  interest  on 
the  amount  of  their  gifts,  from  the  time  of  giving,  whensoever  it  may  ap- 
pear the  parish  has  not  complied  with  all  or  any  of  the  preceding  provis- 
ions, which  they  have  hereby  bound  themselves  to  observe. 

"Article  7th.  The  names  of  the  persons  who  are  or  may  become 
donors  to  this  fund,  on  the  condition  referred  to  in  the  preceding  article, 
are  as  follows  : 


Time. 

Names. 

Sum. 

18II. 

Dec.  TO. 

John  Morgan, $50 

" 

James  Ward, 

35 

" 

Saml.  Tudor,  Jr.,  . 

35 

" 

Wm.  H.  Imlay,      . 

35 

" 

Charles  Sigourney, 

35 

" 

Roswell  Bartholomew, 

20 

" 

Seth  Whiting, 

20 

" 

John  Pierce,  . 

30 

I8l2. 

Dec.  8. 

Roland  Lee,  . 

20 

1816. 

May. 

George  Beach, 

10 

"  Article  8th.  And  whereas  it  may  be  that  other  persons  hereafter 
may  feel  a  liberal  desire  to  make  donations  to  this  fund,  on  the  conditions 
aforesaid,  and  more  especially  their  zealous  friends  of  the  Church  in  our 
large  cities  in  our  vicinity,  seeing  they  will  now  possess  a  guarantee  that 
their  bounty  will  not,  and  cannot  be  abused  by  reason  that  the  Bishop, 
the  head  of  the  Church,  has  the  power  to  jDrevent  it.  Therefore  the  names 
of  all  such  persons  as  may  from  time  to  time  make  donations  as  afore- 
said, shall  be  registered  in  the  body  of  this  constitution,  together  with 
the  time  of  their  giving  and  immediately  following  the  names  in  the  pre- 
ceding article,  to  the  intent  it  may  be  distinctly  seen  and  understood 
what  persons  may  have  claims  on  the  fund,  in  case  the  parish  complies 
not  with  the  obligations  it  has  entered  into  by  the  second,  third,  fourth, 
and  fifth  articles  of  this  constitution,  and  to  what  amount. 

"  Article  gth.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Wardens  of  this  Church  to  forward 
a  copy  of  this  constitution  forthwith  to  the  Bishop  of  the  diocese  for  his 
consideration  and  approbation,  on  the  same  being  accepted  in  their  par- 


90  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

ish  meeting;  and  if  accepted  by  the  parish,  and  approved  by  the  Bishop, 
to  cause  the  same  to  be  inserted  on  the  recoixls  of  the  doings  of  this  par- 
ish, by  the  Clerk  of  the  same. 

"Article  loth.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Wardens  of  this  Church 
to  cause  each  succeeding  Bishop  of  this  diocese  to  be  furnished  with  an 
attested  copy  of  this  constitution  for  his  government. 

"  Article  nth.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of 
this  Church,  for  each  one  of  them,  as  soon  as  may  be  convenient  after  be- 
ing chosen  to  office  to  furnish  himself  with  a  copy  of  this  constitution 
from  the  records,  for  his  government. 

"  Article  1 2th.  The  Wardens  and  Vestry  are  constituted  for  the 
time  to  come,  the  managers  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund. 

"  At  a  meeting  of  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  city 
of  Hartford,  on  Saturday,  the  28th  day  of  April,  1810,  the  foregoing  Con- 
stitution was  reported  to  the  parish,  and  after  being  duly  considered,  was 
accepted  by  the  parish,  and  ordered  to  be  sent  to  the  Right  Reverend  the 
Bishop  of  this  diocese,  for  his  approbation  and  ratification,  in  conformity 
with  the  fifth  article  of  this  Constitution. 

Attest  Charles  Sigourney,  Society s  Clerk. 

[Seal]        Approved. 

[Signed]  Abraham,  Bp.,  Connecticut." 

On  the  31st  Dec,  1810,  Mr.  Sigourney  certifies  that  the 
above  Constitution  had  been  duly  accepted  by  the  parish, 
and  approved  by  the  Bishop. 

There  is  no  evidence  to  show  that  Bishop  Brownell  was 
ever  furnished  with  a  copy  of  this  Constitution.  Probably 
his  consent  was  asked  when  the  change  in  the  investment 
was  made  ;  Bp.  Williams  has  never  received  a  copy  of  it,  or 
been  consulted  concerning  it,  nor  was  it  ever  mentioned  to 
him  by  Bishop  Brownell. 

In  18 1 6  the  investment  in  the  Hartford  Bank  had  increased 
to  fifteen  shares  of  four  hundred  dollars  each.  On  the  26th  of 
July  of  this  year  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  voted  to  sell  eight 
shares  of  this  stock,  and  "  directed  that  it  be  invested  in  the 
stock  of  the  Phoenix  Bank  in  this  city,  on  the  best  terms  it 
can  be  done  for  the  interest  of  the  Parish,"  and  on  the  23d  of 
December  directed  a  further  sale  of  the  seven  shares  remain- 
ing to  be  invested  in  the  PlKunix  Bank  also,  making  the  sum 
of  six  thousand  dollars  "invested  under  the  privilege  secured 
to  ecclesiastical  and  other  societies,  by  statute  law  of  this 
wState,  giving  the  bank  the   six  months'    notice   which   the 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  9I 

law  requires."  The  original  sum  of  the  Fund,  eight  hundred 
dollars,  by  careful  management,  had  thus  increased  to  this 
large  amount.  The  Phoenix  Bank,  which  had  been  incor- 
porated in  1814,  was  not  infrequently  called  "  the  Episcopal 
Bank,"  and  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  evi- 
dently did  nothing  to  discourage  this  appellation. 

The  following  votes  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  February 
18,  1818,  would  appear  to  indicate  that  a  watchful  care  was^ 
taken  of  this  Fund,  and  that  there  was  a  willingness  to  us/ 
all  possible  advantages  for  its  increase  : 

"  Voted,  That  Michael  Olcott,  Samuel  Tudor,  and  Charles  Sigourney, 
be  a  committee  to  sell  the  stock  which  this  Parish  owns  in  the  Phoenix 
Bank. 

"  Voted,  That  the  said  committee  be  authorized  to  reinvest  the  pro- 
ceeds of  said  stock,  so  sold,  in  said  Phoenix  Bank,  under  the  privileges 
secured  to  ecclesiastical,  etc.,  societies  by  the  statutes. 

"  Voted,  That  if  the  aforesaid  stock  cannot  be  sold  to  advantage,  in 
the  judgment  of  the  committee,  in  the  cottrse  of  a  few  weeks,  that  the 
committee  be  authorized  to  borrow  the  amount  from  the  Phoenix  Bank, 
so  as  to  have  the  new  investment  of  the  stock  made  the  ist  of  March  next, 
and  repay  the  amount  so  borrowed,  from  the  sales  of  the  stock  when  sold. " 

The  Fund  had  not,  in  181 9,  produced  the  sum  necessary  to 
warrant  the  use  of  the  income  for  parochial  purposes,  and  on 
the  2ist  of  August,  the  Wardens  and  Vestry 

"  Voted,  Charles  Sigourney,  James  M.  Goodwin,  and  George  Beach, 
be  a  committee  to  examine  into  the  permanent  funds  of  this  Parish,  and 
to  see  if  any  mode  can  be  devised  to  bring  up  the  capital  to  the  amount 
necessary  to  produce  the  sum  required  to  raise  five  hundred  dollars  per 
annum." 

There  was  no  further  action  taken  by  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry  relating  to  this  Fund,  except  to  audit  the  accounts  of 
Mr.  Sigourney  occasionally,  until  March  13,  1829.  Consider- 
able indebtedness  had  been  incurred  in  building  the  new 
Church,  beyond  the  ability  or  willingness  of  the  parishioners 
to  pay.  The  zeal  of  the  rector  and  the  ambition  of  some  of 
the  gentlemen  of  the  Parish  had  given  them  a  building  sur- 
passing, it  has  been  said,  that  in  any  other  city  in  New  Eng- 
land at  the  time.  Though  the  subscriptions  had  been  liberal, 
there  was  still  due  a  considerable  sum,  for  which  provision 


92  CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

had  to  be  made.  As  a  means  of  securing  a  part  of  this  sum, 
attention  was  directed  to  the  "  Episcopal  Church  Fund," 
which  now  consisted  of  eighty-five  shares  of  stock  in  the 
Phoenix  Bank.  The  project  was  to  secure,  by  legislative  en- 
actment, the  power  to  make  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  trustees 
of  this  Fund  ;  then  that  the  bank  stock  should  be  sold,  the 
proceeds  loaned  to  the  Parish,  and  scrip  issued  for  the  same. 
It  was  thus  making  a  new  investment,  perhaps  secure,  per- 
haps legal ;  probably  legal,  for  the  most  prominent  men  of 
the  Parish  were  in  favor  of  it,  and  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  State  gave  sanction  to  it. 

But  to  us  at  this  day  it  seems  rather  queer,  and  certainly 
it  appears  as  if  the  original  intent  of  the  Fund  had  been 
diverted,  and  put  to  a  use  not  originally  contemplated.  The 
solemn  promises  of  the  Parish  and  the  reiterated  declara- 
tion in  the  Constitution  were  that  it  should  be  kept  as  a 
Fund,  the  income  from  which,  when  it  amounted  to  five 
hundred  dollars,  might  be  "  applied  to  the  support  of  a 
clergyman  in  this  Parish,  a  Parish  school,  or  such  other  pur- 
poses for  the  support  of  Episcopal  Parish  as  the  Wardens 
and  Vestry  may  think  proper." 

The  process  of  reasoning  doubtless  was  that  the  Parish 
was  not  restricted  to  its  investment  except  as  mentioned  ; 
that  the  Fund  invested  in  the  Parish  was  as  safe  an  in- 
vestment as  the  Fund  invested  in  bank  stock  ;  that  the  issue 
of  scrip  gave  a  visible  existence  to  the  Fund  ;  that  the  rents 
from  the  pews,  the  money  raised  by  taxation,  and  by  contri- 
butions for  the  support  of  the  Parish,  might  be  fairly  con- 
sidered as  the  equivalent  of  the  income  from  money  invested 
in  stocks,  or  bonds  and  mortgages,  or  any  other  good  securi- 
ties. The  sufficient  security  in  this  instance  was  a  second 
lien  upon  the  pew  rents,  a  prior  lien  upon  the  same  existing 
for  twenty  thousand  dollars,  due  to  "  certain  individuals." 

Mr.  Hoadly,  in  his  Annals  of  the  Parish,  well  says  :  — 

"  The  Ftind  had  been  carefully  and  well  managed  by  Charles  Sigour- 
ney,  a  man  of  excellent  judgment,  and  the  most  scrupulous  accuracy  and 
integrity,  and  in  1830  consisted  of  eighty-five  shares  of  stock  in  the 
Phoenix  Bank,  of  which  the  par  value  was  $8,500.     Pursuant  to  a  vote  of 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  93 

the  Vestry,  February  27th  of  that  year,  the  money  was  withdrawn  from 
the  bank  and  invested  in  scrip  issued  for  the  purpose  of  building  the 
present  Church  edifice.  This  step  was  vainly  opposed  by  Mr.  Sigourney, 
who  foresaw,  what  the  event  proved,  that  the  Fund  would  vanish." 

The  Vestry  had  on  the  13th  of  March,  1829, 

"  Voted,  That  immediate  measures  be  taken  to  procure  the  appoint- 
ment of  Trustees  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund,  with  a  view  to  its  more 
certain  preservation." 


As  a  result  a  Parish  meeting  was  held  on  March  23d, 
when  it  was 

"  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  this  Parish  and  their  suc- 
cessors, be  and  they  hereby  are,  constituted  and  appointed  '  Trustees  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  Fund,'  and  that  the  legal  title  of  said  fund  be 
vested  in  them  as  such  trustees,  with  full  power  to  hold  the  same  forever, 
subject  to  the  restrictions  and  limitations,  and  according  to  the  provisions 
contained  in  the  Constitution  adopted  by  this  Parish  April  28,  1810. 

"  Voted,  That  application  be  made  to  the  General  Assembly  at  their 
session  in  May  next  for  a  legislative  act  incorporating  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry  and  their  successors  such  trustees  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund, 
and  ratifying  and  confirming  said  Constitution." 

Isaac  Toucey,  S.  H.  Huntington,  and  Jeremy  Hoadly 
were  appointed  to  prepare  and  present  a  petition  to  the 
General  Assembly  for  this  purpose.  The  result  was  the 
following  act,  which  was  accepted  by  the  Parish  June  15, 
1829  : 

"At  a  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  holden  in  Hartford 
in  said  State,  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  May,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  twenty-nine. 

"  Upon  the  petition  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  showing 
to  this  assembly  that  in  the  year  1810  the  said  parish  established  a  fund, 
principally  from  the  donations  of  individuals,  to  accumulate  until  the 
income  therefrom  should  amount  to  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum  ; 
that  said  Parish  have  constituted  their  Wardens  and  Vestry  and  their  suc- 
cessors, trustees  and  managers  of  said  fund,  which  amounts  to  about  eight 
thousand  dollars,  and  will  soon  become  available  to  said  Parish,  and  that 
an  act  of  incorporation  would  remove  many  difficulties  in  the  manage- 
ment of  said  fund,  and  promote  its  security,  praying  that  said  Wardens 
and  Vestry  and  their  successors  may  be  incorporated,  &c. 


94  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

"■Resolved,  By  this  Assembly,  that  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of 
the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  their 
successors  be  and  they  are  incorporated  by  the  name  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  Fund  ;  with  full  powers  by  that  name  to  sue  and  be  sued,  and  to 
hold,  transfer,  invest,  reinvest,  and  manage  said  fund,  not  exceeding  ten 
thousand  dollars,  in  any  real  or  personal  estate  according  to  their  best 
discretion,  in  trust,  for  the  tise  and  benefit  of  said  Parish." 

The  Wardens  and  Vestry,  as  Trustees  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  Fund,  met  on- March  i,  1830,  and 

"  Voted,  That  the  Fund,  consisting  of  eighty-five  shares  of  Phoenix 
Bank  stock  held  by  the  Episcopal  Parish,  be  invested  in  the  stock  which 
has  been  created  by  said  Parish,  and  that  the  amount  (eight  thousand 
five  hundred  dollars)  be  withdrawn  from  said  Bank  for  that  purpose," 
and  "Samuel  Tudor  and  Cj^prian  Nichols  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  carry  the  foregoing  vote  into  effect." 

Thus  was  consummated  a  measure  which  was  thought  to 
be  wise  at  that  time. 

Mr.  Sigourney  had  subscribed  three  hundred  and  sixty 
dollars  for  the  new  church  and  organ,  "  on  condition  the 
Parish  Fund  be  not  invested  in  the  Church  stock."  We 
may  judge  of  the  earnestness  of  his  convictions,  and  adher- 
ence to  his  views,  when  we  learn  that  his  subscription  was 
not  paid. 

It  should  be  noted  that  in  March,  1824,  the  dividends  on 
the  stock,  eighty-five  shares,  amounted  to  $295.50  ;  and  in 
September  to  a  like  amount  also.  The  income  of  the  Fund, 
therefore,  had  arrived  at  that  sum  which  was  available  for 
Parish  purposes,  and  was  doubtless  so  used,  for  the  number 
of  shares  remained  the  same  in  September,  1829,  when  there 
was  a  dividend  on  eighty-five  shares  of  $255  ;  and  another 
March  3,  1830,  of  the  same  amount.  At  this  last  date  the 
loan  was  made  to  the  Parish,  and  the  dividends,  as  a  visible 
factor  in  book-keeping,  ceased. 

The  loan  having  been  effected,  and  the  money  having 
been  expended  in  paying  a  part  of  the  indebtedness  of  the 
Parish,  it  would  be  well  to  inquire  if  the  treasurer  kept 
a  distinct  and  separate  account  of  this  Fund,  that  is,  every 
year  credited   it   with   its  receipts  and  expenditures.     The 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  95 

very  existence  of  the  Fund,  or  rather  the  remembrance  of 
it,  would  be  thus  assured.  To  be  sure,  it  was  taking  from 
one  pocket  and  putting  it  into  another.  The  money  was 
invested  in  the  Church  building,  and  was  not  absolutely 
lost,  for  the  security  remained,  and  remains  still  ;  though 
absorbed  by  the  Parish,  it  was  still  secured  in  the  building, 
and  must  be  so  considered  to  this  day. 

There  seems  to  have  been  no  further  action  in  this 
matter  until  the  Parish  .meeting  of  April  10,  1837,  when  the 
following  appears  upon  the  records  : 

"  Whereas,  This  Parish  having  heretofore  borrowed  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  Fund  the  sum  of  eight  thousand  five  hundred  dollars,  payable 
on  the  first  day  of  May,  1837,  '  for  the  sole  and  only  purpose  of  complet- 
ing the  Church  and  procuring  a  new  organ  for  said  Church,'  and  by  cer- 
tain votes  of  said  parish  passed  on  the  i8th  day  of  December,  1828, 
caused  Scrip  to  issue  therefor  dated  the  third  of  March,  1830. 

"  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  and  they  are  hereby 
authorized  to  continue  said  loan  for  a  further  term  not  exceeding  ten 
years,  and  to  cause  Scrip  similar  in  form  to  said  former  Scrip,  to  be 
issued  therefor,  witnessed  by  the  Wardens  and  Treasurer  of  the  Parish. 

''And  whereas.  The  Trustees  of  said  Episcopal  Church  Fund  did  on 
the  8th  day  of  instant  April,  pass  a  vote  discharging  a  lien  upon  the  pew 
rents  for  the  security  of  the  payment  of  the  interest  of  the  said  sum  of 
$8,500,  upon  condition  this  parish,  on  acceptance  of  said  discharge,  do 
pledge  said  pew  rents  for  the  security  of  the  payment  of  said  interest, 
subject  to  a  lien  created  on  the  same  by  a  vote  of  said  parish  pledging 
said  rents  for  the  security  of  the  payment  of  the  interest  of  $20,000  here- 
tofore borrowed  of  certain  individuals  therefor. 

"  Voted,  That  this  parish  do  accept  said  discharge  of  said  trustees, 
and  do  hereupon  specially  pledge  the  rent  of  the  pews  of  said  church  for 
the  security  of  the  payment  of  the  interest  annually  on  said  Scrip  for 
said  sum  of  $8,500,  subject,  however,  to  the  lien  created  by  a  vote  this 
day  passed,  pledging  said  rents  for  the  security  of  the  payment  of  the 
interest  on  the  loan  of  $20,000,  heretofore  borrowed  by  this  parish  of  cer- 
tain individuals." 

The  existence  of  this  Fund  was  thus  recognized  as  late 
as  1837,  as  well  as  the  duty  of  paying  interest  upon  the 
same. 

Let  us  notice  for  a  moment  two  of  the  votes  whicli  have 
been  read,  passed  at  a  Parish  meeting  held  April  10,  1837. 
To  understand  them  fully  it  should  be  remembered  that  for 


96  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  purpose  of  building  the  Church,  stock  was  created  to  the 
amount  of  $20,000.  This  was  taken  by  individuals,  who 
loaned  to  the  Parish  various  sums  of  money,  to  be  repaid  in 
ten  years  with  annual  interest,  and  a  lien  was  given  upon 
the  Church  building  with  a  security  also  of  the  pew  rents 
and  taxes.  The  interest  had  been  paid  regularly,  and  was 
endorsed  upon  the  scrip.  But  it  was  subject  to  a  prior  lien 
to  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund.  Whether  those  "  certain 
individuals  "  had  become  distrustful  of  their  security  or  not, 
does  not  otherwise  appear,  except  by  the  votes  discharging 
the  first  lien  to  the  Episcopal  Fund,  and  substituting  in  its 
place  the  loan  to  "certain  individuals."  Following  this  was 
a  renewal  of  the  lien  to  the  Fund.  Becoming  thus  a 
second  party  to  a  lien,  it  would  not  ordinarily  be  considered 
as  secure  as  before.  Perhaps  the  security  was  thought  to  be 
sufficient,  but  the  market  value  now  would  be  considered  as 
impaired  by  the  transaction.  No  second  or  third  mortgage 
can  ever  be  considered  of  equal  value  to  the  first,  and  no 
other  should  ever  be  taken  by  religious  or  benevolent  asso- 
ciations, whatever  may  be  the  practice  in  some  commercial 
transactions.  All  the  fiinds  of  this  character  should  be 
watched  with  the  greatest  care  and  guarded  by  most 
abundant  security.  The  gifts  for  pious  and  benevolent  pur- 
poses deserve  especial  consideration,  and  should  be  placed 
beyond  the  line  of  speculative  investments  or  temptation  of 
extraordinary  interest. 

When  the  principal  of  the  loan  became  due,  in  1847, 
there  were  still  living  and  still  members  of  the  Parish  a 
few  persons  who  had  full  knowledge  of  all  the  transactions 
relating  to  this  Church  Fund,  and,  on  October  23d,  Mr. 
Cyprian  Nichols  was  appointed  to  investigate  and  report  upon 
its  condition.  This  he  probably  did,  for  two  days  afterwards 
the  Wardens  and  Vestry 

"  Voted,  that  the  Treasurer  [Mr.  Nichols]  be  and  he  is  appointed 
a  committee  to  receive  the  scrip  of  the  old  Church  Fund  belonging  to 
Christ  Church,  and  now  in  the  hands  of  Samuel  H.  Huntington.* 

*  We  found  lying  loose  in  one  of  the  record  books  the  letter  of  Mr. 
Nichols  to  Mr.  Huntington  on  this  subject.  He  had  enclosed  a  copy  of 
this  vote  of  the  Vestry,  and  added  to  it  the  following  request : 


REPORT   ON    FUNDS,  97 

The  following-  vote  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  passed 
Sept.  14,  1850,  would  indicate  that  the  Treasurer  did  not 
get  it,  and  that  it  still  remained  in  the  hands  of  Mr. 
Huntington  : 

"  Voted,  That  Zephaniah  Preston  be  appointed  and  authorized  to 
receive  the  Scrip  belonging  to  said  Episcopal  Church  Fund,  now  in 
the  hands  of  Saml.  H.  Huntington,  and  deposit  the  same  in  the  Phoenix 
Bank  for  safe  keeping." 

This  is  the  last  record  which  we  can  find  relating  to  any 
action  taken  by  the  Trustees  relating  to  this  Fund,  and 
no  further  mention  is  made  concerning  it  by  the  Treas- 
urer, as  we  can  ascertain,  but  it  is  believed  that  it  was 
deposited  in  the  Phoenix  Bank  according  to  the  above  in- 
structions. The  officers  of  the  Bank  think  that  it  was 
deposited  there,  but  have  no  knowledge  of  it  now,  nor 
can  it  be  found  there.  Mr.  Redfield  states  that  a  most 
thorough  search  was  made  for  it,  especially  when  the  re- 
moval of  the  bank  was  made  into  the  present  new  build- 
ing, but  the  scrip  could  not  be  found.  Mr.  Charles  H. 
Northam,  who  was  long  a  member  of  this  Parish  and  well 
acquainted  with  the  history  of  this  Fund,  some  time  before 
his  death  expressed  considerable  anxiety  concerning  it, 
recognizing  the  duty  of  the  Parish  towards  it,  and  en- 
deavored to  find  the  location  of  the  scrip,  but  was  not 
successful.*  The  chairman  of  this  committee  some  time 
afterwards  also  instituted  a  search  for  it,  and  was  equally 
unsuccessful.  As  it  could  not  be  found  in  the  bank,  he 
enquired   of    the   descendants   of   Mr.    Nichols,    Mr.    Hunt- 


"  D--  Sir  : 

"  As  I  understand  the  business,  the  views  of  the  Wardens  &  Vestry, 
as  Trustees  of  the  Old  Parish  Fund,  desire  to  make  entry  upon  the  Scrip 
issued  on  act.  of  said  Fund,  of  the  interest  thereon,  and  that  the  Scrip 
shall  then  be  deposited  or  kept  safe,  conformably  to  the  vote  of  the 
Parish  on  the  subject.     When  convenient,  please  hand  me  the  Scrip. 

"  I  am  Respectfully  y", 

"C.    NICHOLS,    Treas. 
"  S.  H.  Huntington,  Es(^" 

*  See  p.  loi  for  account  of  the  discovery  of  this  Scrip. 
7 


98  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

ington,  and  Mr.  Preston,  all  of  them  being  dead,  thinking 
it  possible  that  it  might  be  among  their  papers,  but  could 
learn  nothing  about  it.  Possibly  it  is  lost,  destroyed, 
perhaps  ground  up  in  some  paper  mill,  the  devourer 
equally  of  many  old  and  precious  documents  as  well  as  of 
much  useless  rubbish  which  it  would  be  well  if  it  had 
neither  been  written  or  printed.  But  it  is  possible,  also, 
that  it  is  still  in  existence  and  may  be  brought  to  light 
many  years  hence,  as- has  been  the  case  with  other  impor- 
tant papers  stored  away  in  old  chests  and  in  old  attics,  by 
some  one  delving  for  a  few  grains  of  wheat  in  many  bushels 
of  chaff. 

We  close  this  presentation  of  the  Fund  by  the  following 
notes  of  Mr.  Nichols  in  the  Treasurer's  book,  p.  67  : 

"The  above  Scrip,  No.  28,  [was  issued]  by  Parish  to  Trustees 
of  Parish  Fund  [Episcopal  Church  Fund],  which  consisted  of  85  shares 
of  stock  in  the  Phoenix  Bank,  and  said  Scrip  was  to  show  the  amt.  for 
which  the  stock  was  sold.  The  avails  or  proceeds  of  said  stock  [were] 
credited  for  Parish  purposes  and  applied  in  building  Church,"  &c. 

There  is  another  memorandum  on  page  54  by  Mr, 
Nichols  : 

"This  Scrip  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  S.  H.  Huntington  for  safe 
keeping,  then  one  of  the  Wardens,  it  is  believed,*  and  still  remains  in  his 
hand,  Feb.  7,  1848. — W.  and  Vestry  have  however  passed  a  vote  that 
Scrip  be  returned  to  Treasurer  of  Parish.  But  as  the  form  was  objected 
to,  it  was  not  de'''.  Mr.  H.  will  deliver  the  Scrip  to  Trustees  of  the  Fund 
on  being  required  by  them.  April,  1849.  Scrip  has  not  yet  been  given 
up  to  Trustees,  but  ought  to  be  done," 

Mr.  Cyprian  Nichols,  who  was  treasurer  of  the 
Parish  for  many  years,  was  early  in  life  connected 
with  it,  and  was  luuch  devoted  to  its  interests.  He 
was  of  more  than  ordinary  intelligence,  of  great  pru- 
dence, and  most  scrupulous  integrity ;  the  possession  of 
common-sense  was  eminently  developed  in  him.  Whatever 
business  he  undertook  for  others  was  as  well  cared  for  as  if 


*  Wm.  H.  Imlay  and  Nathan  Morgan  were  the  Wardens  in  1S30.     Mr. 
S.  IT.  Huntington  was  a  member  of  the  Vestry. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  99 

it  had  been  for  himself,  and  it  was  with  him  no  less  a  point  of 
honor  than  a  conscientious  sense  of  duty,  that  he  for  so  long 
a  time  administered  the  financial  affairs  of  the  Parish.  His 
accounts  show  great  attention  to  details,  both  in  presenting 
his  annual  reports  to  the  Parish,  in  giving  estimates  of  its 
probable  receipts  and  expenditures,  in  procuring  loans,  and 
paying  of  interest.  He  also  took  the  liberty  of  adding  various 
side  notes  and  explanations  to  his  figures,  which  help  won- 
derfully in  making  plain  something  which  would  otherwise 
be  obscure.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Vestry  in  1807,  a  faith- 
ful attendant  at  its  meetings  then  and  afterwards,  serving 
upon  numerous  committees  year  after  year,  treasurer  of  the 
Parish  for  a  long  time,  and  held  that  office  at  the  time  of  his 
death  in  1853. 

There  was  formerly  a  law  of  the  city  that  no  fire  should 
be  kindled  in  a  stove  newly  set  up  until  it  had  been  inspected 
by  a  fire  warden,  to  be  assured  of  its  safety.  His  regard  for 
law,  and  sense  of  responsibility  for  the  Church,  led  him  to 
look  after  this  matter  as  carefully  as  if  it  had  been  his  own 
house.  A  faithful  diligence  like  this  would  doubtless  prevent 
the  loss  by  fire  of  many  churches,  at  this  day  accounted  for 
by  an  "  overheated  register  "  or  "  defective  flue."  This  mem- 
orandum, found  in  the  book  of  the  Treasurer,  and  made  by 
him,  is  copied  from  page  171,  Vol.  I.  It  illustrates  well  his 
great  carefulness  and  prudence  : 

"  Oct'  22d.,  1842.  This  day  at  noon,  called  upon  Denslow,  Fire  War- 
den of  [the]  Ward,  to  examine  the  stoves  at  Christ  Church,  which  were 
this  day  newly  set  up.  Went  with  the  Warden,  and  he  examined  those 
in  the  body  of  the  Church,  that  in  Vestry  room,  and  also  the  stove  in  the 
Chapel,  and  said  the  whole  were  in  excellent  order,  and  he  thought  safe." 

A  member  of  this  committee  remembers  that  he  was  sent 
by  his  father  to  the  fire  warden,  Wm.  H.  Hoadley,  in  1828,  to 
examine  the  kitchen  stove  to  see  if  it  was  safe.  The  ques- 
tion of  lighting  a  fire  in  it  before  it  had  been  officially  exam- 
ined, was  a  matter  of  family  discussion  ;  though  it  caused 
some  little  annoyance  by  the  delay,  the  question  was  settled 
in  the  negative.     Mr.   Hoadley  examined  it  carefully,   espe- 


lOO  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

cially  where  the  pipe  entered  the  chimney,  pronounced  it 
safe,  and  we  were  well  satisfied.     He  was  a  useful  man. 

The  true  status  or  legal  condition  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  Fund  can  only  be  obtained  except  by  a  careful  and 
thorough  legal  consideration  of  it.  Though  different  opin- 
ions are  held  about  it,  and  its  revival  considered  of  no  great 
importance,  and  no  meetings  of  its  Trustees  have  been  held 
for  many  years,  yet  it  must  be  remembered  that  the  Trustees 
are  still  in  existence  by  the  annual  election  of  Wardens  and 
Vestry.  These  were  constituted  Trustees  by  an  act  of  the 
Legislature  ;  it  was  by  no  election  as  separate  and  distinct 
officers,  but  from  their  election  as  Wardens  and  Vestry,  they 
became  Trustees,  and  might  at  any  time  have  attended  to 
their  special  duty  had  they  been  so  disposed.  There  has 
been  no  failure  to  elect  Wardens  and  Vestry  in  any  year,  and 
so  the  Trustees  may  be  fairly  said  to  be  in  existence  at  the 
present  time. 

If  the  Fund  was  actually  in  existence  as  a  separate  and 
distinct  Fund,  invested,  for  instance,  as  it  was  when  loaned 
to  the  Parish  in  1830,  it  would  in  a  pecuniary  sense  be  of 
benefit  to  us  now,  as  it  would  in  a  measure  ease  us  of  some 
burdens  not  easy  to  be  borne,  and  aid  in  extending  some  of 
the  work  of  the  Parish.  The  only  practical  way  to  bring 
this  about,  as  it  would  seem,  would  be  for  the  Parish  to  pay 
this  loan ;  but  as  this  cannot  now  be  done,  it  is  possible  that 
some  one  person,  or  a  number  of  them,  may  in  the  future  find 
it  to  be  their  duty  to  do  this  generous  act.  The  loan  being 
paid,  the  Trustees  then  in  office  might  invest  the  sum  and 
annually  pay  the  income  to  the  Parish.  The  Fund  is  then 
revived  and  restored  to  its  original  purpose. 

But  with  the  different  views  which  are  held  concerning 
it,  and  the  possible  legal  complications,  the  committee  have 
no  recommendations  to  make  and  content  themselves  for  the 
present  by  giving  this  history  to  the  Parish.  vSomc  way  out 
of  the  difficulty  may  be  evolved  in  the  future. 

Since  the  above  was  written  the  wScrip,  No.  28,  for  $8,500,  has 
been  found,  as  will  be  related.  It  is  thought  best,  however, 
to  let  the  above  stand  as  a  matter  of  continuous  history. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  lOI 

THE  CHURCH  SCRIP,  OR  PARISH  SCRIP. 

The  Parish  created  stock  to  the  amount  of  $20,000  for  the 
purpose  of  aiding  in  building  the  Church,  and  issued  Scrip 
for  the  same.  This  was  taken  by  "  certain  individuals  "  who 
loaned  this  amount  to  the  Parish.  The  Episcopal  Church 
Fund  having  been  sold,  was  also  invested  in  this  Scrip,  and 
was  to  be  treated  and  considered  in  all  respects  like  the 
preceding  issue.  It  was  called  No.  28,  and  is  so  recorded 
upon  the  Treasurer's  book.  For  a  long  term  of  years  this 
certificate  was  supposed  to  be  lost,  as  the  most  diligent 
search  had  not  enabled  anyone  to  find  it.  It  was,  however, 
discovered  in  the  Phoenix  Bank  a  few  days  since  in  a  folded 
envelope,  carefully  sealed,  the  seal  bearing  the  impress  of  the 
letter  P,  and  had  undoubtedly  been  deposited  there  by  Mr. 
Zephaniah  Preston  in  accordance  with  a  vote  of  the  Trustees. 
It  has  upon  the  envelope  the  following  endorsement: 

"  Certificate  of  Church  Stock,  owned  bj'the  Trustees  of  the  Episcopal 
Cliurch  Fund. 

"  Deposited  by  Z.  Preston,  Committee  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
"July,  1852," 

This  paper  is  clean  and  in  good  preservation,  and  has 
upon  it  no  indorsement  of  interest  or  of  its  renewal  in  1837. 
It  is  similar  in  form  to  the  other  numbers  of  the  Scrip  except 
in  the  filling  of  the  blank  spaces  of  the  printed  copy. 

The  Parish  had  voted,  March  20,  1827,  to  erect  a  new 
Church  building,  the  cost  of  which,  with  the  site  and  organ, 
should  not  exceed  $28,000.  It  was  proposed  to  borrow  the 
needed  amount,  and  it  adopted  the  method  of  creating  stock 
for  this  purpose.  It  does  not  appear  that  any  money  was 
raised  in  advance  by  subscriptions.     It  was 

' '  Voted,  That  for  the  sole  and  only  purpose  of  erecting  a  new  Church 
for  the  use  of  the  Parish,  and  of  procuring  a  new  organ  for  said  Church, 
this  Parish  do  accept  of  a  certain  penal  bond,  dated  the  i6th  day  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1827,  executed  to  the  Parish  by  Nathaniel  S.  Whcaton,  William 
H.  Imlay,  and  others,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  the  provisions 
in  the  conditions  of  said  bond  implying  an  obligation  on  this  Parish. 

"  Voted,  That  the  rents  of  the  Pews  and  Slips  of  said  new  Church, 
when  completed,  be  and  they  hereby  are  specifically  pledged  to  secure 
the  payment  of  the  interest  on  the  stock  created  by  the  conditions  of  said 
bond." 


I02  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

A  copy  of  this  bond  is  not  to  found  upon  the  Parish 
records,  nor  have  we  succeeded  in  finding  it  anywhere.*  It 
was  probably  only  an  agreement  by  the  subscribers  to 
take  a  certain  amount  of  stock  in  the  proposed  move- 
ment, just  as  is  now  done  in  the  organization  or 
creation  of  banking,  manufacturing,  or  other  joint  stock 
corporations.  This  is  indicated  by  a  vote  of  the  Vestry, 
Aug.  12,  1828,  calling  for  "a  further  installment  of  25 
per  cent.,  to  be  paid  by  the  subscribers  to  the  bond  for  raising  inoney 
to  build  a  iiezv  Church,''  etc.  The  subscribers  to  the  bond  were 
undoubtedly  the  persons  to  whom  the  Scrip  was  issued,  and 
whose  names  are  now  to  be  found  upon  the  Treasurer's  book. 
These  were  all  members  of  the  Parish,  interested  in  the 
object  and  willing  to  loan  to  it  their  money,  but  who  did  not 
feel  able  to  give  it  outright.  At  this  day  we  should  subscribe 
a  certain  sum  for  such  a  purpose,  and  agree  to  pay  it  when 
called  for.  As  a  curious  financial  transaction  and  as  illus- 
trating some  of  the  methods  of  our  predecessors  in  Church 
building,  it  may  be  stated  that  this  Scrip  became  negotiable 
paper,  and  some  of  it  passed  into  the  hands  of  non-members 
of  the  Parish,  and  even  non-residents  of  the  town.  It  was  con- 
sidered a  good  and  sound  investment,  paying  six  per  cent,  as 
interest,  was  exempt  from  taxation,  and  very  sure  to  be  paid 
in  the  future.  We  found  a  bundle  of  this  Church  Scrip  among 
the  parish  papers,  and  at  first  thought  we  had  found  the  long 
lost  Scrip  which  Col.  Northam  and  others  had  searched  for 
in  vain.  But,  upon  examination,  it  proved  to  be  the  Scrip 
issued  in  1828  for  the  purpose  of  building  the  Church,  and 
was  due  in  1837.  This  was  printed  upon  an  ordinary  folio 
sheet,  with  the  necessary  blank  spaces,  much  like  an  usual 
mortgage  bond  or  lease.  In  the  Appendix  will  be  found  a 
specimen  of  this  Scrip,  which  is  well  covered  with  receipts 
for  the  annual  interest.  In  this  particular  instance,  "  Scrip 
No.  II,"  the  money  had  been  loaned  by  Jeremy  Hoadley,  but 
it  had  afterwards  passed  into  the  hands  of  "  Frederick  Rob- 
bins  for  Roxy  Goodspecd."  He  endorses  upon  it  the  interest, 
and   acknowledges  the   payment  of  the   principal   by    "the 

*  Since  the  above  was  written,  a  "copy  of  the  penal  bond,"  so  en- 
dorsed, has  been  found,  and  is  printed  in  the  Appendix. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  IO3 

above  Scrip  cancelled  by  renewal  Scrip  No.  45."  This 
renewal  was  for  the  term  of  ten  years,  and  was  authorized 
by  the  Parish  at  a  meeting  held  April,  1837.  The  following- 
is  the  vote: 

"  lVhe?-eas,  this  Parish  having  heretofore  procured  a  loan  payable  on 
the  first  day  of  May,  1S37,  '  for  the  sole  and  only  purpose  of  purchasing 
a  site,  building  a  Church,  and  procuring  an  organ,'  and  by  certain  votes 
of  the  Parish  passed  on  the  20th  day  of  March,  1827,  caused  scrip  to  issue 
therefor,  dated  the  ist  day  of  April,  A.D.  1828. 

' '  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  and  they  are  authorized  to 
continue  said  loan  for  a  further  term,  not  exceeding  ten  years,  and  to 
cause  scrip,  similar  in  form  like  said  former  scrip,  issued  therefor,  wit- 
nessed by  the  Wardens  of  the  Parish. 

"  Voted,  That  the  rents  of  the  pews  and  slips  in  the  Church  be,  and 
the  same  hereby  are,  specially  pledged  for  the  payment  of  the  interest 
annually,  on  said  scrip,  to  the  holders  thereof." 

There  is  no  further  reference  to  the  Scrip  until  April  29, 
1 841,  when  this  vote  was  passed  : 

"  Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  borrow,  if  necessary,  a 
sum  of  money,  not  exceeding  ten  or  twelve  hundred  dollars,  to  pay  in- 
terest due  on  the  Church  scrip,  said  money  to  be  repaid  from  the  pew 
rents  and  taxes  first  collected." 

The  amount  voted  by  the  Parish  ($28,000),  not  being 
sufficient  to  complete  the  Church,  there  was  a  Parish  meet- 
ing held  December  18,  1828,  "on  business  of  importance," 
and  the  object  being  stated,  which  was  to  create  more  stock 
for  completing  the  new  Church,  it  was 

''Voted,  That  the  Parish  do  authorize  the  creation  of  addi- 
tional stock  to  the  amount  of  fifteen  thousand  dollars  for 
completing  the  new  Church,"  and  then  reference  was  made  to 
"a  certain  penal  bond,  dated  the  i6th  day  of  December, 
182S,"  which  was  again  ratified  and  confirmed,  and  the  rents 
of  the  pews  were  pledged  again  for  the  payment  of  the 
interest  on  the  stock.  The  building  committee  were  em- 
powered to  dispose  of  the  stock,  and  apply  the  amount  for 
building  the  Church,  and  for  the  organ.  At  another  Parish 
meeting,  January  21,  1829,  it  was 

"  Voted,  That  the  bond  accepted  by  this  Parish  at  a  meeting  held  the 
1 8th  day  of  December,  1828,  for  the  purpose  of  raising  fifteen  thousand 
dollars  stock,  be  altered,  by  striking  out  the  clause  in  the  same  which 


104  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

provided  that  the  said  bond  shall  not  be  binding  unless  the  whole  amount 
of  said  stock  be  taken  up." 

Of  this  additional  stock  there  was  "  less  than  nine  thou- 
sand dollars  created,"  as  appears  from  the  following  preamble 
and  votes,  which  were  passed  at  a  Parish  meeting  July  4, 
1833: 

"  Whereas,  This  Parish,  by  sundry  votes  passed  on  the  i8th  day  of 
December,  182S,  authorized  the  creation  of  stock  to  the  amount  of  fifteen 
thousand  dollars,  for  the  sole  and  only  purpose  of  completing  the  new 
Church,  and  a  part  only  of  said  stock,  less  than  nine  thousand  dollars, 
was  issued,  and  whereas  a  balance  is  now  due  to  the  Building  Committee 
for  the  same  objects  :  — 

' '  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Treasurer  be  authorized  and  directed 
to  issue  scrip  to  the  amount  of  three  thousand  and  five  hundred  dollars 
for  the  payment  of  the  balance  due  to  said  Building  Committee,  in  the 
same  manner  as  if  said  sum  had  been  subscribed  under  the  aforesaid 
votes  of  the  iSth  December,  1S28;  and  that  this  Parish  do  hereby  assume 
the  same  obligations,  and  confer  on  the  holders  of  such  scrip  the  same 
rights  as  if  said  scrip  had  then  been  issued. 

' '  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Treasurer  be  authorized  to  dispose  of 
said  scrip  to  the  best  advantage,  and  that  the  Treasurer  apply  the 
amount  thereof  to  the  payment  of  the  balance  due  to  the  Building  Com- 
mittee." 

This  Scrip  was  renewed  in  1837,  and  most  of  it  for  an- 
other ten  years  also.  But  it  was  all  finally  paid,  this  and  the 
first  issue  also,  the  last  payment  being  to  Nancy  Waterman, 
in  1850,  as  will  be  further  stated. 

Perhaps  there  was  a  difficulty  in  disposing  of  the  addi- 
tional stock  ;  perhaps,  and  this  is  more  probable,  the  parish- 
ioners had  come  to  realize  that  it  was  time  to  do  something 
more  than  to  pay  interest  upon  borrowed  money,  and  give 
something  themselves  to  aid  in  extinguishing  the  debt 
which  they  had  incurred.  It  should  be  stated  in  justification 
of  this  issue  of  Scrip,  that  the  churchmen  of  Hartford  had, 
within  the  decade,  been  large  contributors  to  benevolent  and 
educational  institutions  in  the  city.  The  Retreat  for  the 
Insane,  Washington  College,  and  the  Hartford  Academy, 
shared  largely  in  their  bounty  ;  they  were  not  lagging  in 
their  offerings  for  all  charitable  work.  Episcopalians  had 
not  been  regarded  very  favorably  in  the  past,  but,  after  the 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  IO5 

great  political  revolution  in  the  State,  they  became  a  power 
not  to  be  despised.  There  naturally  followed  a  more  chari- 
table understanding  among  all  religious  bodies,  and  a 
general  feeling  that  the  intolerance  of  the  past  was  neither 
Christian  nor  in  any  way  beneficial.  During  this  period,  the 
prejudices  against  the  Church  were  much  allayed,  and  many 
connected  themselves  with  it,  from  its  conservative  char- 
acter, its  freedom  from  illiberality,  and  from  a  love  of  its 
noble  forms  of  worship.  The  new  movement  gave  addi- 
tional zeal  to  its  old  members,  who  became  more  zealous 
in  good  works.  Nor  was  this  visible  prosperity  confined 
to  one  body  of  Christians,  but  it  was  felt  by  others  also. 
The  political  zeal  which  for  many  years  had  been  very 
bitter,  was  partially  allayed,  and  men  began  to  think  that, 
after  all,  they  had  very  much  in  common.  As  a  consequence 
of  this  sense  of  freedom  they  turned  their  attention  to  manu- 
factures and  internal  improvements,  and  the  State  soon 
became  a  different  State  from  that  at  the  beginning  of  the 
century. 

The  old  church  building,  on  the  north  corner  of  Main  and 
Church  streets,  was  not  large  enough  to  hold  its  worshipers  ; 
with  that  pride  in  appearances  which  afiiects  saints  as  well  as 
sinners,  they  desired  a  larger,  more  convenient,  and  ecclesi- 
astical structure.  Mr.  Towne  gave  them  a  plan  for  a  noble 
building,  which  was  a  model  for  strength  and  beauty;  it  was 
well  supplemented  by  the  fine  taste,  knowledge,  and  zeal  of 
the  Rector,  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton.  To  his  indomitable 
energy,  we  are  indebted  for  the  present  building;  the  parish- 
ioners, through  his  influence,  were  led  to  a  larger  expendi- 
ture than  had  at  first  been  contemplated,  and  greater  also 
than  they  thought  they  could  readily  meet.  But  the  spirit 
of  progress  in  the  community,  and  that  confidence  which 
comes  from  the  assurance  of  a  bold  leader,  enlisted  them  in 
a  scheme  which  at  first  seemed  beyond  their  ability  or  ex- 
pectations. When  we  know  that  the  money  in  circulation 
was  limited,  and  that  a  large  share  of  the  business  of  the 
country  was  transacted  upon  notes,  promises  to  pay,  and 
barter  or  exchange,  we  may  forgive  some  of  their  methods, 


I06  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

which  now  seem  so  strange  and  in  such  great  contrast  to  our 
own.  With  the  abundance  of  money  which  now  exists,  and 
the  comparative  ease  with  which  it  may  be  obtained,  we  are 
likely  to  be  less  charitable  to  our  predecessors  than  a  proper 
consideration  would  warrant. 

Nor  should  we  overlook  the  fact  that  the  House  of  God 
chould  be  an  honorable  house,  made  decent,  and  kept  from 
profane  and  unhallowed  use.  Nothing  which  we  can  do, 
and  nothing  which  we'  can  give  of  our  best,  is  unworthy 
of  it,  or  unbecoming  in  us.  The  plainness  of  the  Puritans, 
which  dominated  our  early  settlers,  while  it  was  a  part  of 
their  belief,  was  also  a  part  of  their  necessity.  It  held  to 
them  as  long  as  their  necessities  existed,  and  has  become 
no  part  of  the  belief  of  their  descendants.  If  it  was  never  a 
part  of  the  belief  of  churchmen,  it  was,  in  this  part  of  the 
country,  certainly  a  consequence  also  of  their  necessities. 
They  were  no  more  wealthy  than  other  citizens  of  the  State, 
probably  less  so,  and  did  the  best  they  could  under  their  cir- 
cumstances. They  built  humbly,  but  reverently,  and  did  not 
suffer  their  houses  of  worship  to  be  turned  into  places  for 
noisy  and  sometimes  tumultuous  assemblages.  When  they 
were  able  they  built  not  only  more  stable  and  comfortable, 
but  more  elegant  houses  of  worship.  Gradually  they  have 
been  followed  by  most  Christian  bodies  of  worshipers,  and  it 
is  a  matter  of  congratulation  that  it  is  so  generally  regarded 
that  whatever  we  dedicate  to  Almighty  God  should  be  of  our 
best. 

The  project  of  raising  fifteen  thousand  dollars,  by  the 
issue  of  more  Scrip,  being  unsuccessful,  a  subscription  for 
raising  seven  thousand  dollars  was  made ;  it  is  as  follows  : 

"We  the  subscribers,  agree  to  pay  the  sums  affixed  to  our  names 
annually,  for  four  years,  to  the  Treasurer  of  C.  C.  Parish  in  Hartford,  to 
be  appropriated  by  said  Parish  towards  building  a  Church  and  purchas- 
ing an  organ  therefor,  provided  this  subscription  shall  amount  to  the  sum 
of  Seven  Thousand  Dollars,  to  be  payable  on  the  first  day  of  January  in 
each  year  hereafter.     Hartford  January  1829. 

"Provided  said  subscriptions  shall  not  exceed  Twenty  Dollat's,  the 
same  shall  be  payable  in  one  year  from  first  instant. 
William  II.  Imlay,  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  500. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  I07 

Samuel  Tudor,  One  Hundred  Fifty  Dollars,  150. 
*Charles  Sigourney,  Ninety  Dollars,  on  condition  the  Parish 

Fund  be  not  invested  in  the  Church  Stock,  90. 

Isaac  Toucey,  Fifteen  Dollars,  15. 

Roswell  Bartholomew,  Eighty  Dollars,  80. 

Nathan  Morgan,  One  Hundred  Dollars,  100. 

James  Ward,  One  Hundred  Dollars,  100. 

Cyprian  Nichols,  Eighty  Dollars,  80. 

S.  H.  Huntington,  Fifteen  Dollars,  15. 

Jeremy  Hoadley,  Ten  Dollars,  lo. 

William  T.  Lee,  Forty  Dollars,  40. 

James  M.  Goodwin,  Fifteen  Dollars,  15. 

Denison  Morgan,  Twenty  Dollars,  20. 

Dudley  Buck,  Twenty  Dollars,  20. 

H.  Huntington,  Jr.,  Thirty  Dollars,  30. 

F.  J.  Huntington,  Ten  Dollars,  10. 

James  Rose,  Ten  Dollars,  10 

Asa  Farwell,  Fifty  Dollars,  50.00 

Normand  Lyman,  Eight  Dollars,  8. 

N.  S.  Wheaton,  Fifteen  Dollars,  15. 

James  Killam,  Twenty  Five  Dollars,  25. 

George  Sumner,  Twenty  Five  Dollars,  25. 

Lemuel  Humphrey,  Twenty  Five  Dollars,  25. 

Griffin  Stedman,  Fifty  Dollars,  .  50. 

R.  B.  Ward,  Ten  Dollars,  10. 

Thomas  D.  Gordon,  Twenty'  Five  Dollars,  25. 

Eliakim  Hitchcock,  Ten  Dollars,  to. 
Charles  H.  Northam,  Seven  Dollars,  7. 

Isaac  Perkins,  Seven  Dollars,  7. 

Solomon  Porter,  Twelve  -^^%  Dollars,  12.50 

Thomas  Belknap,  Ten  Dollars,  ■  10. 

Erastus  Goodwin,  Seven  Dollars,  7. 

Samuel  Benton,  Ten  Dollars,  10. 

Charles  Brainard,  Ten  Dollars,  10. 

Samuel  Tuttle  &  Son,  Twenty  Five  Dollars,  25. 

James  Chamberlain,-  Twenty  Five  Dollars,  25. 

Thomas  Lloyd,  Fifteen  Dollars,  15. 

James  Rose,  Jr.,  Ten  Dollars,  10. 

James  Goodwin,  Jr.,  Ten  Dollars,  10. 

Timothy  Hatch,  Ten  Dollars,  10. 

Hugh  Gourley,  Twenty  Five  Dollars,  25. 

EU  Todd,  Twenty  Five  Dollars  (by  S.  Tudor),  25. 


*The  subscription  made  by  Mr.  Sigourney  was  not  paid,  as  the  con- 
ditions of  it  were  violated. 


io8 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Ebenezer  Flower,  Twenty  Five  Dollars, 

Joseph  Church,  Ten  Dollars, 

Asahel  Saunders,  Ten  Dollars, 

John  Butler,  Twenty  Five  Dollars, 

Seymour  Watrous,  Eight  Dollars,  by  S.  H.  H., 

B.  &  C.  Adams,  Ten  Dollars, 

Walter  Phelps,  Twenty  Five  Dohars  for  Organ  by  S.  H.  H., 

Abner  Newton,  Five  Dollars,  by  S.  Tudor, 


7,418 


The  following-  persons  agreed  to  pay  the  sums  affixed  to 
their  several  names  towards  Church  and  Organ. 


George  Beach        gave  his  note  for  Eighty  Dollars, 
Simeon  Griswold      "       "       "     "     Thirty  Dollars, 
Stephen  Bulkley        "       "       "     "     Fifty  Dollars  to- 
ward Organ 
John  Russ  "       "       "     "     Twenty  Dollars 

toward  Organ 


30. 
50. 


7.598. 


.  43,236.79 


Cost  of  Christ  Church,   as  entered  on   the    Treasurer's  book,  p.  66, 
by  Cyprian  Nichols,  Esq.,   Treasurer,  March  i,  iSjo. 

"Building  Committee's  account  this  day  presented  to^ 
the  Parish,  showing  the  amount  paid  by  them  for  the  pur- 
chase of  land  on  which  the  New  Stone  Church  stands, — 
also  for  the  building  and  completing  said  Church  to  said  ist 
day  of  March,  1830,  and  also  including  sundry  items  for 
furnishing  the  interior  of  said  Church,  which  account  was 
by  vote  of  the  Parish  audited  by  Isaac  Perkins,  Esq.,  and 
Mr.  Denison  Morgan,  on  the  6th  day  of  same  month,  and 
amounts  to  the  sum  of  $43,236.79,  and  the  same  is  now  on 
file. 

"  By  amount  for  sundry  building  materials,  which  the 
building  committee  have  not  added  in  their  account,  for 
which  the  amount  had  at  sundry  times  been  paid,  by  the 
Treasurer,  as  pr.  entry  to  New  Church  on  this  book,  and  as 
pr.  en^y  and  orders  from  one  of  the  building  committee,  on 
file,  and  their  statement  of  this  date,  Aug*  18"',  1830,  will 
show. 


328.56* 


*  "  This  amt'  ought  to  have  been  paid  to  the  Treas'  first,  or  compared 
with  his  accoimt  —  This  occasioned  the  error  on  the  part  of  the  builds 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  IO9 

"  By  am'  of  interest  on  balance  due  sd.  ctmimittee  to  the  | 
ist  day  of  July,  1830,  pr.  their  ace'.  f        ^^°'  '^ 

"Wm.H.Imlay.l 

"  Saml.  Tudor,      -Building  Committee 

"  James  Ward,     J 

"  C.  Nichols,  Treas"-  of  Parish. 


5,706.19 


The  completion  of  the  Church  gave  great  satisfaction,  as 
is  shown  by  the  following  votes,  passed  in  Parish  meeting, 
March  8,  1830.  The  addition  of  the  tower  was  left  until 
1839: 

"  Whereas,  the  New  Church  has  at  all  times  been  a  subject  of  the 
liveliest  hopes  and  fears,  and  it  being  now  tenantable,  justice,  as  well  as 
inclination,  demands  an  expression  of  gratitude  towards  the  Building 
Committee,  who,  under  the  great  head  of  the  Church,  through  patience, 
perseverance,  wisdom,  and  economy,  have  brought  the  work,  unaccom- 
panied by  any  painful  incident,  to  a  successful  issue. 

"  Voted,  The  Parish  do  respectfully  render  thanks  to  William  H.  Im- 
lay,  Samuel  Tudor,  and  James  Ward,  Esq'rs,  for  the  great  benefits  con- 
ferred on  the  Parish  by  their  gratuitous,  judicious,  and  prompt  perform- 
ance of  the  duties  of  the  Building  Committee. 

"The  accomplishment  of  a  great  and  benevolent  work  constitutes 
a  proper  era  for  an  expression  of  gratitude  towards  its  promoters.  On 
this  day,  therefore,  the  cause  of  this  assembly  addresses  itself  to  our 
feelings,  and  demands  of  us  the  meed  of  praise  in  behalf  of  those  who,  in 
a  special  manner,  have  contributed  to  the  erection  of  our  new  Church. 


committee  as  above,  which  was  corrected  when  the  Treas''  examined  their 
accts. ;  the  error  was  as  above,  the  sum  of  $328.56. 

"  This  sum  of  43,706  dolls.,  96  c",  is  the  amount  the  Episcopal  Stone 
Church,  including  the  lot  on  which  it  stands,  and  also  the  Organ  placed 
in  it,  cost,  in  its  present  situation,  say  on  the  ist  day  of  July,  1S30. 

"  The  building  committee  made  no  charge  against  the  Parish  for  their 
services  in  contracting  for  materials,  labor,  etc.,  and  their  superintend- 
ence during  the  time  the  Church  was  building, —  nor  was  C.  Nichols  pd., 
who  had  to  expend  more  time  in  making  collections  and  disbursements 
than  all  the  building  committee  together.* 


*  "  Mr.  Tudor  told  me  that  Mr.  Imlay  attended  to  the  Finances,  Mr. 
Ward  to  the  Wood  work,  and  he  to  the  Stone  work;  and  that  there  was 
perfect  agreement  among  the  committee  at  all  times. 


no  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

And  in  so  doing  we  cannot  but  recur  with  pleasure  to  the  zeal  and 
harmony  that  have  pervaded  the  Parish,  and  without  the  existence  of 
which  so  great  a  work  could  not  have  been  achieved.  For  this  also  let  us 
now  congratulate  each  other.  Among  the  many  whose  liberality  has 
been  great,  whose  zeal  has  been  excellent,  and  whose  services  have  been 
important,  the  rector  of  the  Parish  stands  conspicuous,  whether  we  recur 
to  the  incipient  idea  of  building,  the  provision  of  means,  or  to  the  design 
and  ornaments  of  the  edifice,  presenting  to  the  scientific  observer  utility, 
strength,  and  beauty,  in  a  chaste  combination  of  Gothic  walls,  with  more 
than  Grecian  elegance.  May.  we  not  also  hope,  by  a  just  expression  of 
our  feelings  on  this  occasion,  a  perpetual  benefit  will  result  to  the  Parish? 
While  the  massive  walls  of  our  Church  shall  endure,  and  the  records 
of  our  Parish  shall  remain,  the  every  eye  that  beheld  the  foundation  of 
the  building  laid  shall  be  closed,  and  every  tongue  that  worshipped  at  its 
consecration  shall  be  silent,  our  record  will  remind  both  Minister  and  Peo- 
ple who  shall  come  after  us,  of  the  practical  compatibility  of  serving  at 
the  altar,  without  neglecting  the  useful  and  ornamental  arts  and  sciences. 

' '  Resolved,  That  we  do  congratulate  each  other  upon  the  important 
and  valuable  acquisition  of  our  New  Church,  and  acknowledging  the 
liberality  as  well  as  the  otherwise  more  important  agency  of  the  Rev. 
Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  in  procuring  it,  the  Parish  do  unite  in  prayer  to 
Almighty  God,  that  he  may  long  tread  the  courts  thereof,  and  success- 
fully labor  at  the  altar  therein,  until  having  made  up  many  jewels  and 
prepared  many  ornaments,  he  be  called  with  them  to  possess  the  building 
of  God  not  made  with  hands,  eternal  in  the  heavens. 

"  Voted,  That  Mr.  James  Chamberlain  is  hereby  requested  to  accept 
of  one  hundred  dollars  in  cash,  and  fifty  dollars  in  Plate,  with  a  suitable 
inscription,  from  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  Hartford,  not  so  much 
for  its  value,  as  a  grateful  ackowledgment  for  the  unwearied  and  judi- 
cious application  of  his  talent  as  an  architect  and  builder;  and  for  his 
skillful  and  successful  superintendence  of  the  New  Church,  to  its  (thus 
far)  completion." 

It  having  become  a  question  whether  the  holder  of  a  scrip 
had  power  to  transfer  a  portion  of  the  same,  it  was,  at  a 
meeting  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  October  4,  1830,  '^  Voted, 
That  Mr.  Toticey  and  Mr.  S.  H.  Huntington  be  a  committee 
to  examine  the  bond  upon  which  the  Parish  stock  was  issued, 
and  ascertain  what  powers  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  possess 
relative  to  making  rules  for  transferring  the  stock."  They 
reported,  April  9,  1831,  "That  the  Wardens  and  Treasurer 
possess  power  to  receive  back  the  scrip  which  was  originally 
issued  by  them,  and  re-issue  the  same  in  such  amounts  as  the 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  Ill 

holders  may  choose."  Thus  the  holders  of  a  certain  piece  of 
scrip  were  enabled  to  transfer  a  portion  of  the  same,  just  as 
the  owner  of  shares  of  stock  in  a  bank  or  other  corporation 
can  now  do  the  same. 

In  March,  1832,  the  Treasurer  was  authorized  to  borrow 
two  thousand  dollars  to  pay  the  interest  due  upon  certain 
notes,  "  and  also  on  the  scrip  issued  by  the  Parish." 

It  appears  that  the  receipts  of  the  Parish  at  this  time, 
1837,  had  not  been  sufficient  to  meet  its  expenses;  the  very 
interest  due  upon  one  of  its  loans  was  to  be  borrowed  to  pay 
its  debts.  Whenever  an  individual  resorts  to  such  expe- 
dients to  sustain  his  credit,  he  is  regarded  as  being  in  a  bad 
way  and  not  very  far  from  bankruptcy.  This  unwelcome 
criticism  is  not  made  for  the  purpose  of  casting  blame  upon 
the  Parish;  it  was  the  method  pursued  not  infrequently  at 
the  time;  the  maxim,  "Pay  as  you  go,"  might  be  agreed  to 
in  a  general  way,  but  the  fitting  application  of  it  was  not 
applicable  here.  As  we  look  at  it  at  present,  the  reasoning 
was  not  correct,  and  the  trouble  now  was  that  a  large  item 
of  annual  interest  existed  upon  borrowed  money.  Anyone 
who  looks  over  the  records  of  the  Parish  for  years  previous 
and  for  years  afterwards  also,  will  be  astonished  at  the 
amoimt  expended  in  this  wa}-.  If  money  was  needed  and 
was  not  in  hand,  a  note  at  four  months  at  the  Phoenix  Bank 
was  voted,  and  perhaps  renewed.  If  it  was  paid,  another 
soon  followed,  and  the  annual  deficit  was  increased.  After 
awhile  this  became  so  large  that  its  reduction  was  demanded, 
and  for  a  time  the  Parish  kept  within  proper  bounds; 
but  not  long,  and  then  another  subscription  was  made  for  the 
accumulating  debt.  There  was  no  necessity  for  this;  its 
members  were  numerous  and  ainong  the  wealthy  people  of 
the  town.  Some  of  them  had  been  members  of  the  Parish 
almost  from  its  formation;  they  were  acquainted  with  its 
early  trials,  and  the  difficulties  which  had  beset  them.  The 
very  fact  that  their  religious  views  were  subject  to  hostile 
criticism  made  them  better  acquainted  with  the  history  of 
the  Church  and  more  able  defenders  of  the  faith.  They 
were  devoted  churchmen,  and,  it  is  believed,  better  instructed 


112  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

than  are  a  majority  of  those  who  now  are  classed  as  its 
members.  They  were  knit  together  in  strong  bands,  earnest 
in  their  belief,  and  perfectly  satisfied  with  their  form  of  wor- 
ship. The  attachment  of  such  people  to  the  Church  is  not 
easily  broken;  opposition  only  increases  their  love  for  it  and 
determination  to  uphold  it. 

Those  who  imagine  that  the  churchmen  of  earlier  days 
were  neglectful  of  their  duties  to  their  fellow  men,  that  their 
contributions  were  expended  only  for  their  own  pleasure  or 
comfort,  are  very  much  mistaken,  for  they  were  diligent  in 
their  care  for  the  sick  and  poor,  and  were  not  limited  in  their 
offerings  to  objects  near  their  own  homes.  There  is  no 
reason  to  believe  that  their  conceptions  of  duty  were 
not  as  profound  as  any  at  this  day.  With  a  smaller 
population  than  at  present,  with  much  less  intercourse 
with  the  world,  with  commerce  and  manufactures  far  less, 
and  with  far  less  general  diffusion  of  money  also,  they 
did  not  see  the  necessity,  nor  did  they  have  the 
abilit}^,  to  carry  out  the  multitude  of  schemes  which 
some  consider  the  necessary  duty  of  a  religious  society  of 
to-da}^  Probably  they  did,  however,  consider  the  obligation 
of  public  worship  as  a  greater  duty  than  many  do  at  the 
present  time;  and  it  is  also  possible  that  the  superabundant 
number  of  organizations  which  exist  in  some  Parishes,  with 
their  numerous  meetings  extending  all  through  the  week, 
has  had  the  effect  to  keep  from  attendance  at  Church  many 
who  believe  that  duties  which  properly  belong  to  the 
civil  authority  are  too  often  assumed  by  religious  societies. 
In  former  years  it  was  customary  to  find  whole  families  in 
their  pews;  the  father  and  mother,  with  all  their  children 
who  were  able  to  attend.  Mr.  Imlay  and  his  family,  and 
George  Beach,  Denison  Morgan,  Samuel  Tuttle,  S.  H.  Hunt- 
ington, Cyprian  Nichols,  Jeremy  Hoadley,  Roswell  Bartholo- 
mew, and  a  host  of  others  might  be  named.  If  the 
congregation  was  not  as  large  in  the  morning  as  in  the 
afternoon,  it  was  probably  because  some  necessary  duties 
had  their  demands.  Good  Dr.  Siimner's  pew  was  always 
filled,  and  if  he  came  in  later  in  the  day  it  was  because  his 


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professional  obligations  kept  him  elsewhere.  If  there  was 
a  third  service  in  the  evening,  as  was  common,  the  Church 
was  still  filled  with  the  family.  Nor  was  family  worship  or 
religious  instruction  neglected  at  home,  but  was  much  more 
common  than  at  present.  The  Sunday-school,  which  was 
commenced  in  1820,  was  carried  on  successfully  by  James 
M.  Goodwin,  Zephaniah  Preston,  and  vS.  H.  Huntington, 
and  others,  for  many  years.  The  teachers  were  men  and 
women  capable  of  giving  instruction  and  of  preserving  order. 

We  allow  that  the  conditions  are  very  much  changed, 
"that  Church  work,"  as  it  is  called,  is  held  up  as  the  impera- 
tive dut}',  and  so  comes  special  organization  after  organiza- 
tion, until,  as  was  said  by  one  high  in  authority  in  the  Church, 
"we  are  almost  organized  to  death." 

It  would  be  cruel  to  call  this  excessive  desire  for  "  Church 
work "  to  be  akin  to  a  spirit  of  religious  dissipation.  To 
characterize  it  as  such  would  be  to  impeach  the  honesty  of 
motive  and  sincerity  of  action  of  those  engaged  in  it.  This 
cannot  be  done  properly  or  truly,  but  it  should  be  remem- 
bered that  the  churchmen  of  former  days  set  their  faces 
strongly  against  the  excitements  which  so  many  think  to  be 
a  part  of  religious  duty.  By  a  prudent  and  dignified  course 
it  brought  to  its  communion  large  numbers  who  were  pleased 
with  it  not  merely  for  its  teachings  as  a  religious  body,  nor 
for  its  forms  of  worship  alone,  but  for  that  broad  and  com- 
prehensive sense  of  what  is  becoming  in  our  worship  to 
Almighty  God  and  our  duty  to  our  fellow  men;  they  leaned 
neither  toward  Rome  nor  Geneva,  and  they  knew  better 
than  many  churchmen  now  know  why  the  middle  way  was 
the  better  way. 

The  circumstances  of  our  Parish  have  greatly  changed. 
We  are  now  far  from  the  center  of  population,  for  homes 
have  given  way  to  places  of  business.  The  organization  of 
numerous  parishes  in  different  parts  of  the  town  has  weak- 
ened the  center  and  not  very  much  strengthened  themselves. 
Many  members  have  removed  to  a  distance.  The  old  men 
have  died,  and  their  places  have  not  been  supplied.  Worse 
than  all,  there  has  come  about  a  notion  that  attendance  at 


114  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Church  is  well  enough  for  the  women,  and  at  the  Sunday- 
school  for  the  children.  And  so  we  see  so  few  of  our  young- 
men  within  its  walls.  Our  fathers  were  better  instructed 
and  were  firmer  in  their  faith. 

It  would  have  been  difficult  to  have  found  at  this  time  a 
more  harmonious,  flourishing,  and  devoted  parish  than  that 
of  Christ  Church.  The  Rev.  George  Burgess  had  come  to 
this  diocese  in  1834,  from  Rhode  Island.  He  was  a  graduate 
from  Brown  University,  and  this  was  his  first  parochial 
charge.  After  the  resignation  of  Rev.  Dr.  Hugh  Smith  in 
September,  1833,  the  parish  was  without  a  rector  until  he  was 
chosen,  November,  1834.  It  was  more  customary  at  that 
time  to  give  the  congregation  an  opportunity  to  judge  of  the 
qualifications  and  appearance  of  candidates  themselves, 
rather  than  to  submit  to  the  report  of  a  committee.  The 
impression  he  made  was  so  favorable,  that  he  was  immedi- 
ately called  to  the  charge  of  the  parish,  and  entered  at  once 
upon  his  duties.  During  all  his  residence  here,  he  was  held 
in  universal  esteem,  both  by  parishioners,  and  by  citizens  of 
the  town.  Of  marked  literary  ability,  and  great  gentleness 
of  manner,  of  a  meekness  of  spirit,  yet  accompanied  with  a 
firmness  of  purpose,  of  uncommon  industry,  with  a  perfect 
love  for  his  people,  and  a  profound  conception  of  his  duties 
as  a  priest  in  the  Church  of  God,  he  labored  with  his  whole 
heart  to  fulfil  his  divine  mission,  in  ministering  to  the  needs 
of  the  parish.  He  received  the  cordial  support  and  sym- 
pathy of  all  men;  the  members  were  increasing,  the  Church 
was  crowded,  "  peace  and  prosperit}'  were  within  her  walls." 

The  parish  had  now  reached  its  highest  point  of  pros- 
perity. 

There  was  no  better  time  than  this  for  the  parish  to 
remember  its  unsettled  obligations;  a  debt  is  always 
burdensome,  to  ecclesiastical  bodies,  as  well  as  to  in- 
dividuals. There  was  now  due  from  the  parish  the  sum 
of  twenty  thousand  dollars,  which  was  represented  by 
the  Scrip  which  had  been  issued  in  182S,  and  also  about 
fifteen  thousand  dollars  in  addition.  It  was  a  matter  demand- 
ing earnest  attention,  and  in  1845  the  parish  began  to  discuss 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  II5 

it.  There  were  several  propositions  to  reduce  this  indebted- 
ness, varying-  from  sums  of  five  to  fifteen  thousand  dollars. 
The  latter  amount  was  finally  decided  upon,  and  a  committee 
was  appointed  to  solicit  subscriptions.  Though  the  commit- 
tee were  active,  they  evidently  were  somewhat  discouraged, 
but  on  June  30th  they  reported  to  an  adjourned  meeting  of 
the  parish,  that  the  sum  of  fifteen  thovisand  dollars  had  been 
subscribed;  and  Messrs.  Miles  A.  Tuttle,  Dudley  Buck,  and 
Hezekiah  Huntington  were  appointed  to  collect  the  same. 

By  the  terms  of  the  subscription,  the  payments  were  to 
be  made  annually,  and  extended  over  the  term  of  three 
years.  Mr.  Nichols  states  in  his  side  notes,  that  the  "  dis- 
counts for  prompt  pay "  and  the  "  loss  on  subscriptions " 
amounted  to  a  little  over  one  thousand  dollars.  That  this 
subscription  should  be  partly  applied  to  the  Parish  Scrip  is 
shown  by  this  vote  of  the  Vestry,  December,  1846. 

•'  Voted,  That  the  Clerk  be  authorized  to  notify  such  holders  of  Scrip 
as  the  Treasurer  may  direct,  to  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  deliver 
their  Scrip,  and  to  receive  the  funds  for  the  same." 

The  total    amount   subscribed  was  fifteen  thousand  one 
hundred    seventy-six    dollars.      There  was    unpaid  of    this 
Church  Scrip  in  1845,  •         •         •         •         •         •       $18,100 

Unpaid  Church  Scrip  in  184S,    .....         12,900 

Paid  in  three  years,  of  Scrip,     ....         $5,200 

Thus,  in  round  numbers,  the  old  Church  Scrip  received 
$5,000,  leaving  the  balance  of  $10,000,  which  had  been  in- 
curred from  an  annual  expenditure  of  more  than  annual 
receipts.  And  after  all  the  indebtedness  was  not  fully  dis- 
charged until  1856,  when  another  subscription  of  $iS,ooo  was 
made  to  pay  for  debts  mostly.  This  matter  is  dwelt  upon 
after  this  painful  manner,  that  those  who  have  the  man- 
agement of  the  finances  of  the  Parish  in  the  future  may 
learn  how  much  it  is  hampered  in  its  operations  by  an  ac- 
cumulating indebtedness. 

Mr.  Nichols,  the  treasurer,  reported  April  i,  1850,  that  the 
amount  of  Scrip  remaining  unpaid  was  $12,900.     The  Parish 


Il6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

followed  a  plan,  sometimes  adopted,  of  borrowing  money  to 
pay  a  debt.  The  burden  was  shifted  from  one  shoulder  to 
another.     It  is  recorded  in  a  preamble:  — 

"  Whereas,  The  Scrip  issued  by  this  Parish  payable  to  sundry 
persons,  has  become  due  and  payable,  and  it  has  become  necessary  that 
provision  should  be  made  to  pay  said  Scrip,  with  the  interest  due  thereon, 
it  is  therefore,  — 

"  Voted,  That  Dudley  Buck,  Ebenezer  Flower,  and  C.  Nichols,  be  and 
they  are  hereby  appointed  a  committee,  and  duly  authorized  in  behalf  of 
said  Parish  to  procure  a  loan  from  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  in  Hartford,  not  exceeding  twelve  thousand  dollars,  for  the 
purpose  of  pajdng  said  Scrip,  with  the  interest  due  thereon;  and  to  make 
and  execute  a  note  therefor,  payable  to  said  Insurance  Company,  on 
demand,  with  interest  semi-annually.  And  said  committee  are  also  au- 
thorized, in  behalf  of  said  Parish,  to  make  and  execute  a  deed  of  con- 
veyance of  the  lot  of  land  with  the  church  building  thereon,  owned  by 
said  Parish,  situated  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Church  streets,  in  the 
city  of  Hartford,  etc. 

"  Voted,  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  Committee  to  pay  the 
amount  of  said  loan  when  procured  as  aforesaid,  to  the  Treasurer  of  said 
Parish,  or  to  his  successor  in  office,  as  shall  be  required  by  him  to  pay 
said  Scrip  and  interest;  and  that  said  Treasurer  is  hereby  authorized  to 
apply  the  amount  paid  by  said  Committee,  to  the  payment  of  said  Scrip 
and  interest,  as  soon  as  it  shall  be  practicable,  in  accordance  with  the 
tenor  thereof,  and  to  no  other  purpose  whatever,  except  for  the  payment 
of  a  Parish  note,  advanced  to  amount  of  two  thousand  dollars,  for 
the  same  amount  of  said  Scrip  payable  in  February  next." 

The  funds  obtained  by  the  loan  from  the  insurance  com- 
pany was  applied  to  the  payment  of  the  scrip,  $12,900,  and 
thus  the  Church,  or  Parish  Scrip,  disappears  from  view.  As 
a  true  factor  in  the  parish  finances,  it  is  no  more  to  be  found 
by  this  name,  but  a  very  substantial  ghost  has  taken  its  place. 
The  holders  were  all  paid  in  April  or  May  of  1850,  with  one 
exception,  which  is  explained  in  one  of  the  side  notes  of  the 
faithful  treasurer,  as  follows,  on  p.  159:  — 

"  The  above  Scrip,  issued  by  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  is  now  paid, 
with  the  interest  thereon  to  April  i,  1850.  E.xcepting  Scrip  No.  43,  $500, 
which  has  been  assigned  by  Nancy  Waterman  to  her  son,  G.  B.  Water- 
man, who  was  absent,  and  it  is  supposed  will  not  return  home  until  one 
or  two  years.     The  interest  was  therefore  paid  to  Nancy  Waterman  to  i 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  WJ 

Apl.,  1850,  leaving  said  Scrip,  No.  43,  $500,  unpaid.     May,  1850.     C.   N., 
Treas." 

Capt.  Waterman  was  drowned  at  sea,  and  the  Scrip  No. 
43  was  paid  to  his  brother,  N.  M.  Waterman,  in  September 
of  the  same  year. 

It  was  recognized  that,  though  the  Scrip  had  been  paid, 
there  was  still  an  indebtedness  remaining,  for  on  the  21st  of 
April,  1 85 1,  the  Parish 

"  Voted,  That  a  committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  propose  measures 
for  the  foundation  of  a  Fund,  for  the  purpose  of  Hquidating  the  Parish 
debt,  and  report  to  the  next  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Parish.  Messrs. 
William  H.  Imlay,  Isaac  Toucey,  and  George  Sumner  were  appointed 
said  committee." 

On  the  6th  of  May  this  committee  reported  several 
resolutions  constituting  the  "  Wardens  and  Treasurer  a 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Sinking  Fund  of  Christ  Church;  au- 
thorizing them  to  receive  all  moneys  which  may  be  given  to 
said  Parish  for  the  purpose  of  reducing  or  paying  its  present 
permanent  debt  of  $12,000  to  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company,  and  such  further  sum  or  sums  as  may 
be  derived  from  the  pew  rents  of  said  Parish,  and  to  invest 
the  same,"  etc.  The  Trustees  were  also  required  "  whenever, 
and  as  often  as  it  can  be  done  conveniently,  to  apply  the 
whole,  or  any  part  of  said  Fund,  towards  the  payment  of  the 
principal  of  said  debt,  and  for  no  other  purpose  whatever; 
and  such  Trustees  shall  render  an  annual  account  of  said 
funds  to  the  Parish  at  its  annual  meeting  on  Easter  Monday," 
and  that  "  any  surplus  of  pew  rents  over  the  ordinary  ex- 
penses of  the  Parish,  that  may  remain  in  the  Treasury  at  the 
end  of  each  year,  shall  be  appropriated  to  the  Sinking  Fund, 
provided  the  same  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  two  hundred 
dollars." 

In  September  of  the  same  year,  another  loan  was  author- 
ized from  the  Connecticut  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company, 
"  for  an  amount  not  exceeding  two  thousand  dollars,  for  the 
debts  that  are  due,  or  may  become  due  from  time  to  time, 
with  the  interest  thereon."  And  another  mortgage  was 
placed  upon  the  Church. 


Il8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Truly,  the  Parish,  so  large  and  wealthy,  was  floundering 
in  unnecessary  complications. 

If  there  was  any  "  annual  account  "  made  by  the  Trustees 
of  the  Sinking  Fund,  to  the  Parish  meeting  held  April,  1852, 
it  does  not  appear  upon  the  record,  and  probably  nothing 
had  been  effected  concerning  it.  The  subject,  however,  had 
not  been  forgotten,  for  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  a  few  days 
afterwards  directed  the  treasurer  "  to  pay  to  the  Trustees  of 
the  Sinking  Fund  the  gum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  on  the 
first  of  July  next."  There  was  also  an  attempt  to  raise  three 
hundred  dollars,  by  subscription,  for  this  Fund;  but  this  also 
came  to  naught;  the  evil  was  not  to  be  cured  in  this  petty  way. 
Men  in  like  instances  often  fritter  away  their  energies  in 
expedients  which  are  puerile  and  useless,  fearing  to  attack 
the  prime  difficulty  itself,  and  it  was  so  here;  the  parish  had 
not  come  to  a  full  consciousness  of  the  burdensome  debt,  or 
to  a  clear  method  of  removing  it.  An  irritated  feeling  had 
been  created  by  a  divided  opinion  concerning  the  music,  and 
by  protracted  and  tireless  debates  in  the  Vestry  about  en- 
closing the  church  with  a  fence.  The  increasing  amount  of 
interest  upon  loans,  and  upon  notes  negotiated  at  bank,  with 
expenditures  greater  than  receipts,  were  causes  of  vexation, 
when  they  should  have  been  causes  of  harmony  and  united 
action.  The  necessity  of  a  change  was  great,  and  it  was 
about  to  come. 

The  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark  had  been  chosen  as  Rector 
in  185 1,  with  great  unanimity.  He  was  a  man  of  so 
much  ability  and  dignity  of  character,  that  he  gained 
the  entire  affection  and  confidence  of  the  parishioners. 
He  was  in  the  position  to  act  as  the  wise  and  just  coun- 
sellor and  mediator,  and  succeeded  in  quieting  differences 
thought  to  have  been  important,  and  in  turning  attention 
to  a  serious  consideration  of  the  financial  state  of  the 
Parish.  He  was  the  leader  who  was  needed  at  just  this 
time.  And  so  it  came  to  pass,  that  at  a  meeting  of  the  War- 
dens and  Vestry,  Sept.  27,  1852,  it  was 

"  Voted,  Tliat  the  Rectcn-  be  requested  to  notify  a  meeting  of 
the  gentlemen  of  the  Parish  on  soine  Tuesday  evening  during  the  month 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  I  I9 

of  October  ensuing,  to  consider  the  indebtedness  of  the  Parish,  and  to 
take  such  measures  as  they  may  think  advisable,  for  the  partial  or  entire 
liquidation  of  the  Parish  debt." 

The  chairman  of  this  committee,  then  a  member  of 
the  Vestry,  well  remembers  the  pleasure  with  which  this 
suggestion  was  received,  and  the  feeling  that  it  was  a 
movement  in  the  right  direction. 

The  matter  received  the  consideration  of  the  Wardens 
and  Vestry  at  different  times,  and  at  a  Parish  meeting  held 
on  the  5th  of  April,  1853,  it  was 

"  Voted,  That  H.  Huntington,  D.  Morgan,  G.  W.  Russell,  James 
Bolter,  Thom.as  J.  Fales,  and  Thomas  T.  Fisher,  be  and  they  are 
hereby  appointed  a  Committee  to  raise  by  subscription  the  sum 
of  eighteen  thousand  dollars,  payable  in  one,  two,  three,  and  four 
years,  in  equal  annual  instalments,  the  same  to  be  appropriated 
as  recommended  by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry.  No  subscription 
to  be  binding  unless  the  full  amount  of  eighteen  thousand  dollars  be 
subscribed." 

The  recommendation  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  was 
that  the  above  specified  sum  should  be  used  "  for  the 
purposes  of  paying  the  Parish  debt,  building  a  fence 
around  the  Church,  and  for  making  such  other  improvements 
and  repairs  as  may  be  deemed  necessary." 

The  committee  were  so  much  in  earnest,  that  in  Septem- 
ber, Mr.  Huntington  reported  to  the  Vestry  that  they  had 
obtained  subscriptions  to  the  amount  desired.  The  Parish 
on  the  29th  of  the  same  month,  thanked  the  committee  for 
their  successful  efforts,  approved  of  the  appointment  of  Mr. 
Daniel  Goodwin  as  collector,  and  authorized  him  to  take 
notes  in  payment  of  subscriptions,  "  not  to  exceed  four 
months,  with  interest  added,  from  the  20th  day  of  September, 
1853,  payable  at  one  of  the  banks  in  this  city." 

The  subscriptions  were  made  by  ninety-nine  different 
individuals,  in  sums  varying  from  one  thousand  to  twelve 
dollars.  It  was  imfortunate  that  the  time  of  payments 
was  extended  over  the  term  of  four  years,  for  before  this 
period  had  expired,  there  had  occurred  from  deaths, 
removals,    and    failures   in    business,   such    an    amount  that 


I20  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  full  indebtedness  of  the  Parish  was  not  then  paid. 
It  was  reserved  to  a  later  day,  when  an  indebtedness  of 
nearly  the  same  sum  had  been  incurred,  and  when  the 
Parish  was  much  reduced  in  numbers,  to  pay  off  all  the 
obligations  resting  upon  it,  and  to  make  it  what  it  had 
never,  or  certainly  for  many  years,  had  been,  entirely  free 
from  debt. 

PETER  S.  CHAUNCEY  FUND. 

After  the  election  of  Rev.  Dr.  Burgess  as  Bishop  of 
the  Diocese  of  Maine,  and  his  resignation  as  Rector  of  the 
Parish,  the  Rev.  P.  S.  Chauncey  was  chosen  as  his  successor. 
He  was  at  this  time  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  at  Rye,  in  the 
Diocese  of  New  York.  He  had  been  strongly  recommended 
by  several  of  the  clergy,  and  was  favorably  reported  on  by 
two  different  committees  ;  as  far  as  testimony  could  go,  and 
from  such  knowledge  as  men  can  acquire  from  special  visits, 
it  seemed  as  if  he  would  be  an  acceptable  successor.  It  was 
unfortunate  for  him  that  he  came  after  a  very  able  man,  who, 
through  all  of  his  connection  with  the  Parish,  had  been 
held  in  the  highest  esteem.  Mr.  Chauncey  was  not  the 
only  clergyman  who  has  suffered  from  the  contrasts 
which  unwise  people  are  apt  to  draw,  as  often  without 
reason  as  with  it.  He  was  a  gentleman  polished  in  man- 
ners, pleasant  with  his  people,  kind  to  all,  and  attentive 
to  his  duties.  He  had  those  qualities  of  heart  and  head 
which  ought  to  have  made  him  acceptable.  He  was  of 
a  sensitive  nature,  and  could  not  well  bear  the  reports 
which  occasionally  came  to  his  ears,  which  produced 
such  unpleasant  feelings,  that  on  Nov.  17,  1849,  he  sent 
his  resignation  as  Rector  of  the  Parish  to  take  effect  on 
the  succeeding  Easter.  By  a  large  majority,  he  was  requested 
to  withdraw  it,  but  respectfully  declined.  The  spirit  of  Com- 
modore Chauncey,  the  father,  had  an  abiding  place  in  the 
breast  of  the  clergyman,  his  son. 

At  a  Parish  Meeting  held  February  5,  1850,  his  resig- 
nation was  further  considered,  and  accepted,  with  ex- 
pressions of  regret  and  affection  for  him,  and  a  resohition 
was    passed,    "  That     the    Treasurer     be    authorized     and 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  121 

directed,  to  pay  to  Mr.  Chaimcey,  his  accustomed  salary 
(being-  $500),  up  to  the  first  of  August  next."  And  further, 
"  That  the  Treasurer  be  and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  pay 
the  Rev.  P.  S.  Chauncey  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars,  being  the 
amount  paid  by  him,  for  an  assessment  against  Christ  Church 
Parish,  for  the  erection  of  a  monument  to  the  memory  of 
the  late  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  vSeabury  at  St.  James  Church,  New 
London." 

This  preliminary  history  seems  to  be  necessary  to  un- 
derstand fully  the  action  of  the  Parish,  and  the  Rector,  who 
sent  the  following  communication,  April  i,  1850. 

"  To  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford : 

Gentlemen  :  —  I  beg  most  respectfully  to  give  you  notice  of  my 
desire  to  present  to  the  Parish  the  sum  of  five  hundred  and  fifty  dollars, 
voted  to  me  on  the  5th  of  February  last,  over  and  above  the  amount  of 
the  salary  due  me  this  day.  The  only  conditions  I  wish  to  impose  are 
expressed  in  the  request  that  this  sum  may  be  invested  to  the  best  advan- 
tage, and  the  interest  thereon  be  annually  paid  on  Easter  Monday,  to  the 
Rector  of  Christ  Church,  to  be  expended  under  his  direction,  for  the  ben- 
efit of  poor  communicants  of  said  Church.  I  have  requested  a  legal  gen- 
tleman of  your  Parish  to  prepare  such  papers  as  may  be  necessar}-,  to 
give  this  transaction  (if  you  shall  be  pleased  to  accept  my  humble  gift)  a 
sufficiently  binding  character. 

"  With  my  best  wishes  for  your  prosperity  as  a  Parish,  and  as 
individuals,  I  am, 

Gentlemen,  with  great  respect, 

Your  triend  and  servant, 

P.    S.    ClI/VUNCEV." 

It  was  then  — 

"  Voted,  That  the  Parish  do  hereby  accept  the  sum  of  Five 
Hundred  and  Fifty  dollars  on  the  terms  proposed  in  the  foregoing  com- 
munication, and  that  the  thanks  of  the  Parish  be  presented  to  Mr. 
Chauncey  for  the  same." 

There  is  no  record  on  the  Treasurer's  book  that  this  sum 
of  Five  Hundred  and  Fifty  dollars  was  ever  paid  to  Mr. 
Chauncey,  the  last  entry  concerning  him  being  on  April  4, 
1850,  for  the  amount  due  him  for  his  salary  on  the  ist  instant. 
It  probably  never  was  actually  paid,  nor  is  it  now  known 
whether  any  papers  were  ever  drawn  by  the  "  legal  gentle- 


122  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

man,"  or  were  ever  signed.  We  cannot  find  from  the  Treas- 
urer's account,  that  Five  Hundred  and  Fifty  dollars  was  sent 
to  Mr.  Chaiincey  ;  Mr.  Nichols  was  so  careful  and  accurate 
in  his  accounts,  that  any  such  sum  would  appear  if  it  had 
been  paid. 

But  it  was  fully  recognized  as  an  obligation  resting  upon 
the  Parish,  and  the  Treasurer,  in  presenting  his  estimates  of 
receipts  and  expenses  for  the  year  1852,  mentions  the  "inter- 
est due  on  the  donation  of  Rev.  Mr.  Chauncey,  on  five  hun- 
dred dollars  for  one  year."  Further,  the  interest,  thirty 
dollars,  was  paid  for  ten  years,  that  is  to  1861  inclusive,  to 
the  Rev.  Thos.  M.  Clark  and  Rev.  R.  M.  Abercrombie, 
rectors  of  the  Parish,  during  that  time.  Why  the  payments 
were  discontinued  is  not  known,  but  up  to  the  present  none 
have  been  made  to  the  succeeding  rectors.  Nor  is  it  known 
why  the  sum  of  Fifty  dollars  which  was  voted  to  Mr. 
Chauncey,  and  was  included  in  his  gift,  was  not  also  put  upon 
interest. 

There  has  happened  to  this  Fund  the  same  that  hap- 
pened to  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund,  as  has  been  re- 
lated. By  being  absorbed  or  neglected  it  has  been  lost  to 
sight,  and  almost  to  remembrance.  Its  life  as  a  distinct 
Fund  has  gone,  and  even  the  promised  interest  upon  it  is 
forgotten.  Xhis  is  likely  to  be  the  case  with  all  Funds 
so  treated,  which  the  Parish  borrows  and  uses  for  its 
temporary  purposes,  even  if  they  are  not  diverted  from  their 
original  design. 

It  is  certainly  proper  that  the  Parish  should,  as  soon  as 
possible,  pay  to  this  Chauncey  Fund  the  sum  of  five  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars,  and  then  comply  with  the  conditions  men- 
tioned by  the  donor.  It  is  not  less  due  to  his  memory  than 
it  is  to  the  honor  of  the  Parish.  He  died  December  14,  1866, 
and  was  at  that  time  Rector  of  St.  James  Church,  New  York 
city. 

Since  the  above  was  written,  a  member  of  the  Parish 
and  a  friend  of  Mr.  Chauncey  has  given  to  the  Parish  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  for  the  purpose 
of  reviving  the  Fund,  and  giving  it  life  again. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  1 23 

FLOWER   FUND. 

At  a  Vestry  meeting-  December  5,  1866,  the  donation 
of  Mrs.  Ann  Flower,  widow  of  Ebenezer  Flower,  was  accepted 
upon  the  terms  and  conditions  contained  in  the  following 
document,  viz.; 

"  This  Agreement  made  this  5th  day  of  December,  A.D.  1866,  by  and 
between  Nancy  Flower,  of  the  City,  Town,  and  County  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  of  the  one  part,  and  the  Rector  and  Wardens  of  Christ  Church  of 
said  Hartford  of  the  other  part,  witnesses  that, 

"  IV/iereas,  the  Hon.  Ebenezer  Flower,  late  of  Hartford,  dec'',  in 
his  life  time  expressed  a  desire  that  the  said  Nancy,  his  wife,  should  give 
to  the  Rector  and  Wardens  of  Christ  Church  Parish,  their  successors  and 
assigns,  the  sum  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  upon  the  trusts  herein  after 
set  forth,  and  that  the  said  Nancy  is  desirous  of  carrying  out  the  wishes  of 
her  late  husband. 

"  Now,  therefore,  the  said  Nancy  Flower  does  hereby  pay  over  to  the 
Rector  and  Wardens  of  Christ  Church  Parish  the  sum  of  fifteen  hundred 
dollars,  to  be  held  and  used  by  them,  their  successors  and  assigns,  as  a 
perpetual  Fund,  upon  the  trusts  following,  viz.:  They  shall  invest  the 
same  in  good  interest  or  dividend  paying  securities  or  property,  and  shall 
annually  appropriate  the  income,  interest,  or  dividends  of  five  hundred 
dollars  to  keep  in  good  repair  and  condition  the  cemeterj-  lot  in  Spring 
Grove  Cemeter}-,  belonging  to  said  Ebenezer  Flower,  and  the  monu- 
ments thereon,  and  preserving  the  same  from  waste  and  deterioration, 
and  the  income  of  the  remaining  ten  hundred  dollars  they  shall  distribute 
from  time  to  time  to  and  among  the  poor  widows  and  orphans  of  the 
Parish  of  said  Christ  Church  as  their  wants  and  necessities  may  require, 
trusting  to  their  discretion  and  good  judgment  to  relieve  only  such  as  arc 
worthy  as  well  as  needy.  And  if  the  entire  income  of  the  five  hundred 
dollars  shall  not  be  needed  for  the  purposes  herein  specified,  the  balance 
may  be  appropriated  for  the  use  of  the  widows  and  orphans  as 
aforesaid. 

"And  the  said  Rector  and  Wardens  do  hereby  accept  said  gift  of 
fifteen  hundred  dollars  for  the  purposes  aforesaid,  and  in  consideration 
thereof  do  covenant  and  agree,  with  said  Nancy  Flower,  that  they  and 
their  successors  forever  will  keep  said  sum  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars 
as  a  perpetual  fund,  and  will  invest  the  same,  and  i:se  and  appropriate 
the  income  of  said  sums  in  the  manner  above  set  forth,  viz.:  the  in- 
come and  dividends  of  five  hundred  dollars  to  the  repair  and  preserv- 
ing of  the  burial  lot,  and  the  income  of  the  remainder,  and  unexpended 
income  of  the  ten  hundred  dollars  if  any,  to  the  poor  widows  and 
orphans  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  and  will  faithfully  carry  out 
the  provisions  of  said  trusts  according  to  its  terms  and  conditions. 


124  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

"  In  witness  whereof  we  have  hereto  set  our  hajids  and  seals  this  5th 
day  of  December,  A.  D.  1866. 

"Ann   Flower.     L.  S. 

"George  H.  Clark.     L.  S."1  Rector  and 
"  C.  H.  NoRTHAM,  L.  S.  I  Wardens  of 

"Chester  Adams,  L.  S.  J  Christ  Church  Parish." 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  Records  of  the  Parish, 
as  explaining  the  investments  of  the  Fund: 

"At  a  Vestry  meeting,  March  11,  1867, 

"Mr.  Northam  informed  the  Vestry  that  the  Flower  Fund  was  in- 
vested as  follows:  one  thousand  dollars  in  a  bond  of  the  City  of  Hartford, 
and  five  hundred  dollars  in  a  bond  of  the  State  of  Connecticut." 

"  At  a  Vestry  meeting,  February  10,  1872, 

"The  opinion  of  the  Vestry  having  been  asked  by  the  Wardens,  it 
was  voted  that  they  be  advised  to  invest  the  Flower  Fund  so  called,  in 
the  purchase  of  the  fee  or  reversion  of  the  Ellsworth  lot  so  called,  upon 
which  the  chapel  and  other  buildings  stand,  and  of  which  the  Parish 
holds  a  lease  for  the  term  of  nine  hundred  and  ninety-nine  years  from  the 
first  day  of  April,  1798,  at  an  annual  rent  of  ninety-three  dollars.  \^Mem. 
The  fee,  as  above,  was  purchased.     Deed  on  file.]  " 

"  The  parish  having  used  five  hundred  dollars  belonging  to  this  Fund 
in  payment  of  its  current  expenses,  it  was,  April  10,  1882, 

"  Voted,  That  five  hundred  dollars  be  appropriated  to  the  Flower 
Fund,  to  make  good  a  like  sum  borrowed  from  the  Fund." 

The  above  five  hundred  dollars  has  not,  since  the  above 
date,  viz.:  April  10,  1882,  been  invested  otherwise  than  as  a 
special  deposit  fund  in  the  Security  Company,  where  it  now 
is,  and  draws  interest  at  the  rate  of  four  per  cent,  per  annum. 
Your  committee  respectfully  suggest  that  a  deposit  like  this 
is  hardly  the  "perpetual  fund"  which  the  donor  probably 
intended.  Though  the  special  deposit  in  the  vSecurity  Com- 
pany is  legalized  by  the  3d  section  of  its  charter,  yet  it  is 
doubtful  if  it  meets  the  common  idea  of  the  permanent  in- 
vestment of  a  Trust  Fund.  The  agreement  between  the 
parties  for  the  safe  keeping  of  the  principal,  for  its  repay- 
ment, and  for  a  moderate  income  from  the  same,  is  perfectly 
fair  and  proper,  for  a  comparatively  moderate  length  of  time, 
until  the  trustee  can  obtain  something  more  of  benefit  to  the 
Trust. 


RErORT   ON    FUNDS.  I  25 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  agreement  was  made  between 
Anne  Flower  and  the  Rector  and  Wardens  of  Christ  Church; 
they  are  to  receive  the  sum  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars,  to 
invest  it,  to  receive  the  income,  and  to  pay  it  out  for  specific 
purposes.  This  was  done  in  the  early  history  of  the  Fund, 
as  will  be  seen  from  the  statement  of  Mr.  Northam,  Senior 
Warden,  in  1867;  and  further  again  in  1872,  when  a  change 
of  the  investments  was  made.  Why  it  passed  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  Rector  and  Wardens,  the  legal  guardians,  into 
the  ha.nds  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish,  is  not  known. 
The  Treasurer  is  nowhere  mentioned  in  the  agreement  as  a 
person  having  any  thing  to  do  with  this  Fund;  he  is  not 
mentioned  at  all.  It  is  not  a  question  whether  it  would  be 
better  managed  by  him,  the  natural  manager  and  custodian 
of  its  finances,  but  whether  some  other  persons,  here  men- 
tioned as  the  "Rector  and  Wardens,"  are  not  specifically  ap- 
pointed to  receive,  to  invest,  and  to  pay  over  the  income. 
Here  is  where  the  authority  of  the  Fund  lies,  and  to  the 
Rector  and  Wardens  we  must  look  for  its  proper  control  and 
management. 

It  has  been  the  intention  of  your  committee  in  this  inves- 
tigation concerning  the  funds  of  the  parish  to  present  their 
history  exactly  as  we  found  it.  It  is  not  for  the  purpose  of 
finding  fault,  or  of  blaming  any  one,  that  we  have  been  crit- 
ical, but  only  that  we  might  bring  together  the  different 
funds,  explain  their  origin  and  administration,  and  endeavor 
to  correct  errors  if  errors  there  had  been.  To  many  in  the 
parish  the  very  existence  of  some  of  these  funds  was  un- 
known; some  of  them  had,  perhaps,  passed  out  of  legal 
existence,  certainly  of  common  remembrance.  This  ought 
not  to  be,  if  everything  concerning  its  finances  was  made 
known  at  the  annual  parish  meeting.  Then  we  should 
receive,  not  the  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  parish  alone, 
but  of  the  Rector  and  Wardens,  and  of  all  who  have  been 
engaged  in  receiving  and  paying  out  the  money  of  the  cor- 
poration. 

We  recommend  that  the  assets  of  the  Flower  Fund  be 
paid  over  to  the  appointed  custodians,  viz.;  the  Rector  and 


126  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Wardens,  and  that  they  assume  the  management  of  the 
same,  and  that  $500,  now  on  deposit  in  the  Security  Com- 
pany, be  invested  in  the  name  of  the  "Flower  Fund  of  Christ 
Church,"  by  the  above  Trustees,  in  a  inortgage  upon  im- 
proved real  estate  of  at  least  double  the  amount  loaned. 

THE   ADAMS   FUND. 

Chester  Adams  was  born  February  23,  1805,  and  was  the 
son  of  William  Adams  and  Electa  (Roberts)  Adams,  who 
resided  on  the  eastern  slope  of  Talcott  Mountain,  in  the  town 
of  Bloomfield.  His  parents  were  Episcopalians,  and  at- 
tended at  St.  Andrew's  Church.  He  came  to  Hartford  in 
1827,  and  was  keeper  of  the  county  jail  for  ten  years.  He 
successively  filled  the  office  of  constable  and  deputy  sheriff, 
for  nine  years,  and  deputy  marshal  for  the  district  of  Con- 
necticut. In  his  autobiography  he  says,  "  My  life  to  185 1  was 
mostly  official,"  and  that  he  at  this  time  estimated  himself  to 
be  worth  about  seventy-five  thousand  dollars,  and  that  he 
thought  there  was  due  to  him  a  time  for  rest  from  active 
business. 

But  he  was  not  long  to  be  disengaged,  for  by  his  prudence 
and  energy  he  had  attracted  the  attention  of  business  men, 
and  was  sought  out  by  Mr.  William  H.  Imlay,  who  desired 
his  assistance  in  his  complicated  affairs.  In  this  position 
he  was  engaged  for  many  years,  and  by  his  knowledge  of 
business  and  sound  common  sense,  succeeded  in  making 
much  more  valuable  the  large  investment  of  Mr.  Imlay  in 
the  pine  lands  of  Michigan.  A  portion  of  these  subse- 
quently came  into  his  possession,  but  it  was  through  such  trials 
and  difficulties  as  would  have  broken  down  an  ordinary  man. 
He  was  long  a  member  of  Christ  Church,  and  was  vestryman 
and  warden  for  a  number  of  years;  was  of  decided  religious 
feelings,  and  a  punctual  attendant  upon  public  worship.  He 
was  so  much  of  a  Churchman  that  he  was  "content  to  do  his 
duty  in  that  state  of  life  in  which  Cod  had  called  him." 

By  his  will,  dated  March  28,  1868,  he  gave  to  the  Parish  of 
Christ  Church  the  sum  of  Ten  Thousand  Dollars,  the  income 
of  the  same  to  be  used  for  the  poor  of  the  parish. 


KErORT   0\    FUNDS.  12/ 

The  specific  bequest  is  a  part  of  the  eighth  section,  and 
is  as  follows :  — • 

"  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  Hartford,  the 
sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars;  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Parish  of  St. 
Andrew's  Church,  in  Bloomfield,  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars.  The 
said  last  two  legacies  are  given  to  said  respective  parishes  upon  the  fol- 
lowing trusts,  and  for  the  following  uses  and  purposes:  the  income  only 
of  said  last  two  mentioned  respective  legacies  is  to  be  annually  paid  and 
distributed,  by  said  respective  Parishes,  to  and  among  the  worthy 
and  deserving  poor  people  of  each  respective  Parish,  under  the  direction, 
control,  and  supervision  of  the  Wardens  and  Rector  of  the  respective 
Parishes.  In  case  there  shall  be  no  Rector  in  said  respective  Parishes, 
then  to  be  distributed  under  the  direction  of  the  Wardens  in  said  Parish. 
I  direct  that  the  principal  of  said  last  two  mentioned  respective  legacies 
shall  be  preserved  undiminished,  and  desire  that  the  fund  shall  be  in- 
vested, if  necessary  sold  and  reinvested,  managed,  and  controlled,  by  the 
Wardens  of  the  respective  Parishes." 

The  legacies  were  directed  to  be  paid  in  full,  free  from 
legacy  tax. 

Mr.  Adams  died  suddenly  of  apoplexy,  July  6,  1870,  and 
his  will  was  admitted  to  probate  on  the  thirteenth  of  the 
same  month.  "  The  inventory  of  the  estate  was  filed  Sept. 
29,  1870.  The  executors  of  the  estate,  in  their  account  filed 
January,  1872,  charge  on  July  24,  187 1,  $10,000  paid  Christ 
Church  Parish.  This  was  presumably  in  cash,  as  it  is  entered 
in  their  account  as  such."  At  a  Vestry  meeting  held  Feb. 
10,  1872,  a  notice  of  the  legacy  was  read  and  entered  on  the 
records,  and  "  the  Wardens  were  advised  to  invest  the  Adams 
Fund  in  a  good  note  or  bond,  secured  by  mortgage  on  real 
estate." 

March  13,  1872,  it  was  loaned  to  Newton  Carter,  a  vestry- 
man, and  was  secured  by  a  mortgage  upon  ten  acres  of  land, 
more  or  less,  together  with  the  buildings  thereon,  situated  on 
Vine  vStreet,  on  its  east  side,  about  one  mile  and  a  half  from 
the  present  City  Hall.  The  valuation  placed  upon  it  by  Mr. 
Carter  was  seventeen  thousand  dollars.  The  land  was  irreg- 
idar  in  surface  and  under  poor  cultivation,  (iully  brook  ran 
through  the  lower  part  of  it.  The  buildings  consisted  of  a 
dwelling  house,  needing  repairs;  an  old  barn,  with  old  sheds; 


128  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

a  large  barn  in  good  condition  excepting  the  cellar  walls,  and 
two  tobacco  sheds. 

Mr.  Carter  resided  near  this  property,  and  was  the  owner 
of  much  land  in  this  part  of  the  town.  A  speculative  move- 
ment in  new  streets  and  building  lots  had  directed  public 
attention  somewhat  this  way,  and  undoubtedly  magnified 
the  importance  of  this  security  in  the  eyes  of  both  borrower 
and  lender. 

Mr.  Carter  was  a  man  of  pleasant  disposition  and 
engaging  manners,  quiet  in  his  intercourse  with  people, 
seeking  no  piiblic  office  or  notoriety,  but  finding  plenty 
of  work  in  attending  to  his  own  affairs.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Parish  and  also  of  the  Vestry,  and  was  liberal 
in  his  contributions  for  church  purposes.  It  is  to  his 
credit  that  he  contributed  liberally  towards  the  payment 
of  the  debt  in  1876,  the  last  debt,  it  is  hoped,  which  will 
ever  exist  against  this  Parish.  The  interest  on  the  loan, 
$600  per  annum,  was  paid  by  him  and  was  distributed  in 
accordance  with  the  directions  of  the  will.  After  his 
death  it  was  continued  by  his  executors  for  a  short  time, 
but  further  payments  were  soon  refused,  and  the  Parish 
was  obliged  to  take  possession  of  the  property.  It  was 
offered  for  sale  at  auction,  and  was  purchased  by  Mr. 
F.  A.  Lane.  It  was  afterwards  quitclaimed  by  him  to 
the  Parish  :  this  course  was  taken  by  legal  advice. 

A  tobacco  shed  was  burned  in  1881,  on  which  an  in- 
surance of  eight  hundred  dollars  was  received.  Another 
shed  was  blown  down  in  a  gale  in  1882  and  was  of  no 
great  value,  the  old  lumber  and  stones  being  sold  for 
about  fifty  dollars. 

The  place  was  rented  by  Mr.  Lane  for  one  year  from 
April  I,  1880.  It  has  been  leased  and  occupied  by  Mr. 
J.  vS.  Birden  ever  since.  To  show  that  it  has  not  been  a 
profitable  investment  for  the  Parish,  it  may  be  noted  that 
while  in  April,  1888,  there  was  in  the  Savings  Society  to 
its  credit  a  little  over  twenty-five  hundred  dollars,  that 
there  is  now  in  the  same  institution  $3,441.90.  The  rent 
of    two   hundred    and     fifty    dollars    per    year    has     been 


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promptly  paid,  but  the  expenses  have  been  so  great  for 
repairs,  insurance,  etc.,  that  bnt  a  small  part  of  the 
income  could  be  added  to  the  principal.  It  has  been 
through  no  fault  of  the  trustees  that  more  has  not  been 
realized,  but  the  dilapidated  condition  of  the  buildings 
rendered  the  expenditures  necessary. 

Our  title  to  the  property  is  clear  and  good,  and  it  can 
be  sold  at  any  time  after  the  expiration  of  the  anniial 
lease,  which  expires  on  the  31st  of  March  next,  if  it  was 
so  desired  and  a  purchaser  could  be  found.  An  offer, 
and  the  only  one  which  has  ever  been  presented,  was 
made  of  five  thousand  dollars,  some  years  since,  soon 
after  a  lease  of  six  years  had  been  given.  The  buildings 
being  in  better  condition  than  formerly,  the  property 
should  bring  something  more  now,  and  with  the  cash  in 
bank  the  fund  would  soon  be  made  up  to  the  original 
amount,  and  the  income  would  be  available  for  the  intent 
of  the  testator.  This  is  due  to  him  as  a  recognition  of 
his  good  will,  and  is  due  to  ourselves  as  showing  that  we 
have  endeavored  to  keep  our  faith  in  the  trust  committed 
to  us. 

As  an  investment  it  has  not  been  a  success.  It  was 
not  situated  in  a  particularl}'  growing  neighborhood, 
and  was  too  far  from  the  center  of  the  town  to  be 
affected  by  a  probable  increase  in  value  for  some  years. 
The  estimate  ($17,000)  which  Mr.  Carter  placed  upon 
it,  was  too  large  for  the  prudence  of  a  careful  inves- 
tor, and  not  large  enough  for  an  investment  of  trust 
funds,  nor  was  it  ever  likely  to  be  a  satisfactory  in- 
vestment, satisfactory  as  to  payment  of  principal  and 
interest  ;  it  could  hardly  be  termed  "  a  loan  upon  im- 
proved real  estate,  and  so,  when  there  came  a  time 
of  trial,  there  was  a  collapse,  a  diminution  of  values, 
and  a  serious  impairment  of  the  Fund. 

The  security  of   the  investment  of   trust   funds   should 

demand  the  serious  consideration  of  all  who  are  engaged  in 

their  management.     Many  of  them  are  composed  of  the  last 

earthly  gifts  of  men  and  women,  who  can  no  longer  watch  or 

9 


130  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

control  them  ;  they  become  the  pious  offerings  of  hearts 
softened  by  a  contemplation  of  death,  or  affected  by  a  desire 
to  help  the  sick  and  the  poor,  who  may  live  after  them.  The 
trust,  therefore,  becomes,  in  a  sense,  a  sacred  one,  demanding 
our  consideration  of  it,  beyond  that  of  an  ordinary  business 
venture.  Whatever  an  individual  might  think  was  allowable 
to  himself  in  speculative  investments,  should  never  be  applied 
to  these  trust  funds.  Nor  should  any  tempting  high  rate  of 
interest  influence  him  to  make  or  assent  to  loans  which  are 
not  in  their  character  as  safe  as  can  be  made.  In  all  the 
trusts  which  belong  to  religious  societies,  benevolent  associa- 
tions, hospitals,  and  the  like,  a  safe  security  for  the  principal 
should  be  the  first  object,  and  the  rate  of  mterest  the  second. 

Notwithstanding  all  our  prudence,  there  will  be  losses 
which  we  cannot  escape,  and  which  no  foresight  could 
have  anticipated.  These  should  not  trouble  us  or  lead  us 
to  blame  others  or  ourselves.  It  is  those  losses  which  might 
have  been  avoided,  that  become  the  most  grievous. 

This  matter  has  been  dwelt  upon  in  this  connection,  as 
being  proper  in  a  consideration  of  all  of  our  funds,  and  not 
for  the  purpose  of  impeaching  the  integrity  or  want  of  faith- 
fulness of  those  who  have  been  concerned  in  their  manage- 
ment. The  Parish  needs  and  will  continue  to  need  all  which 
has  been  given  for  its  support,  and  we  must  see  that  none  of 
it  is  lost,  through  any  lack  of  care  by  ourselves. 

Mr.  Matson  says,  after  an  examination  of  the  executors' 
account,  at  the  probate  office,  that  "  the  executors  of  Chester 
Adams  in  their  account  filed  in  January,  1872,  charge  on  July 
24th,  187 1,  $10,000  paid  to  Christ  Church  Parish.  This  was 
presumably  in  cash,  as  it  is  entered  into  their  account  as 
such."  There  have  been  reports  that  it  was  paid  in  bonds  of 
the  United  States,  but  there  is  no  record  evidence  that  such 
was  the  case.  The  first  recognition  of  it  was  at  a  Vestry 
meeting  February  10,  1872,  when  a  notice  of  the  legacy  was 
read,  and  entered  on  the  records,  and  "  the  Wardens  were 
advised  to  invest  the  Adams  Fund  in  a  good  note  or  bond, 
secured  by  mortgage  on  real  estate,"  and  it  was  so  invested 
on  March   13th  of  the  same  year.     Any  account  of  the  Fund 


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does  not  appear  on  the  Treasurer's  book,  as  it  was  placed  in 
the  hands  of  the  Wardens,  and  is  under  their  management. 
It  is  very  proper,  however,  that  they  should  make  a 
statement  of  the  condition  of  the  Fund  to  each  annual  meet- 
ing- of  the  Parish,  showing  that  they  have  complied  with  the 
intent  of  the  testator.  This  is  not  only  proper  as  a  mat- 
ter of  business,  but  it  keeps  in  mind  the  knowledge  and  value 
of  the  generous  gift. 

The  income  from  the  Fund  was  used  for  the  poor  of  the 
Parish,  as  is  well  known,  but  we  have  found  no  record  of 
it,  until  1S80.  Since  that  time  all  the  receipts  and  ex- 
penditures have  been  kept  in  a  book  which  passes  from 
the  hands  of  the  Wardens  to  their  siiccessors,  so  that  the 
condition  of  the  Fund  can  be  ascertained  at  any  time. 
The  management  of  it  has  been  attended  with  considerable 
labor  and  vexation. 

BROWNELL   MEMORIAL   FUND. 

This  Fund  now  amounts  to  $143.06,  and  is  deposited 
in  the  State  Savings  Bank.  Dr.  G.  W.  Russell  is  the 
present  Trustee.  The  history  is  told  in  the  following  minute, 
which  is  found  in  the  bank  book  : 

"This  Fund  —  originatiug  in  the  offertory  on  the  occasion  of 
the  re-opening  of  the  Church,  after  additions,  Dec.  23,  1S79,  the 
Semi-Centennial  of  the  Consecration  of  the  present  church  edi- 
fice —  is  intended  for  a  memorial  tablet  of  some  sort,  to  the  late 
Bishop  Brownell,  when  sufficient  money  has  been  raised  for  that 
purpose.  W.  F.  Nichols." 

When  Mr.  Nichols  left  the  Parish  the  present  Trustee 
was  appointed  by  him.  No  addition  has  been  made  to  the 
principal  since  1883,  except  the  annual  interest. 

A  plan  was  in  contemplation  some  years  since,  for  placing 
a  bust  of  Bishop  Brownell  in  the  west  wall  of  the  church,  but 
it  came  to  naught. 


132  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

CHARLES  H.  NORTHAM  FUND. 

Colonel  Northam  was  long  a  member  and  communicant  of 
the  Parish,  was  zealous  and  much  interested  in  its  work,  and  had 
in  various  ways  contributed  to  its  support.  His  ample  means 
and  generous  nature  found  their  natural  outcome  in  listening 
favorably  to  the  appeals  which  were  often  made  to  him. 
"  Well,  doctor,"  said  he  to  one  of  your  committee,  "  what  is 
wanted  now,  you  are  only  the  fifth  who  has  called  this  morn- 
ing for  church  purposes."  He  was  well  acquainted  with  the 
history  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund,  and  felt  that  the  man- 
agement of  it  had  been  injudicious,  and  greatly  feared  that 
its  existence  as  a  fund  was  lost.  He  instituted  enquiries  for 
the  Scrip  of  which  we  have  spoken,  but  was  unable  to  find  it. 
When  he  made  his  will,  August  ii,  1877,  he  gave  ten  thou- 
sand dollars  to  the  parish,  by  the  fifteenth  section  of  the  same, 
of  which  the  following  is  a  copy  :  — 

"  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  of  Hartford, 
where  it  has  been  my  privilege  to  worship  for  many  years,  the  sum  of  ten 
thousand  dollars  ($10,000),  the  same  to  be  securely  invested  in  loans, 
secured  by  mortgages  of  unencumbered  real  estate,  and  the  income  thereof 
to  be  applied  to  the  maintenance  and  support  of  public  worships  in  said 
Parish,  according  to  the  established  forms  and  usages  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church." 

But  this  is  not  the  authority  under  which  we  possess,  for 
it  was  revoked  by  a  codicil  dated  April  19,  1880,  which  is  here 
given:  — 

''Second,  I  hereby  revoke,  cancel,  and  annul,  the  fifteenth  clause  of 
my  said  will,  wherein  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars  ($10,000),  is  given 
to  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  and  in  lieu  thereof  I  do  hereby  give  and 
bequeath  to  the  Security  Company,  a  body  politic  and  corporate  under 
the  laws  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  and  having  its  office  and  place  of  do- 
ing business  in  said  Hartford,  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars  ($10,000), 
in  trust,  and  for  the  uses  and  purposes  following,  viz. —  to  invest  said 
sum  in  loans  secured  by  mortgage  upon  improved  and  unincumbered  real 
estate,  and  to  pay  out  the  net  income  thereof  to  the  jjerson  who  for  the 
time  being  shall  l)e  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  a  cor- 
poration located  in  said  Hartford,  said  income  to  be  by  him,  the  said 
Treasurer,   applied  and  expended  for  the  support  and  maintenance   of 


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public  worship  in  said  Parish,  according  to  the  forms  and  usages  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church." 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  codicil  of  iSSo  is  quite  different 
from  the  clause  in  the  will  of  1877,  which  gave  the  money 
directly  to  the  Parish,  so  that,  as  it  now  stands,  the  legacy  is 
held  by  the  Securit}'  Company  in  trust,  the  net  income  being 
paid  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Parish.  This  has  been  done 
regularly  in  each  year  up  to  the  present  time,  and  it  has  been 
used  in  paying  parish  expenses. 

It  is  proper,  as  a  part  of  the  history  of  this  fund,  that  the 
action  of  the  Parish,  April  10,  1882,  should  here  be  inserted. 
This  action  was  taken,  as  it  was  supposed  that  Col.  Northam 
intended  that  his  legacy  should  take  the  place  of  the  Episco- 
pal Church  Fund. 

"  Whereas,  our  late  parishioner,  Mr.  Charles  Harvey  Northam,  did  in 
his  last  will  and  testament  provide  that  his  Executors  should  pay  the 
sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars  to  be  held  in  trust,  '  for  the  support  and 
maintenance  of  public  worship  in  Christ  Church,'  and 

"  Whereas,  Mr.  Northam,  in  a  conversation  held  with  the  Rector  in 
the  Directors'  room  of  the  Mercantile  Bank,  on  Saturday  morning,  March 
26,  i88x,  did  make  reference  to  the  Fund  formerly  possessed  by  the 
Parish,  known  as  the  '  Episcopal  Church  Fund,'  but  not  now  in  existence, 
and  say,  '  I  have  provided  that  that  amount  shall  be  made  up  to  the 
Parish  when  I  am  under  the  sod; '  therefore, 

''Resolved,  That  we  place  on  our  Records  this  recognition  of  the  gen- 
erosity of  the  gift,  which  was  in  keeping  with  his  generosity  and  rare 
nobility  of  character,  throughout  the  half  century  of  his  connection  with 
Christ  Church,  and  this  testimony  to  the  deep  sense  of  Parish  honor  in 
the  wish  and  intent,  verbally  expressed,  on  the  occasion  referred  to  in 
March,  18S1. 

''Resolved,  That  the  income  from  the  Fund  left  by  Mr.  Northam,  be 
considered  in  lieu  of  the  income  of  said  '  Episcopal  Church  Fimd,'  and 
that  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  a  cominittee  with  power  to  appro- 
priate said  income  to  such  maintenance  or  extension  of  parish  usefulness 
as  may  in  their  judgment  be  best." 

A  question  may  arise  as  to  the  binding  character  of  the 
conversation  of  Mr.  Northam  with  Rev.  Mr.  Nichols.  There 
can  be  no  doubt  but  that  he  said  what  is  reported,  that  is,  "  I 
have  provided  that  that  amount "  (referring  to  the  Episco- 
pal Church  Fund)  "  shall  be  made  up  to  the  Parish,  when  I 


134  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

am  under  the  sod."  He  felt  quite  warmly  about  the  diversion 
of  the  fund  from  its  original  intent,  and  was  anxious  to  re- 
store it  if  possible.  This,  it  will  be  remembered,  amounted 
to  $8,500  when  it  was  invested  in  the  church  building-.  He 
had  searched  for  the  Scrip,  or  evidence  of  indebtedness,  in 
vain,  and  regarded  it  as  lost.  Probably  he  would  have  given 
a  like  legacy  if  the  fund  had  been  in  existence,  for  his  gen- 
erosity was  great.  But  his  jealousy  for  the  honor  of  the 
Parish  was  such  that  he  wished  to  remove  any  possible  re- 
proach that  might  have  been  made  in  the  investment. 

It  will  be  observed  that  neither  in  the  fifteenth  clause  of 
the  will  of  1877,  nor  in  the  codicil  of  1880  which  repeals  it,  is 
there  any  mention  made  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund,  or  of 
his  desire  to  make  his  legacy  a  substitute  for  it.  So  that  it 
would  seem  to  be  a  matter  for  the  courts  to  decide,  whether 
this  gift  could  be  made  to  take  the  place  of  this  fund,  and 
thus  bring  it  into  existence  again. 

Whether  this  Episcopal  Church  Fund  has  lapsed,  and  has 
now  no  existence,  is  argued  elsewhere;  but  it  is  well  to  con- 
sider some  of  the  conditions  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund, 
as  defined  in  its  Constitution,  and  also  the  conditions  which 
are  attached  to  the  bequest  of  Mr.  Northam.  And  first,  this 
fund  was  legally  constituted  by  the  above  name  by  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly ;  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  were  its  legal 
guardians,  under  the  name  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  Fund;  they  had  the  management  of  the  same,  and 
they  alone.  When  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  requested  Mr. 
Huntington  to  deliver  the  Scrip  of  the  fund.  No.  28,  to  the 
treasurer,  he  declined,  as  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  had  not 
met  as  trustees  of  the  fund,  and  the  treasurer  of  the  Parish 
was  not  the  manager  of  it.  When  they  did  so  meet  and  re- 
quest that  it  should  be  delivered  to  Mr.  Preston,  it  was  so 
done  and  deposited  in  the  Phoenix  Bank,  where  it  was  lately 
found,  as  has  been  related.  Thus  it  is  shown  that  the  trus- 
tees are  alone  empowered  to  invest  the  fund  and  pa)^  over  its 
income  to  the  Parish. 

Second.  It  is  shown  by  the  codicil  of  the  will  that  the 
vSecurity  Company  was  to  receive  the  legacy,  was  to  invest  it. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  135 

and  pay  the  net  income  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish,  con- 
ditions entirely  different  from  those  belonging  to  the  admin- 
istration of  the  Episcopal  Church  Fund,  taking  its  manage- 
ment out  of  the  hands  of  the  Trustees,  and  placing  it  in 
another  corporation.  Both  of  these  are  legally  constituted, 
and  have  specific  duties  to  perform,  and  one  cannot  usurp  or 
take  the  place  of  the  other.  Inextricable  confusion  would 
occur  if  such  was  to  be  allowed.  The  intent,  as  verbally  ex- 
pressed by  Mr.  Northam,  is  of  value,  but  when  he  directs  the 
legacy  to  be  paid  to  the  Security  Company,  to  be  man- 
aged by  it,  to  receive  and  pay  over  its  income  to  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  Parish,  it  is  beyond  his  power  or  legal  ability  to 
place  it  elsewhere,  because  it  constitutes  a  condition  incom- 
patible with  the  administration  of  the  Church  Fund. 

Nor  can  the  parish  create  any  new  conditions  concerning 
this  legacy,  nor  can  it  substitute  this  gift  for  the  eighty-five 
hundred  dollars  which  was  loaned  it  and  invested  in  the 
church  building;  the  terms  of  the  legacy  are  fixed,  and  be- 
yond the  possibility  of  recall.  The  intent  of  Mr.  Northam 
was  noble,  and  is  deserving  of  commendation  beyond  the 
mere  giving  of  money.  It  contemplated  the  reviving  of  a 
fund  which  had  disappeared,  not  been  actually  lost  or  de- 
stroyed, but  had  disappeared  and  been  forgotten,  except  by 
himself  and  a  few  others.  It  was,  therefore,  very  honorable 
in  him  to  make  such  a  gift  as  would  bring  it  to  remembrance 
again,  even  if  it  did  not  revive  it. 

The  examination  of  the  mortgages  and  the  witness  of 
their  assignment  by  the  Security  Company  to  the  Charles  H. 
Northam  Fund  and  the  Susan  R.  Northam  Fund,  of  Christ 
Chiirch,  was  made  by  Mr.  Taylor,  who  adds: 

The  Charles  H.  Northam  Fund  and  the  Susan  R.  Northam 
Fund,  of  $10,000  each,  under  the  provisions  of  the  wills  of 
the  donors,  are  held  in  trust  by  the  Security  Company  of  this 
city,  for  Christ  Church  Parish.  The  funds  are  invested  in 
real  estate  mortgages;  and  the  title  to  those  mortgages  is 
held  by  the  Security  Company,  as  trustee  for  the  parish;  and 
the  Committee  have  verified  the  present  securities  under  the 
trust,  through  the  courtesy  of  the  Vice-President  and  Treas- 


136  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

urer  of  the  Security  Company,  who  prepared  a  schedule  of 
the  present  investments.  These  investments  are  continually 
changing,  as  the  mortgages  mature  and  become  payable  ; 
and  the  schedule  offered  is,  therefore,  simply  an  inventory  of 
the  investments  as  they  appear  at  this  time,  and  subject  to 
future  changes. 

The  mortgages  are  upon  western  farms,  and  the  interest 
seems  generally  to  have  been  regularly  paid.  The  schedule 
is  held  by  the  committee.' 

THE  SUSAN  R.  NORTHAM  FUND. 

She  was  the  daughter  of  George  R.  and  Jerusha  (Ed- 
wards) Risley,  and  was  born  at  Montpelier,  Vermont,  in 
1809.  Her  parents  not  long  afterwards  removed  to  East 
Hartford,  where  she  was  married  to  Col.  Charles  H.  Nor- 
tham  in   1828.     She  died  November  27,   1883. 

She  was  of  a  quiet,  loving  disposition,  and  the  lives  of 
both  husband  and  wife  were  passed  in  as  much  happiness 
as  falls  to  most  inortals.  vShe  generously  remembered  the 
Parish  with  which  she  had  long  been  connected,  as  is  shown 
by  her  will,  dated  September  20,  1882: 

"  T/urteent/i.  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Security  Company,  a  body 
corporate  organized  under  the  laws  of  Connecticut,  and  located  at 
Hartford,  in  said  State,  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars  ($10,000),  in 
trust,  and  for  the  following  uses  and  purposes,  viz. :  to  invest  said  sum 
in  loans  secured  by  mortgage  of  improved  real  estate,  free  of  prior 
incumbrances,  and  to  pay  over  the  net  income  thereof  to  the  person 
who,  for  the  time  being,  shall  be  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  of 
Christ  Church,  a  corporation  located  in  Hai-tford,  said  income  to  be 
by  him,  the  said  treasurer,  applied  and  expended  for  the  support  and 
maintenance  of  pubHc  worship  in  said  parish,  according  to  the  forms 
and  usages  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church." 

MARY   GOODWIN   FUND. 

At  a  Parish  meeting  held  April  18,  1881,  the  Rector 
read  the  following  letter: 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  137 

"  Hartford,  March  20,  1S81. 
"  To  the  Rector,    Wardens,  and   Vestry  of  Christ  Church  Parish, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

"Dear  Sir,  —  We  enclose  herewith  a  copy  of  the  agreement  of 
Lucy  M.,  James  J.,  and  Francis  Goodwin,  dated  March  25th,  1881,  to 
convey  to  the  Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests  for  Church  Pur- 
poses of  this  diocese  ($5,000)  five  thousand  dollars,  to  be  known  as  the 
'  Mary  Goodwin  Fund,'  the  interest  of  which  is  to  be  paid  each  year 
to  Christ  Church  Parish  for  the  cleaning  and  care  of  the  Chapel  and 
Parish  Building  according  to  the  terms  of  said  agreement.  We  beg 
now  to  inform  you  that  the  said  $5,000  has  been  handed  to  said 
Trustees,  and  that  they  have  accepted  or  will  accept  the  Trust.  We 
should  be  glad  to  receive  your  acceptance  of  the  conditions  of  this 
agreement. 

"Yours  verj'  truly, 

Copy.  "J.  J.  &  F.  Goodwin." 

"Whereas  it  was  the  wish  of  Mary  Goodwin,  late  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  who  departed  this  life  on  the  2Sth  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1880, 
that  some  provision  should  be  made  to  have  the  building  known  as 
the  Chapel  and  Parish  Building  of  Chi'ist  Church  in  said  Hartford 
kept  with  particular  care,  so  that  it  might  be  at  all  times  perfectly 
clean  and  ready  for  use  —  Now  therefore 

"Know   all  Men   by    iiiese   Presents: 

"  That  we,  Lucy  M.  Goodwin,  James  J.  Goodwin,  and  Francis 
Goodwin,  all  of  the  City  and  County  of  Hartford,  and  State  of  Con- 
necticut, in  consideration  of  our  regard  for  the  interests  of  the  Parish 
of  Christ  Church  in  said  Hartford,  and  in  compliance  with  the  wish 
of  the  late  Mary  Goodwin,  deceased,  do  hereby  give,  grant,  and  con- 
vey unto  '  The  Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests  for  Church  Pur- 
poses,' a  corporation  duly  organized  under  the  Laws  of  the  State  of 
Connecticut,  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars,  to  be  held  by  them,  the 
said  corporation,  as  perpetual  fund,  to  be  known  as  the  '  ^lary  Good- 
win Fund,'  in  the  manner  and  for  the  purposes  hereinafter  set  forth. 
First,  The  said  corporation  shall  hold  the  said  Fund  as  provided  in 
the  act  of  its  incorporation  and  the  amendments  thereto,  and  shall 
have  full  power  to  retain  all  or  any  part  of  said  Fund  in  the  invest- 
ments existing  at  the  time  of  its  endowment,  or  may  sell,  convert, 
exchange,  invest,  and  reinvest  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof  from 
time  to  time  in  their  discretion,  and  in  such  securities  as  the  said 
Trustees  may  deem  for  the  best  interests  of  the  Fund,  having  regard 
to  the  safety  rather  than  a  high  rate  of  interest.  Second,  The  said 
Trustees  shall,  within  sixty  days  after  Easter  in  each  year,  pay  out 
of  the  income  of  said  Fund  to    the    Parish    of   Christ    Church,  in    said 


138  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

City  of  Hartford,  such  sum  as  said  Parish  shall  have  expended  during 
the  previous  year,  ending  at  Easter,  in  cleaning  the  building  situated 
on  Church  street  in  said  Hartford,  and  known  as  the  Chapel  and 
Parish  Building  of  Christ  Church,  being  the  building  recently  erected 
at  the  joint  expense  of  the  said  Lucy  M.  and  Mary  Goodwin,  and 
now  held  in  trust  by  the  said  Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests, 
the  conditions  of  this  payment  being  that  the  said  Parish  shall  certify 
to  the  satisfaction  of  said  Trustees,  that  the  said  building  has,  during 
the  time  for  which  payment  is  claimed,  been  kept  at  all  times  in  per- 
fect order,  and  ready  for  use,  and  that  for  this  purpose  the  Parish 
has  employed  a  woman  to  clean  said  building  at  least  one  day  in 
each  and  every  week,  and  so  many  more  days,  or  parts  of  days  as 
may  have  been  necessary  to  thoroughly  accomplish  the  aforesaid  pur- 
pose, and  no  payment  shall  be  made  from  the  income  of  this  Fund 
to  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  for  any  purpose  whatever  unless  the 
aforesaid  conditions  shall  have  been  exactly  complied  with,  and  under 
no  circumstances  shall  any  payment  be  made  in  advance  of  the  time 
specified,  nor  shall  any  payment  exceed  the  net  income  of  the  Fund 
for  the  preceding  year. 

"  Third.  If  after  reimbursing  said  Parish  for  the  amount  ex- 
pended in  cleaning  said  building,  there  shall  remain,  of  the  net  in- 
come of  this  Fund,  an  unappropriated  balance,  then  the  said  Trustees 
shall  repay  the  said  Parish  whatever  the  said  Parish  may  have  ex- 
pended during  the  preceding  year  for  heating  and  lighting  said 
building,  not  exceeding,  however,  the  amount  of  such  unappropriated 
balance. 

"  Fourth.  If  for  sixty  days  after  Easter  the  said  Parish  shall  fail 
to  claim  the  net  income  of  this  Fund,  or  shall  fail  to  show  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  Trustees,  that  the  aforesaid  conditions  have  been 
complied  with,  then  the  said  net  income  shall  be  added  to  the  princi- 
pal and  become  part  of  the  permanent  Fund,  and  if  in  any  year  the 
net  income  shall  exceed  the  expenses  above  enumerated,  such  excess 
shall  also  become  part  of  the  principal  and  treated  as  such. 

' '  Fifth.  The  first  payment  shall  be  the  accrued  interest  on  the 
investment  to  May  ist,  1881,  and  shall  be  paid  to  the  same  Parish 
within  thirty  days  thereafter. 

"  Sixth.  If  said  building  shall  at  any  time  be  destroj'ed  and  not 
rebuilt,  or  if  from  any  cause  said  Parish  shall  almndon  its  use,  then 
the  net  income  of  said  Fund  shall  be  annually  applied  to  such  benev- 
olent or  missionary  object  in  the  City  of  Hartford  as  the  said  Trus- 
tees, for  the  time  being,  shall  determine  by  a  major  vote  of  the 
entire  Board. 

'' Seventh.  If  from  any  cause  the  principal  of  said  Fund  shall 
become  impaired  so   as   to    fall    below   the    original   amount,  the   pay- 


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ments  shall  be  omitted,  and  the  income   added   to   the   principal   until 
such  time  as  the  impairment  be  made  good. 

"  In  testimony  whereof  we  have  hereunto  set  our  hands  and  seals 
this  25th  day  of  March,  A.  D.   1S81. 

f  Lucy  M.  Goodwin, 
"  Signed,    J  James  J.  Goodwin, 
(  Francis  Goodwin. 
"  Witness,  E.   L.  Gayloku." 

"  Voted,  That  this  Parish  accept  the  generous  Gift,  and  that  the 
Rector  and  Wardens  be  appointed  a  committee  to  prepare  and  pre- 
sent a  suitable  letter  of  acknowledgment." 

It  is  believed  that  the  Parish  has  endeavored  to  carry 
out  faithfvilly  its  part  of  the  contract.  If  the  building  has 
not  always  been  kept  in  perfect  neatness  it  may  be  due 
to  the  conditions  for  which  it  is  used.  The  many  different 
organizations  which  meet  in  it  every  week  and  sometimes 
a  number  of  them  in  one  day,  one  following  the  other  in 
such  rapid  succession  that  the  dirt  or  rubbish  of  one  can- 
not be  removed  before  that  of  another  is  added  to  it, 
prevents  that  perfect  neatness  which  can  be  found  in  a 
private  home.  It  has  been  the  endeavor,  as  some  of  us 
know,  to  keep  the  Chapel  as  neat  as  was  possible,  and  in 
as  becoming  condition  as  is  fit  for  any  house  of  public 
worship.  Though  not  specially  consecrated  it  has  been 
set  aside  for  different  religious  exercises  connected  with 
the  Parish,  and  it  is  due  that  it  should  be  treated  with 
proper  reverence.  It  is  not  a  place  of  amusement,  or  for 
loungers,  or  boisterous  romping,  or  for  idle  gossip.  The 
Chapel  and  Parish  building  become  parts  of  a  system  of 
Christian  worship  and  Christian  duty  which  the  Parish 
has  undertaken  to  do.  It  accommodates  exceedingly  well 
the  various  organizations  which  meet  in  it  and  are  carry- 
ing on  our  parish  work.  The  thoughtful  consideration 
which  made  it  so  valuable,  should  ever  make  us  thankful 
to  the  donors  and  lead  us  to  respect  it  as  devoted  to  a 
holy  and  serious  use. 

According  to  the  report  of  the  Trustees  of  "  Donations 
and  Bequests  for  Church  Purposes  "  made  to  the  Convention 


I40  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

of  the  Diocese  for  1S93,  the  investment  consists  of  five  of  the 
Chicago  &  Western  Indiana  R.  R.  bonds. 

Mary  Goodwin  was  the  daughter  of  James  and  Lucy 
(Morgan)  Goodwin,  was  born  April  9,  1846,  and  died  October 
28,  1880.  She  was  of  a  most  amiable  and  loving  disposition, 
of  decidedly  religious  character,  and  much  interested  in  all 
Parish  work. 

GRACE   TUTTLE    FUND. 

Grace  Tuttle  was  the  daughter  of  William  F.  and  Sarah 
(Ramsey)  Tuttle.  She  was  born  Dec.  16,  1846,  and  died  Jan. 
31,  1883,  and  was  much  interested  in  the  Sunday-school, 
having  been  for  some  time  one  of  its  teachers.  The  follow- 
ing is  taken  from  the  Parish  records: 

"  At  a  Parish  meeting  March  26,  1883.  The  Rector  read  a  letter  from 
Jane  Tuttle,  donating  the  sum  of  four  hundred  dollars  to  the  Parish  of 
Christ  Church,  in  memory  of  her  sister,  Grace  Tuttle,  and  to  be  known 
as  the  '  Grace  Tuttle  Fund,'  the  income  of  the  same  to  be  expended 
annually  for  the  benefit  of  the  Sunday-school  of  said  Church. 

"On  motion  the  donation  was  accepted,  and  the  Clerk  was  requested 
to  notify  Miss  Tuttle  of  the  same." 

This  Fund  is  deposited  in  the  Security  Company,  at  four 
per  cent,  per  annum,  and  the  interest  is  paid  semi-annually 
by  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Sun- 
day-school. It  was  left  with  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  by 
Mr.  Wm.  F.  Tuttle,  with  no  special  instriictions,  but  with  the 
expectation  that  it  would  be  invested  in  a  bond  or  mortgage 
upon  improved  real  estate,  which  we  advise  to  be  done. 

OPEN    HEARTH    FUND. 

This  was  created  by  a  donation  of  six  thousand  dollars 
($6,000)  from  Mrs.  Lucy  M.  Goodwin,  and  is  explained  by  the 
following  from  the  Parish  records: 

"At  a  Vestry  meeting,  April  7,  1890,  the  following  letter  was  read  by 
the  Rector  ; 

"  To  the  Rector,  Wardens,  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church, 

"Gentlkmen,  —  To  express  the  interest  I  feel  in  the  important  mis- 
sionary work  at  the  '  Open  Hearth,'  I  should  be  glad  to  give  the  sum  of 


REPORT   OX    FUNDS.  I4I 

six  thousand  dollars  to   furthering  that  work,   or  similar  work  in  the 
parish  should  this  be  discontinued. 

"  The  only  condition  I  would  make  is,  that  the  principal  of  the  fund 
be  always  maintained  as  a  trust,  and  kept  distinct  from  the  other  funds 
of  the  parish,  and  that  the  Treasurer  shall,  in  his  annual  report,  state 
how  it  is  invested  and  the  manner  in  which  the  income  has  been  ex- 
pended. Upon  notification  that  you  will  accept  this  trust,  I  will  cause 
the  amount  to  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer. 

"LUCY  M.  GOODWIN. 

"Hartford,  April  5,  iSqo." 

"  Voted,  that  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  do  accept  the  trust  as  proposed 
in  the  above  letter,  and  that  the  Rector  be  requested  to  notify  Mrs. 
Goodwin  of  their  action.  William  L.  Matson  and  Edw.  M.  Bunce  were 
appointed  Trustees  of  the  fund.  On  motion  of  George  Ellis,  Voted,  that 
the  letter  of  ]\Irs.  Goodwin  be  ordered  on  file,  and  spread  on  the  minutes 
of  this  meeting." 

This  fund  is  invested  in  the  Bonds  of  the  Ohio  &  Chesa- 
peake Railroad,  bearing  five  per  cent,  interest,  and  the  in- 
come is  paid  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  to  Mr.  George 
Bodge,  the  Treasurer  of  the  "  Open  Hearth  "  corporation. 

MARY  JEANNETTE  KENEY  FUND. 

This  Fund  was  created  by  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Keney,  the  wife 
of  the  late  Walter  Keney,  both  born  in  Hartford,  and  always 
resident  in  the  same.  She  was  for  a  long  time  a  commimi- 
cant  and  devoted  attendant  at  public  worship,  and  was  per- 
fectly satisfied  with  the  ideas,  forms,  and  usages  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church.  The  "  novelties  which  have 
disturbed  the  peace  "of  so  many  of  our  members  obtained  no 
sympathy  from  her.  She  delighted  in  the  Church  as  it  was 
in  the  early  days,  and  looked  upon  changes  and  innovations 
with  no  favorable  eye.  With  remarkable  good  sense  and 
even  temperament,  she  and  her  husband  both  kept  their 
attendance  at  the  old  Church,  were  liberal  in  their  contribu- 
tions, faithful  in  their  duties,  with  malice  towards  none  and 
charity  for  all.  Her  remembrance  of  the  Parish  so  gener- 
ously is  a  sui^cient  evidence  of  the  love  which  she  enter- 
tained for  it. 


142  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

"  At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  held  April  3, 
1893,  a  letter  from  James  J.  Goodwin,  being  a  declaration  of  trust  of  the 
Mary  Jeannette  Keney  Fund,  was  read  by  the  Clerk  and  was  ordered  to 
be  copied  on  the  Records  of  the  Parish,  and  due  notice  of  their  action  to 
be  certified  to  him." 

DECLARATIONS. 

''To  the  Recior,   \Va7-dens,  and  Vestrymen  of  Christ  Church  Corpor- 
ation, Gentlemen:  — 

"  I  herebjr  notify  you  that  I  hold  as  Trustee,  the  sum  of  Thirty  Thou- 
sand dollars  ($30,000),  the  sum  being  the  gift  of  the  late  Mrs.  Mary  Jean- 
nette Keney  to  me  in  trust  for  the  benefit  of  Christ  Church  upon  the 
following  terms  and  conditions,  viz.:  I  am  to  invest  and  reinvest  said 
sum  from  time  to  time,  as  circum.stances  may  require,  according  to 
my  own  judgment  and  discretion,  as  a  separate  and  distinct  trust  fund, 
known  and  called  the  '  Mary  Jeannette  Keney  Fund,'  and  to  pay  the  net 
income  and  profits  thereof  to  the  treasurer  for  the  time  being  of  said 
Christ  Church  Corporation  on  the  first  Monday  of  April,  in  each  and 
every  year;  and  said  income  when  so  received  by  said  treasurer  is  to  be 
used  and  appropriated  by  said  Corporation  for  the  support  and  main- 
tenance of  public  worship  in  said  Church  and  Parish,  according  to  the 
established  forms  and  usages  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  and 
for  no  other  purpose  whatever. 

"  I  am  to  hold  said  funds  as  such  trustee,  without  bonds  or  surety,  and 
am  to  nominate  and  appoint  my  own  successors  in  said  trust,  and  in  case 
of  disability  or  absence  to  employ  my  own  agent  or  attorney  for  the 
transaction  of  any  business  connected  with  said  trust.  I  hereby  request 
that  this  declaration  of  trust  may  be  copied  in  the  records  of  said  corpor- 
ation, and  the  fact  duly  certified  to  me. 
"Very  Respf., 

"JAMES  J.  GOODWIN,   Trustee  of 

"  the  '  Mary  Jeannette  Keney  Fund.' 

"  Hartford, 

"  March  15,  1893." 

"At  the  adjourned  annual  meeting  held  April  10,  1893,  it  was 
"  Voted,  That  the  Rector,  Senior  Warden,  and  Dr.   G.  W.  Russell  be 
appointed  a  committee  to  convey  to  Mr.  James  J.  Goodwin  the  thanks  of 
the  Parish  for  the  gift  of  the  fund  known  as  the  '  Mary  Jeannette  Keney 
Fund,'  and  that  the  same  be  entered  upon  the  records  of  the  Parish." 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  management  of  this  Fund  i.s  in 
the  hands  of  Mr.  Goodwin,  and  whoever  he  may  appoint  as 
his  successor.  This  relieves  the  Parish  of  any  care  for  it, 
save  such  as  would  naturally  come  from  an  unforeseen  in- 


REPORT   OX   KUXDS.  I43 

competency  of  the  trustee  in  the  future.  And  it  is  well  to 
note  also,  for  our  own  guidance,  that  the  income  from  this 
Fund  "is  to  be  used  and  appropriated  by  said  corporation  for 
the  support  and  maintenance  of  public  worship  in  said  CJiurch 
and  Parish,  according  to  the  established  forms  and  usages  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  and  for  no  other  purpose 
whatever  y 

The  directions  are  so  specific,  and  are  so  plain,  that  no  rea- 
sonable misapplication  of  the  fund  can  ever  properly  occur. 
It  is  only  by  that  latitudinary  construction  in  interpretation, 
which  brings  infinite  trouble  in  the  administration  of  civil  as 
well  as  religious  affairs,  that  disturbance  is  likely  to  occur. 
When  men  come  to  follow  the  spirit  and  the  letter  of  the 
law,  the  subjects  of  complaint  will  be  greatly  diminished, 
and  our  respect  for  law  itself  will  be  greatly  increased.  It 
is  becoming  in  churchmen,  who  stand  for  so  much  that  is 
fixed  by  divine  command,  and  enacted  b}^  civil  authority,  to 
allow  of  no  common  cause  to  interfere  in  a  just  administra- 
tion of  trusts. 

The  first  payment  under  this  Fund  was  made  in  October 
last,  and  the  Fund  consists  of  Cliicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy 
ist  mtg.  Consols,  7  per  cent.,  $10,000  ;  New  York  &  New 
England  ist  mtg.  bond,  6  per  cent.,  $5,000;  Col.,  Hocking 
Valley  &  Toledo  R.  R.,  6  per  cent,  $5,000  ;  126  shares  Chi- 
cago &  Rock  Island  R.  R.,  about  $8,000  ;  cash  uninvested, 
about  $2,000. 

Mrs.  Keney  was  the  daughter  of  James  and  Eunice 
(Roberts)  Goodwin.  She  was  born  Dec.  6,  1813,  and  died 
Feb.   7,   1893.     She  was  married  to  Walter  Keney  June  3, 


ROGERS    SCHOLARSHIP    IN    TRINITY    COLLEGE. 

This  was  established  by  the  late  J.  Smyth  Rogers,  M.D., 
for  several  years  professor  of  chemistry  in  Washington 
[Trinity]  College.  He  resided  when  here  at  the  present  No. 
159  Farmington  Avenue,  on  the  southeast  corner  of  the 
same  and  Sigourney  Street.     He  is  well  and  favorably  re- 


144  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

membered  by  some  of  our  older  residents.  After  the  resig- 
nation of  his  professorship  he  returned  to  New  York,  where 
he  died  many  years  since.  The  original  sum  of  the  Fund 
was  four  hundred  dollars,  which  was  afterwards  increased  to 
five  hundred  and  fifty  by  the  Trustees  of  the  College. 

The  history  of  this  Fund  is  given  as  follows,  taken  from 
the  records  of  the  parish  : 

"At  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  Washington  [Trinity]  College, 
July  31,  1839  : 

"  JV/iereas,  a  claim  upon  the  College  by  the  late  Professor  of  Chem- 
istry, Dr.  J.  Smyth  Rogers,  for  compensation  for  various  articles 
employed  in  the  Laboratory  during  his  connexion  with  the  College,  and 
provided  by  himself,  the  value  of  which  articles  is  estimated  by  him  at 
the  sum  of  four  hundred  dollars  ;  and  whereas  it  has  been  proposed  by 
him  to  remit  the  said  claim  on  condition  that  the  interest  on  said  sum 
shall  be  annually  appropriated  towards  the  maintenance  of  a  Scholar- 
ship ;  therefore 

"  Voted,  that  a  Scholarship  be  hereby  founded  towards  the  support  of 
which  there  shall  be  annually  paid  bj'  the  College,  in  tuition,  the  legal 
interest  of  the  sum  of  four  hundred  dollars  ;  and  that  the  right  of  nomi- 
nation to  said  Scholarship  be  vested  with  the  Rector,  for  the  time  being, 
of  Christ  Church,  Hartford." 

This  Fund  was  increased  by  the  following  action  of  the 
Trustees  of  the  College,  at  a  meeting  held  October  6,  1845  : 

'^ Resolved,  That  in  consideration  of  the  subscriptions  from  the  parish 
of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  towards  the  erection  of  the  new  building, 
the  Scholarship  heretofore  partially  founded  by  Dr.  J.  S.  Rogers,  and  to 
which  the  Rector  of  said  Church  has  the  right  of  nomination,  be  estab- 
lished as  a  Scholarship  of  five  hundred  and  fifty  dollars." 

An  inquiry  of  the  President  of  the  College  concerning 
these  scholarships  was  replied  to  as  follows  : 

"  As  no  appointment  was  made  bj-  the  Patrons,  the  obligation  of  the 
College  has  been  recognized  by  assigning  them  (until  such  time  as  the 
Christ  Church  authorities  give  other  orders),  the  first  [J.  Smyth  Rogers] 
to  Frederick  MacDonald  Goddard  of  the  Sophomore  class,  son  of  a 
clergyman  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  and  the  second  [Burhans]  to  Horton  Gregory 
Ide,  a  member  of  the  senior  class  from  Boston,  Mass." 

It  is  suggested  that,  as  the  right  of  nomination  to  the 
J.  Smyth  Rogers  Scholarship  vests  in  the   Rector  of  Christ 


REPORT   OX   FUNDS.  I45 

Church,  the  candidate  should  be  first  mentioned  to  him  ;  and 
to  the  Rector  and  Wardens  in  the  Rurhans  vScholarship.  If 
there  were  no  candidates  from  our  own  Parish,  the  wishes 
of  the  College  authorities  would  doubtless  be  readily  ac- 
ceded to. 

BURHANS   SCHOLARSHIP  IN  TRINITY  COLLEGE. 

At  a  meeting-  of  the  Trustees  of  Trinity  College,  July  19, 
1855,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 

"  IV/iereas,  the  Rev.  Daniel  Biirhans,  D.D.,  has  made  a  beqtiest  to 
the  College  as  follows  : 

"  '  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Trustees  of  Washington  College,  and 
to  their  successors  forever  for  the  benefit  of  the  Scholarship  Society  in 
Hartford,  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  to  be  invested  upon  interest 
with  good  mortgage  security  upon  real  estate  until  it  shall  amount  to  the 
sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  unless  the  said  Trustees  shall  previously 
add  thereto  such  sum  permanently  invested  as  shall  make  the  said 
amount  of  one  thousand  dollars,  and  said  fund  to  remain  under  the  con- 
trol of  said  Trustees  and  their  successors  in  said  office  forever  under  the 
following  conditions.  Said  Trustees  and  their  successors  shall  appro- 
priate the  interest  accruing  from  said  fund  of  $1,000  as  they  shall  deem 
expedient,  to  such  candidates  as  shall  be  nominated  from  time  to  time  by 
the  Rector  and  Wardens  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  and  their  successors 
forever  for  aiding  in  the  education  of  such  candidate  for  orders  in  said 
W^ashington  College.'     Therefore 

"■  Resold' ed,  That  the  trust  be  accepted,  and  the  Treasurer  be  author- 
ized to  invest  the  fund  accordingly." — Extracted  from  the  Records  0/ 
Trinity  College,  Book  i,  page  12J,  by  Charles  J.  Hoadly,  Secretary 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

July  31,  1S65. 

HARTFORD  HOSPITAL. 

"  Hartford,  May  7,  1S59. 
"Tic  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  — 
"The  late  Miles  A.  Tuttle,  having  made  a  bequest  to  the  Hartford 
Hospital,  to  be  appropriated  in  such  a  manner  as  I  might  direct ;  and 
the  Directors  of  the  Hospital,  having  accepted  the  bequest  with  the  con- 
ditions prescribed,  the  agreement  of  the  Hospital  is  enclosed  and  pre- 
sented to  you  for  your  acceptance  and  preservation. 

"  The  object  is  to  furnish  suitable  acc<jmmodations  for  any  sick  per- 
sons in  the  Parish,  whom  the  Rector  may  designate  ;  but  if  none  are 


146  CHRIST  CHURCH,   hartford. 

found  in  the  Parish,  the  Rector  may  use  his  discretion  in  recommending 
others. 

Very  respectfully, 

GURDON  W.  RUSSELL." 

"  Hartford,  April  12,  1859. 
"  To  t/ie  Treasurer  of  the  Hartford  Hospital  — 

"  Whereas,  The  late  Miles  A.  Tuttle  of  Hartford,  having  bequeathed 
to  the  Hartford  Hospital  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  '  to  be 
expended  for  the  benefit  of  said  institution,  as  Dr.  G.  W.  Russell  shall 
direct,'  and  the  executors  having  this  day  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  said 
Hospital  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  now  I,  Gurdon  W.  Russell, 
request  that  the  said  sum  shall  be  invested  and  secured  by  a  mortgage 
upon  real  estate,  in  the  town  of  Hartford,  valued  at  least  at  double  the 
amount  loaned,  and  the  income  thereof  to  be  appropriated  for  the 
support  of  such  patients  as  the  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  town  of 
Hartford,  may  direct  and  approve  according  to  the  form  of  agreement 
submitted  herewith. 

GURDON  W.  RUSSELL." 

"  Whereas,  Miles  A.  Tuttle,  late  of  Hartford,  devised  in  his  last  will 
and  testament  to  the  Hartford  Hospital,  the  use  and  improvement  of 
one  thousand  dollars,  to  be  appropriated  under  the  direction  of  Dr. 
G.  W.  Russell. 

"And,  whereas,  the  Executors  on  the  estate  of  the  said  Miles  A 
Tuttle  have  this  day  paid  to  the  said  Hartford  Hospital  the  said  sum  of 
one  thousand  dollars,  and  the  said  G.  W.  Russell  has  requested  that  the 
said  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  be  put  at  interest  and  secured  by  mort- 
gage upon  real  estate  in  the  town  of  Hartford,  valued  at  least  double 
the  amount  loaned  thereon,  the  income  thereof  to  be  appropriated  for  the 
payment  of  the  expenses  in  said  Hospital  in  such  manner  and  for  such 
patients  as  the  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  in  said  Hartford,  for  the  time 
being,  shall  direct.  Now,  therefore,  the  said  Hartford  Hospital  hereby 
agree  to  and  with  the  executors  of  said  last  will  and  testament,  that  they 
will  keep  said  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  invested  as  a  permanent  fund 
secured  by  mortgage  upon  real  estate  in  the  town  of  Hartford,  valued  at 
least  double  the  amount  loaned,  and  that  they  will  appropriate  the 
income  thereof  for  the  expenses,  in  such  manner  and  for  such  patients  as 
the  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  in  said   Flartford,  shall  direct  and  approve. 

"  At  a  meeting  of  the  Directors  of  the  Hartford  Hospital,  held  on  the 
i8th  day  of  April,  1859,  it  was  — 

"  Voted,  That  the  bequest  of  one  thf)usand  dollars  from  the  late  Miles 
A.  Tuttle  be  accepted  on  the  terms  specified  by  Dr.  G.  W.  Rus.sell,  and 
in  accordance  with  the  foregoing  agreement  with  his  executors. 

Attest,  F.  A.  BROWN,  Secretary." 


REPORT   OX    FUNDS.  147 

Upon  inquiry  it  was  ascertained  that  the  income  of  the 
Fund  had  been  appropriated  on  several  occasions,  for  the 
benefit  of  persons  recommended  by  the  Rector  of  the  Parish. 
But  the  one  thousand  dollars  had  not  been  invested  as  a 
distinct  and  separate  Fund,  nor  had  any  special  account  been 
kept  of  the  same,  nor  had  any  mortgage  been  recorded.  It 
was  promised,  however,  that  it  should  be  strictly  attended 
to,  as  soon  as  a  suitable  mortgage  could  be  procured. 


A  BRIEF  vSTATEMENT 


FUNDS  OF  CHRIST  CHURCH. 


1.  The  Episcopal  Church  Fund.  Created  1807.  Amount, 
$8,500.  Now  invested  in  the  church  building.  Managed  by 
the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  as  Trustees  of  the  same.  Not  in 
active  operation. 

2.  Chmcnccy  Fund,  1850,  $550.  Managed  by  the  Treas- 
urer of  the  Parish  ;  interest  to  be  paid  on  Easter  Monday  to 
the  Rector  of  the  Parish  for  the  benefit  of  poor  communi- 
cants. 

3.  Flotver  Fund,  1866,  $1,500.  Managed  by  Rector  and 
Wardens  ;  to  be  invested  "  in  good  interest  or  dividend- 
paying  securities  or  property  "  ;  income  for  care  of  lot  in 
vSpring  Grove  Cemetery,  and  for  poor  widows  and  orphans 
of  the  parish. 

4.  Adams  Fund,  1872,  $[ 0,000.  Managed  by  Wardens 
and  Rector ;  "  the  income  to  be  distributed  among  the 
worthy  and  deserving  poor  people  of  the  Parish."  The 
Fund  is  now  impaired,  and  the  income  can  only  be  used  by 
adding  it  to  the  principal  until  this  is  made  good. 

5.  Mary  Goodwin  Fund,  1881,  $5,000.  Managed  by  the 
"  Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests  for  Church  Purposes  " 
of  this  Diocese  ;  the  income  paid  to  the  Parish  for  "cleaning, 
heating,  and  lighting"  the  Chapel  and  Parisli  building. 
Income,  April  i,  1893,  $248.64. 

6.  Charles  //.  Northani  Fund,  1882,  $[ 0,000.  Managed 
by  the  Security  Company  as  Trustee,  to  be  "invested  in 
loans  secured  by  mortgage  upon  improved  and  unincum- 
bered real  estate  "  ;  the  net  income  to  l)e  paid  to  tlie  Treas- 


REPORT   ON    FUNDS.  I49 

urer  of   the  Parish,   "  for  the  support   and   mamtenance  of 
public  worship  in  said  Parish."     Income,  April  i,  1893,  $500. 

7.  Susan  H.  Northam  Fund,  1882,  $10,000.  Under  the 
same  Trustee,  and  for  the  same  purpose  as  specified  by  her 
husband,  as  above.     Income,  April  i,  1893,  $500. 

8.  Grace  Tuttle  Fund,  1883,  $400.  Managed  by  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Parish  ;  the  income  for  the  benefit  of  the 
vSunday-school.     Interest,  $16. 

9.  Open  Hearth  Fund,  1890,  $6,000.  William  L.  Matson 
and  Edward  M.  Bunce,  Trustees.  The  income  is  paid  by 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  to  the  Treasin-er  of  the  Open 
Hearth  corporation.     Interest,  $300. 

10.  Mary  Jeantiette  Keney  Fund,  1893,  $30,000.  Managed 
by  James  J.  Goodwin  as  Trustee,  or  his  successor,  as  he  may 
appoint ;  the  net  income  to  be  paid  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Parish,  "  to  be  used  for  the  support  and  maintenance  of 
public  worship  "  in  the  same. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  certain  sums  have  been  given 
from  time  to  time  for  various  purposes  connected  with  the 
Parish.  vSome  of  these  were  donations  or  bequests  not 
strictly  in  the  nature  of  funds,  but  have  occasionally  been 
considered  as  such,  the  principal  being  retained  or  only 
partly  expended. 

Mary  S.  Merrill  gave  by  her  will  three  hundred  dollars  to 
the  Sunday-school,  as  follows  : 

"  I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Wardens  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church 
of  this  city,  exclusively  for  the  use  and  benefit  of  the  Sunday-school  of 
said  Parish,  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars." 

She  was  the  daughter  of  George  and  Martha  (Nevins) 
Merrill.  Was  born  March  21,  1792,  and  died  August  30, 
1882.  Her  parents  died  when  she  was  young,  and  she  was 
brought  up  in  the  family  of  Samuel  Ledlie.  She  was  a  most 
devoted  churchwoman,  faithful  in  all  her  duties,  extremely 
fond  of  children,  and  for  twenty  years  was  actively  engaged 
in  the  Sewing-school. 


150  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

It  is  supposed  that  the  legacy  was  expended  long  since, 
as  there  is  no  record  of  any  portion  of  it  remaining. 

Broivnell  Memorial  Fund.  From  offertory,  Dec.  23,  1879. 
Now  amounts  to  $143.06.  Is  deposited  in  State  Savings 
Bank,  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  Trustee. 

Frances  Heywood,  by  will  of  August  12,  1864,  gave  five 
hundred  dollars  to  the  poor  of  the  Parish  : 

"  To  the  poor  of  the  Parish- of  Christ  Church,  in  the  city  of  Hartford, 
I  give  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  to  be  distributed  according  to  the 
direction  of  the  Rector  of  Christ  Church." 

This  sum  is  now  deposited,  on  interest,  in  the  Security 
Company,  and  the  income,  $30  per  annum,  is  devoted  to  the 
support  of  the  poor  women  belonging  to  the  Mothers'  meet- 
ings. 

Miss  Heywood,  daughter  of  Peter  and  Frances  Ann 
(Beresford)  Heywood,  was  born  in  Berbice,  September  21, 
1 810,  and  came  to  this  country  with  her  mother.  She  died 
October  21,  1881. 

There  is  now  on  deposit,  in  the  State  Savings  Bank,  the 
the  sum  of  $100,  given  by  Mrs.  Charlotte  Rudder,  the  income 
of  which  is  used  for  the  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society.  Mrs. 
John  D.  Tucker  is  the  Treasurer. 

L.  B.  Goodman,  a  worthy  member  of  the  Parish,  and  for 
a  long  time  one  of  its  Wardens,  gave,  February  25,  1891,  two 
hundred  dollars  as  a  Fund,  the  income  of  the  same  to  be  de- 
voted to  the  insurance  of  the  memorial  paintings  on  the 
west  wall  of  the  church.  This  sum  is  deposited  in  the  State 
Savings  Bank,  and  the  income  is  expended  by  the  Treasurer 
for  the  purpose  designated. 

Miss  TJwmasin  A.  Beresford  gave  $25  to  the  Ladies' 
Benevolent  wSociety,  for  which  the  income  is  used.  It  is 
deposited  in  the  Society  for  vSavings,  and  Mrs.  Tucker  is  the 
Treasurer.  Miss  Beresford  was  active  in  the  charitable 
works  of  the  parish,  of  very  pleasant  manners,  sociable  and 
kind.  She  was  the  daughter  of  Dr.  John  Beresford,  was 
born  in  Barbadoes,  April  17,  1801,  and  died  August  19,  1857. 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  I51 

Walter  Keney  in  1885,  gave  one  thousand  dollars  for  the  in- 
troduction of  electric  lights  in  the  church.  Of  this  sum  there 
remains  unexpended  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  which  is 
now  in  the  Treasurer's  hands.  Some  time  before  his  death, 
Mr.  Keney  gave  permission  that  a  portion  of  his  gift  might 
be  used  for  other  parochial  expenses. 

Mr.  Keney  was  the  son  of  Joseph  and  Rebecca  (Turner) 
Keney,  and  was  born  July  10,  1808,  and  died  January  21, 
1889. 

Few  men  have  lived  more  industrious,  prudent,  and  hon- 
orable lives  than  Mr.  Keney.  To  his  quiet  disposition,  great 
evenness  of  temper,  and  sound  judgment,  was  added  alto- 
gether more  of  a  firmness  of  opinion  than  many  would  sus- 
pect. A  violent  opposition  to  the  views  of  another  was  no 
part  of  his  nature,  so  he  did  not  make  himself  oiTensive  by 
his  contradictions  or  bring  reproach  by  his  silence.  Those 
who  knew  him  well  were  often  astonished  by  his  ready  recol- 
lection of  what  he  had  read  and  the  aptness  of  the  quotations 
which  he  made.  He  was  singularly  attentive  to  his  friends, 
keenly  enjoying  their  society  and  mindful  of  their  inter- 
ests; his  sympathy  was  kindly  manifested  in  all  their  trials 
and  afflictions;  his  pleasure  was  increased  by  their  success 
and  prosperity.  While  he  was  an  active  benefactor  to  the 
Parish,  he  could  look  beyond  its  borders  for  his  gifts.  His 
generous  nature  found  refuge  in  his  kindly  help  to  the  poor 
and  afflicted,  and  to  the  furtherance  of  all  objects  for  good. 
Few  have  lived  more  useful  lives  in  our  town,  or  have 
afforded  a  better  example  to  young  men. 

The  Committee  would  respectfully  report  that  the  follow- 
ing votes  be  passed  by  the  Vestry: 

I.  That  the  several  Trustees  of  the  Funds  belonging  to 
the  Parish  shall  keep  an  accurate  account  of  the  same,  in  a 
book  devoted  to  each  trust,  which  shall  be  passed  over  to 
their  successors  with  an  entry  of  all  receipts  and  expendi- 
tures for  the  year,  and  that  they  shall  report  the  same, 
together  with  a  statement  of  the  investments  of  the  separate 
Funds,  to  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Parish,  and  that  the 


152  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

same  shall  be  furnished  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  to  be 
incorporated,  as  far  as  may  be  necessary,  in  his  report,  that 
it  may  be  known  what  the  actiial  receipts  and  expenses  have 
been  for  the  current  year  for  all  parochial  purposes. 

2.  That  the  Treasurer  shall  keep  an  exact  and  separate 
accoimt  of  each  Fund,  of  which  he  is  a  Trustee,  showing  the 
receipts  and  expenses  of  the  same  for  the  year  ending-  with 
his  annual  report,  together  with  the  investments  of  each 
Fund  and  the  non-payment  of  any  interest  of  the  same,  if 
such  there  should  be,  and  that  the  several  reports  provided 
for  in  the  first  vote  be  appended  to  his  own  report;  and,  after 
being  duly  audited  and  accepted,  this  general  report  shall  be 
placed  upon  the  records  of  the  Parish. 

3.  That  two  auditors  shall  annually  be  appointed  who 
shall  examine  the  accounts  of  the  several  Trustees  and  the 
accounts  of  the  Treasurer,  together  with  the  investment  of 
the  several  Funds,  and  certify  to  the  same,  which  shall  be 
presented  to  the  annual  Parish  meeting. 

4.  That  this  report  be  printed  under  the  direction  of  the 
committee,  and  that  a  sufficient  number  of  the  same  be  safely 
preserved,  and  that  the  Clerk  of  the  Parish  be  directed  to 
furnish  a  copy  to  each  Trustee  when  entering  upon  his  trust. 

5.  That  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a  full  knowledge  of 
all  moneys  raised  in  the  Parish,  aside  from  those  especially 
belonging  to  the  Rector,  it  is  directed  that  an  account 
of  the  same  shall  be  reported,  as  soon  as  possible,  in  writing 
to  the  Treasurer,  who  shall  state  the  same  in  his  annual  re- 
port. 

The  vote  appointing  the  committee  contemplated  the  in- 
dexing of  the  Parish  records,  the  extracting  of  all  votes  of 
importance,  and  an  abstract  of  the  Trust  funds  of  the  Parish, 
The  first  of  these  is  a  matter  of  so  much  labor  and  time  that 
we  did  not  feel  able  to  undertake  it.  It  needs  the  service  of 
of  some  one  specially  skilled  in  this  work,  who  should  be  paid 
for  his  labor;  we  therefore  siiggest  the  postponement  of  it  for 
tlic  present.  Tluit  part  of  the  resolution  which  directs  "the 
al)stracting  of  all  votes  of  importance  "  may  be  undertaken 


REPORT   ON   FUNDS.  I  53 

at  another  time.  The  "  abstract  of  the  Trust  Funds  "  has 
been  extended  into  a  Icnj^thy  history  of  the  same,  which  in- 
volves to  a  certain  extent  a  history  of  the  Parish.  It  is  hoped 
that  this  has  been  done  faithfully  and  that  the  minute- 
ness will  not  be  considered  as  painful  or  unnecessary.  The 
parishioners  ought  to  know  and  have  a  rig'ht  to  know  all 
about  the  property  which  has  been  put  into  their  hands,  all 
about  the  manag'cment  of  the  different  trusts,  and  it  is  their 
duty  to  see  that  all  the  conditions  attached  to  them  are  trul}' 
executed.  The  lapse  of  time  and  the  frequent  change  in 
offices  leads  to  a  forgetfulness  of  obligations,  which  we  do  not 
desire  to  call  inexcusable,  but  are  checks  to  the  liberality  of 
the  living  and  unjust  to  the  good  intent  of  the  dead.  All  the 
care  and  the  watchfulness  which  is  due  to  our  moneyed  cor- 
porations is  equally  due  —  yes  more  due  —  to  the  trusts  of 
our  religious  societies. 

We  recommend  that  this  report  be  printed  and  that  a 
copy  of  the  resume,  in  the  latter  part  of  it,  be  furnished  to  all 
who  are  officially  connected  with  the  parish. 


GURDON   W.  RussEi 

William  L.  Matson, 

John  M.  Taylor,  \  Committee. 

H.    H.    HOLLISTER, 


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Hartford,  January  2,  1894. 


B^^At  a  meeting  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  held  Jan- 
uary 7,  1894,  the  Report  of  the  Committee,  the  reading  of 
which  had  occupied  several  evenings,  was  accepted,  together 
with  the  accompanying  resolutions,  and  ordered  to  be 
printed. 


ABSTRACT  OF  PRINCIPAL  VOTES 


COMMENTS  AND  ADDITIONS 


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IMPORTANT  VOTES  AND  COMMENTS, 


^^^^^HE  reader  is  referred  to  the  A//m7/s  of  the 
Parish  by  Mr.  Hoadly,  for  a  statement  of 
the  measures  which  were  taken  for  the 
establishment  of  the  Church  in  Hartford. 
Though  these  had  not  been  perfectly  suc- 
cessful, yet  the  project  was  not  forgotten,  and  in  1786 
it  was  again  brought  forward.  That  this  second  attempt 
may  be  distinctly  understood,  the  agreement  of  associa- 
tion is  reproduced  here  (with  a  photographic  copy), 
though  it  may  also  be  found  in  the  Aiiiia/s,  p.  54. 

Nov\  jj.  1786. 

Hartford,  Nov""  13"',  17S6. 
"We  the  imderwritten  do,  by  these  Presents  Associate 
Ourselves  into  a  Religious  Society,  by  the  Style  &  Title  of 
the  Episcopal  Society  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  under  the 
Direction  &  Government  of  the  Rt.  Rev''.  Bis"'  Seabury,  8c 
the  Episcopal  Clergy  of  the  State  of  Connecticut. 


William  Adams 
Jn".  ^lorgan 
John  Thomas 
Jacob  Ogden 
Sam'.  Cutler 
Thomas  Hilldrup 
Jn°  Jeffery 
Georo-e  Burr 


Stacy  Stackhouse 
Cotton  Murray 
Isaac  Tucker 
W^  Burr 
Elisha  Wadsworth 
John  Avery 
Aaron  Bradley 


The  Society  being  formed  by  a  free  &  voluntary  Associa- 
tion proceeded  to  chose  a  Moderator. 

Chosen  imanimously  M'.  John  Morgan. 


158  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  Society  proceeded  next  to  the  choice  of  a  Clerk  for 
the  Purpose  of  recording  their  Votes  &  Transactions. 

Chosen  Mr  W".  Adams. 

The    Society    also    by   an    unanimous   Vote    chose    two 

Church  Wardens  &  4  Vestry  Men. 

(  M^  W"  Imlay 
Church  Wardens-  ,,    ,   ,       i»t 

(  M'  John  Morgan 


Vestry  Men    < 


Sam'  Cutler 

John  Thomas 
Messrs    ,       ,    ^    -, 

Jacob  Ogden 

John  Jeffery 


A  week  afterwards  there  was  another  meeting  re- 
corded as  follows :  — 

Nov.  20.  At  a  Meeting  of  the  Episcopal  Society  in  the 
City  of  Hartford,  holden  at  Mr.  Cotton  Murray's,  by  Ad- 
journment, on  the  20'^''  of  Novem'  1786. 

Mr  John  Morgan  Moderator. 

This  vSociety  willing  and  Desirous  to  Erect  &  Build  an 
Episcopal  Church  in  this  City,  &  for  furtherance  and  pro- 
moting the  erecting  &  Building  the  same,  Voted,  That  a 
Committee  be  appointed  &  chosen  for  the  purpose  of  getting 
a  Subscription  paper  &  procuring  Signers  to  the  same  either 
in  Money,  Labour,  or  any  Specific  Articles,  payable  to  them 
for  the  purposes  afores'',  which  Monies  or  Articles  so  sub- 
scribed to  be  applyed  to  that  purpose  only  and  that  said 
Committee  be  ameanable  &  accountable  to  the  Church  War- 
dens, [&]  Vestry  of  this  Corporation  for  the  time  being  for, 
and  in  behalf  of  this  Society  for  what  they  may  receive  on 
s''  Subscription. 

Voted,  That  W'".  Imlay  Esq"",  Mess".  John  Morgan,  Sam' 
Cutler,  Jacob  Ogden,  John  Thomas,  be  a  Committee  for  the 
purposes  afores". 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


159 


Noir  28. 

SUBSCRIPTION  FOR  BUILDING  THE  CHURCH. 

Know  all  Men  by  these  Presents. 

Whereas  a  number  of  well  disposed  Persons  of  the  Town 
&  City  of  Hartford,  in  the  State  of  Connecticut,  professors 
of  the  Episcopal  Church,  have  formed  themselves  into  a 
distinct  Church  and  Congregation  within  said  City  of  liart- 
ford,  and  attend  public  Worship  &  support  the  Gospel  ]\Iin- 
istry  agreeable  to  their  Consciences  and  Profession,  and 
whereas  s'*  Episcopal  Church  and  Society  have  proposed  to 
build  a  House  upon  their  Lott  in  s"*  City,  for  the  purpose  of 
Public  Worship,  &  have  chosen  Mess"  W".  Imlay,  John 
Morgan,  &  Sam'  Cutler,  of  said  City  three  of  their  members 
a  Com^,  to  obtain  and  receive  all  such  Moneys,  Goods  or 
Materials,  as  shall,  or  may  be  granted,  given  or  contributed 
by  any  person  or  persons  whatsoever  to  &  for  the  promoting 
the  building  of  s*^  House  &  to  be  applied  to  that  use  only. 

In  Consideration  of  the  premisses  &  to  promote  so  lauda- 
ble a  purpose,  We  the  undersigned  do  severally  promise  and 
ingage  each  for  ourselves  personally  that  we  will  pay  the 
sum  to  our  names  respectively  set  and  annexed,  unto  the 
aforesaid  W".  Imlay,  John  Morgan,  &  Sam'  Cutler,  Com*®,  as 
aforesaid  upon  request,  or  deliver  to  them  or  their  order 
such  Articles  or  Materials  as  shall  be  set  or  annexed  to  our 
s''  names,  whenever  the  same  shall  be  required.  Witness 
our  hands  this  28  day  of  Nov^  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  1786. 


Jn°  Morgan 

£z^ 

Materials  for  building. 

Jacob  Ogden 

24 

.     0. 

0. 

Materials  for  building. 

John  Thomas 

20 

.    10. 

in  materials  for  building. 

Sam'  Cutler 

10 

.     0. 

0. 

or  in  materials  for  Building 

Joel  Byington 

3 

0. 

0. 

in  work. 

Tho'  Hilldrup 

5 

.     0. 

0. 

Aaron  Bradly 

5 

0. 

in  Blacksmith  work. 

Cotton  Murray 

6 

0. 

0. 

Cash. 

Elisha  Wadsworth 

3 

0. 

0. 

Asa  Benton  (verbally) 

10 

Elihu  Tudor 

6 

.     0. 

0. 

William  Imlay 

15 

.     0. 

0. 

John  Olcott 

12 

.     0. 

0. 

Materials  for  Building. 

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CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


John  Caldwell 
Nath'  Patten 
W"^  Bun- 
James  Bull 
John  Avery 
Michael  Bull 
\V"\  &  Ge°.  Bull 
N.  Butler 
Charles  Hopkins 
John  Chenevard 
W"\  Lawrence 
Bar'.  Deane 

Jno.  M'^Curdy  50""  20'^  nails 
Benjamin  Davenport 
Jonathan  Chapman 
Noah  Webster,  jun. 

George  Goodwin 

Eph'".  Root 

Fred''.  Bull  Cash 

Fred''.  Bull  in  work  or  mate 

rials 
Thomas  Bull  Cash 
Joseph  Talcott  Cash 
Elias  Morgan 
Ebenezer   Clark   payable   in 

carved    work    uptni    the 

Frontispiece. 


/lO.. 

— 

in  pure  spirit. 

9- 

0. 

0. 

TO.. 

0. 

0 

in  materials. 

10. 

— 

5- 

— 

5-- 

0. 

0. 

12. 

0. 

0. 

in  materials. 

9- 

0. 

0. 

10. 

0. 

0. 

ihh''  Melossis  no  Galls. 

5- 

0. 

0. 

[rum. 

10. 

0, 

0. 

in  materials  for  building  or  in 

I.- 

9- 

2 

15- 

0. 

3- 

0. 

0. 

to  be  paid  in  labour. 

3- 

0. 

0. 

Pd  in  7.  D.   Spelling  Books  to 
J.  Morgan. 

4- 

10. 

0. 

in  materials  for  building. 

10. 

0. 

0. 

3- 

0. 

0. 

3- 

0. 

0. 

3- 

10. 

0. 

4- 

0. 

0. 

7- 

10. 

0 

[This    was   the   carving    over   the 
door  of  the  church.] 


Work  was  begun  upon  the  church  in  1792.  In  1795, 
the  following  subscription  was  made  for  finishing  it. 

June  22.  1795. 

SUBSCRIPTION  FOR  FINISHING  THE  CHURCH. 

The  Subscribers  agree  to  pay  into  the  Hands  of  Jacob 
Ogden  &  Elias  Morgan,  the  several  sums  annexed  to  our 
respective  names,  on  Demand,  to  be  applied  to  the  purpose 
of  finishing  the  Episcopal  Church  in  the  City  of  Hartford. 


Gc".  Pomeroy 
Elias  Morgan 
Dan'.  Olcott 


verb',  order 


Hartford  June  22'',  1795. 

Thirty  Dollars 
Seventy  five  Dollars 
Forty  Dollars 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


i6i 


Thomas  Tisdale  &  John  M"-Knight 

George  Goodwin 

B.  Hudson 

Joseph  Hart  . 

Tim°.  Burr 

W"'.  Burr 

Tho^  Bull       . 

James  Bull 

Richard  Butler 

Aaron  Bradly, 

David  Goodwin 

James  Cook    . 

W'".  Moore     . 

George  Burr  . 

Thomas  Lloyd 

Selden  Chapman 

Chauncey  Gleason 

Aaron  Hosford 


30  DolU- 
Twenty  Dollars 
Ten  Dollars 
Twenty  Dollars 
Twenty  Dollars 
Forty  Dollars 
Twenty  Dol' 
forty  dollars 
Ten  dollars 
five  Dollars 
Ten  Dollars 
Twenty  Dolrs 
ten  Dol'- 
ten  Dollars 
ten  doll' 
Fifteen  Doll''^ 
Twenty  Dollars 
twenty  dollars 


475,  Dols. 


A  Gentleman  unknown  One  Himd.  Dols. 

by  Ord.  of  ^Mr.  John  Morgan. 

July  /.  Whereas,  application  has  been  made  to  me  by  a 
number  of  the  members  of  the  Episcopal  Church  of  Hart- 
ford to  warn  a  meeting  of  said  Society  to  meet  at  Cotton 
Murray's  in  said  Hartford,  on  Monday,  6""  July  instant  at  7 
O'clock  afternoon,  to  chuse  a  Clerk  and  other  officers  neces- 
sary for  the  Government  of  said  Church,  and  consult  and 
determine  what  mode  to  proceed  to  finish  said  Church,  either 
to  sell  a  piece  of  land  of  the  Church  Lett  &c.  likewise  choose 
a  Committee  to  finish  the  same. 

In  consequence  of  said  application  aforesaid  I  do  appoint 
Jacob  Ogden  to  warn  said  meeting,  and  give  legal  notice  to 
all  the  Episcopalians  in  said  Society  to  meet  at  the  time  & 
place  aforesaid. 

Dated  Hartford  July  i,  1795. 

W^'  Imlay  Justice  of  Peace. 

I  warned  all  the  Church  People  I  could  find  and  gave  five 
days  notice,  and  made  my  return  this  6'**  July,  1795. 

Attest  Jacob  Ogden. 


l62  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

July  6.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Professors  of  the  Episcopal 
Society  of  Christ  Church  in  Hartford,  legally  warned  and 
held  at  the  Dwelling  House  of  Mr.  Cotton  Murray,  Inholder, 
in  Hartford  on  Monday  the  6""  day  of  July,  1795. 

Mr.  John  Morgan  was  chosen  Moderator. 

John  Jeffery  Clerk. 

Mr  William  Imlay  Church  Warden 

Mr  John  Morgan  Ditto 

M'    Jacob  Ogden  '  Vestry 
M''    Elias  Morgan  Do 

M'    Pel  eg  vS  an  ford  Do 

M'    William  Burr  Do 

M'    Aaron  Bradley  Do 

Mr  John  Thomas  Do 

Voted^  That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  sell  or  lease  a 
Building  Lott,  on  the  rear  of  the  Church  Lott,  adjoining  to 
the  new  Street,*  on  the  best  terms  and  at  the  best  discretion 
of  said  Com'^'^,  (and  the  monies  appropriated  to  the  finishing 
and  compleating  the  Church),  not  to  exceed  in  front  on  the 
new  Street  Forty  Five  Feet. 

Voted,  That  M".  William  Imlay,  John  Morgan,  Jacob 
Ogden,  Elias  Morgan  and  Peleg  Sanford,  be  a  Committee 
for  the  purpose  of  disposing  of  the  Lott  above  described, 
and  appropriating  the  avails  thereof,  together  with  such 
other  monies  as  may  be  raised  by  Donation  or  Subscription 
for  compleating  and  finishing  the  Church. 

Voted,  That  the  Committee  appointed  to  lease  or  sell,  a 
part  of  the  Church  Lott,  be  likewise  a  Committee  with  full 
power  to  lease  a  small  piece  of  Ground  at  present  fenced  in 
and  adjoining  to  the  Lott  of  Land  now  occupied  by  Michael 
Olcott,  and  that  they  likewise  be  directed  to  exchange  by 
Lease  or  otherwise  such  Land  as  may  be  necessary  to  make 
the  lines  of  the  Church  Lott  streight  between  said  Lott,  and 
the  land  of  the  Hon'''"  Oliver  P^llsworth  Esqr. 

Voted,  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned,  and  to  meet  at 
M^  Cotton  Murrays,  on  Fryday  July  10"'  1795  at  7  O  clock  in 
the  evening. 


*  Church  street. 


IMPORTANT   VOTKS    AND    COMMENTS.  163 

According  to  the  above  adjournment,  the  members  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  met  at  the  place  and  time  mentioned  as 
above. 

July  JO.  Voted,  That  this  ^Society  will  allow  to  Mr.  Cal- 
vin Whiting-  for  his  services  for  six  months,  as  a  Candidate 
for  the  Ministry,  Fifty  Pounds  LawfuU  Money,  and  his  board. 
The  time  to  commence  from  the  first  of  June  1795. 

Ju/y  IS.  1796. 

At  a  meeting-  of  the  Professors  of  the  Episcopal  reformed 
Church  legally  warned  and  held  in  the  Church  in  Hartford 
on  Wednesday  July  is"*,  1796. 

Mr.  Jacob  Ogden  chosen  Moderator. 

Voted,  That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  lease  such 
remaining  part  of  the  Church  Lot,  as  remains  still  undis- 
posed of. 

Voted,  That  the  Committee  formerly  appointed  at  the 
meeting  of  the  Society  on  6"'  July  1795,  be  a  Committee,  and 
vested  with  full  Power  and  Authority  to  lease  such  Land  as 
may  at  their  discretion  be  thought  prudent  to  Lease  or  dis- 
pose off,  and  on  the  best  Terms,  and  the  monies  applied  to 
the  discharge  of  such  Debts  as  are  outstanding-  against  the 
Church. 

Dec"  10.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Professors  of  the  Episcopal 
reformed  Church,  legally  warned  and  held  at  Mr.  Cotton 
Murray's  in  Hartford,  on  Saturday  the  lo""  day  of  December, 
1799. 

^Ir.  John  Morgan  chosen  Moderator, 

John  Jeffery  chosen  Clerk,  and  sworn  into  Office  by 

William  Moself.y  Esq'  Jus'  Pace's. 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Peleg  Sanford,  Mr.  Michael  Olcott,  & 
Mr.  Elias  Morgan  be  a  Committee  to  Settle  the  Acct».  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  in  Hartford. 

Voted,  That  the  several  Leases  made  by  William  Imlay 
Esqr,  John  Morgan,  Elias  Morgan,  Jacob  Ogden,  and  Peleg 
Sanford,  for  several  parts  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Lott, 
to  Oliver  Ellsworth  Esq',  David  Goodwin,  Simon  Clark,  and 


164  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Michael  Olcott,  be  approved  and  ratified,  and  that  where 
any  Leases  therefor  are  not  compleated,  that  the  same  be 
done,  as  soon  as  possible,  and  that  the  monies  be  applied 
to  the  discharging  of  the  several  Debts  against  the  said 
Church. 

March  4.  1797. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Professors  of  the  Episcopal  reformed 
Church,  legally  warned  and  held  at  M''  Cotton  Murray's  in 
Hartford,  on  Saturday  the  4""  day  of  March,  1797. 

Mr.  William  Imlay  chosen  Moderator. 

Voted,  That  Mr.  John  Morgan,  and  M'.  William  Imlay, 
be  a  Committee  to  write  to  the  Reverend  Ashbel  Baldwin, 
and  make  him  the  offer  in  behalf  of  this  Church,  of  a  Salary 
of  Five  Hundred  Dollars  Per  Annum,  and  obtain  his  answer 
thereto,  together  with  the  Time  at  which  he  will  agree  to 
settle  in  this  Parish  as  a  regular  Minister,  and  that  this 
Parish  will  be  responsible  for  the  payment  of  that  sum  an- 
nually, provided  he  agrees  to  accept  the  same.* 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  be  desired  at  their  dis- 
cretion to  fix  on  a  Time  for  the  renting  of  such  Pews  in  the 
Church  as  remain  unleased. 

Dec"^  14.  1799- 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Professors  of  the  Episcopal  reformed 
Church  legally  warned  and  held  at  M''  Cotton  Murray's  in 
Hartford,  on  Saturday  the  14"'  of  Dec""  1799,  at  3  O'Clock  in 
the  afternoon. 

M'  John  Morgan  was  chosen  Moderator. 

John  Morgan  chosen  Church  Warden. 

William  Imlay  Do. 

Vestry. 

William  Burr  James  Bull 

Tho"  Sanford  Jr.  James  Ward 

Jacob  Ogden  John  M^Crackan 

Elias  Morgan  Aaron  Bradley 

Joseph  Utley  Michael  Olcott. 


*This  call  was  declint-d  by  Mr.  Baldwin. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  165 

Voted,  That  the  Vestry  now  chosen,  be  authorized  with 
the  Advice  of  the  Wardens,  to  hire  a  clergyman  to  Officiate 
in  the  Church,  for  such  time;  not  exceeding  three  months  at 
any  time,  untill  a  suitable  Person  can  be  found  whom  this 
Church  shall  agree  to  settle.  And  that  such  monies  as  may 
be  necessary  to  pay  the  expenses  for  his  support  be  raised 
by  Rents  of  the  Pews  in  the  Church,  or  in  case  of  deficiency 
thereof  by  a  Tax  on  the  Polls  and  rateable  Estate  of  the 
members  of  this  Church. 

Jan^  28.  180I, 

Voted,  That  the  Vestry  out  of  their  number  appoint  a 
Com",  of  three,  to  write  or  send  to  the  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers, 
of  Ballstown,  to  see  wether  he  will  ol^ciate  at  the  Episcopal 
Church  in  Hartford. 

The  case  of  Aninii  Rogers  proved  to  be  a  very  disturb- 
ing one,  not  only  to  the  diocese  of  Connecticut,  but  to  the 
church  at  large.  He  had  been  ordained  by  Bishop  Pro- 
voost  of  New  York,  as  Deacon,  in  1792,  and  subsequently 
as  Priest  by  the  same  Bishop.  This  was  done  "  on  the 
strength  of  a  certificate  signed  with  the  name  of  the  Rev. 
Philo  Perry,  Secretary  of  the  Convocation  of  the  Clergy 
of  Connecticut, — which  certificate  was  neither  written  or 
signed  by  him."  He  seems  to  have  been  possessed  with 
enough  of  talent  to  create  a  great  deal  of  mischief,  and 
was  a  grievous  thorn  in  the  flesh  to  Bishop  Jarvis,  and  to 
most  of  the  clergy  in  this  diocese.  It  appears  that  he 
was  in  Hartford,  in  October,  1800,  perhaps  prospecting 
for  new  pastures.  Whether  he  preached  here  at  that  time 
I  know  not,  but  find  this  bill  among  the  files,  which  is  an 
indication  that  he  did,  and  that  he  found  some  friends 
here,  which  led  to  the  vote  passed  January  28,  1801. 


l66  CFIRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

"  1800.  Episcopal  Society  to  C.  Murray  D"" 

Ocf  26'".     To  Boarding  M"'  Ammi  Rogers  &  Keep- 
ing his  horse  9  Days  @  6/  £,2  .  14  .  o 
Cr.  By  Cash  Rec"^  of  Mr.  Bradley,  i  •  ^5  •  3 

0.18.9 
Rec   BaP  of  Jas.  Ward  out  of  contribu- 
tion money. 

Cotton  Murray." 

There  is  no  further  record  concerning  him,  and  prob- 
ably Bishop  Jarvis  had  something  to  say  in  the  matter, 
which  led  to  his  being  dropped."'^ 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  Christ  Church 
in  the  city  of  Hartford,  held  at  said  Chinxh  on  12""  July, 
1801 

Voted,  That  the  Reverend  Menzies  Rayner,  of  Elizabeth 
Town  in  New  Jersey,  be  requested  to  take  upon  himself  the 
charge  of  this  Church  as  our  Minister,  and  that  we  promise 
in  behalf  of  the  said  Church  to  pay  to  him  Six  Hundred  Dol- 
lars p''  Annum  in  quarterly  payments  for  his  services  during 
the  time  of  his  continuing  our  Minister  as  an  Episcopal  Cler- 
gyman, performing  the  duties  of  said  Office  to  acceptance  of 
the  Bishop  of  this  State,  and  of  this  Congregation,  said  salary 
to  commence  from  the  20'**  August  next. 

wSigned  l:)y  John  Morgan     \ 

TXT -IT        T    1       \  Wardens 
William  Imlay  j 

James  Bull                 \  /  James  Ward 

Roger  Wadsworth    /  >.    I  Michael  Olcott 

Jacob  Ogden              /  w     /  Elias  Morgan 

Joseph  Utley             \  *^     /  Jn"  M'Crackan 

Thomas  wSanford  Jr. 


*  "  At  this  time  I  performed  Divine  service,  &  preached  for  a  few  Sun- 
days in  the  church  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  &  w^as  appUed  to  for  terms  of 
settlement  there,  but  refused  to  give  any  encouragement  on  account  of 
the  previous  apjilication  made  to  me  from  Branford,  &  also  because  my 
people  in  the  county  of  Saratoga  were  not  informed  of  my  inclination  to 
leave  them." — Memoirs  of  Rev.  Ammi  Rogers,  third  edition,  p.  30. 


^.^J*!^^  ^iwi</   ^?^^cy(/>^-2,^s^, 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  167 

The  foreg-oing-  is  a  copy  of  the  Vote  passed  by  the  War- 
dens &  Vestry,  an  exact  transcript  of  which  signed  by  the 
aforesaid  Wardens  &  Vestry  was  given  Mr.  Rayner,  date  as 

above. 

Test,  Jn"  Jkffkev,  Clk  of  said  Society. 

I  find  among  the  records  or  papers  of  the  parish,  no 
answer  by  Mr.  Rayner  to  the  above. 

Mr.  Rayner  was  formerly  connected  with  the  Method- 
ist denomination,  but  was  ordained  by  Bishop  Provoost  in 
the  latter  part  of  1795,  probably,  and  was  Rector  of  the 
Church  at  Elizabethtown,  New  Jersey.  It  may  interest 
some  to  learn  what  is  said  about  him  by  Rev.  Abel  Stevens, 
in  his  History  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church : 

At  a  Conference  held  at  N.  Y.  May  25,  1791,  among  the 
appointments  were  these,  "Lemuel  Smith  ;  Minzies  Rainor," 

P-  253- 

Again,  speaking  about  the  work  done  at  "  Tolland  &  the 
neighboring  villages,"  Asbury  says,  "  I  felt  very  solemn 
among  them  ;  Brothers  Smith  &  Rainor  have  been  owned  of 
the  Lord  in  these  parts,"  p.  258. 

And  speaking  of  a  Conference  at  Lynn,  1792,  he  says, 
after  enumerating  several  of  the  brethren,  "  there  were  also 
the  youthful  &  talented  Rainor,  fresh  from  the  revivals  on 
the  Hartford  Circuit,  &  undiverted  yet  from  the  labors  of 
the  itinerancy,  by  the  love  of  ease,  or  domestic  comfort,  which 
was  afterwards  too  strong  for  him." 

COPIED  FROM  SUBSCRIPTION  PAPER,  — FROM  THE  LADIES. 
SeJ>f.  22.  "  The  Decoration  of  Churches  in  most  of  the  Epis- 
copal Parishes  has,  from  practice  been  considered  as  the  par- 
ticular province  of  the  Ladies,  at  least  so  far  as  respects  the 
Pulpit  «&  the  Surplice,  —  tho'  the  Episcopal  Church  in  this 
city  is  in  its  infancy  —  yet  we  flatter  ourselves  the  Ladies  of 
this  Church  will  feel  themselves  interested  to  see  the  Church 
as  handsomely  ornamented  with  Cushions  &  Curtains  as 
others  —  they  therefore  agree  to  pay  the  several  sums  an- 
nexed to  their  names  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  Velvet 
or  Damask  for  the  Desk  &  Pulpit. 


1 68 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Hartford,  Sept.  22,  iSoi. 


Mrs.  J.  Morgan 

5 

Dollars. 

Abbigail  Utley 

3  Dolla 

Misses  Olcott's 

S 

Mrs.  Whedon, 

2 

Mrs.  Imlay 

H 

Mrs.  Wheeler 

I 

Beulah  Ward 

3 

Mrs.  Lloyd 

3 

Susan  Seymour 

2 

Mary  Brown 

3.  10  " 

Martha  Bull 

5 

Lee 

2         " 

Ann  Bull 

3 

Total  47.60 

R.  H.  M'^Crackan 

3 

Mrs.  Sanford 

3 

D--  to  Cash  pd 

C.  Olmsted 

for  I  pss 

Damask, 

.         46 

to 

2|  y  tow  Cloth 

73 

to 

4  skeins  silk  . 

28 

to 

pOM. 

Larkum 

44 

to 

p<*  for 

binding 

75 

Galoon 

54 

48 

74" 

Oct.  12.  To  James  Wadsworth  of  the  City  of  Hartford 
Greeting, 

You  are  hereby  directed  to  Warn  the  Parishioners  of 
Hartford  Episcopal  Church  to  Meet  at  their  Church  on 
Saturday  the  17"'  day  Instant  October,  at  3  o'Clock  in  the 
afternoon,  for  the  purpose  of  choosing  the  annual  officers  of 
the  Church,  to  lay  a  tax  for  the  support  of  Mr.  Rayner,  and 
to  do  any  other  Business  proper  to  be  done  at  said  Meeting. 

A.  Kingsbury,  Justice  Peace. 

Hartford,  Oct.  12'*'  1801. 

Hartford  Oct  13"'  1801. 
I  have  given  due  notice  to  all  the  people  belonging  to 
the  Episcopal  Church  Parish,  according  to  directions  of  the 
within  warning. 

Sig'n'',         James  Wadsworth. 
Test  Elias  Morgan,  Clerk. 


The  record  of  the  Clerk  i.s,  that  this  meeting  wa.s  held 
on  the  1 6th,  and  that  it  "  was  regularly  and  legally 
warned." 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  1 69 

"  Voted,  That  the  Vestry  of  this  Church  be  hereby  author- 
ized to  dispose  of  all  Moneys  of  the  Church,  and  to  call 
Parish  Meetings  when  they  [are]  necessary,  and  to  transact 
all  other  business  belonging  to  the  Church,  except  the  Lay- 
ing of  Taxes." 

This  was  the  last  of  the  warrants  issued  by  a  Justice 
of  the  Peace. 

Oct.  22.  Voted,  That  Mr.  John  McCrackan  &  Mr.  Mich'. 
Olcott  be  appointed  to  call  on  Mr.  Jacob  Ogden  for  him  to 
provide  a  Dinner  for  the  Clergy  on  the  11"'  Day  of  November 
next. 

This  was  on  the  occasion  of  the  consecration  of  the 
Church.     See  Annals,  page  55. 

Nov.  II. 

INSTRUMENT     OF     DEDICATION     AND     CERTIFICATE     OF 

CONSECRATION   OF   THE   CHURCH    NOVEMBER    ii>'' 

A.D.    iSoi. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Wardens,  Vestrymen  &  Parishioners 
of  Christ's  Church,  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  it  was  unani- 
mously resolved  and  voted,  That  As  Almighty  God  had  been 
pleased  to  put  it  into  their  Hearts,  to  build  a  new  church  for 
the  celebration  of  his  Worship  according  to  the  Liturgy  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  of  the  United  States  of 
America,  &  the  civil  constitution  of  this  State,  it  was  their 
full  purpose  and  desire  that  the  said  New  church  be  dedi- 
cated to  the  Worship  &  service  of  Almighty  God  according 
to  the  Liturgy  aforesaid,  &  that  it  might  be  called  Christ's 
Church  — 

We  therefore,  the  Church  Wardens,  Vestrymen,  &  Parish- 
ioners of  the  said  Church  —  Do  for  us  &  our  successors, 
Dedicate,  Appropriate,  give  &  Grant,  the  said  church  so 
erected,  unto  Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  King  &  Father, 
to  be  consecrated  &  used  to  his  Worship  &  Service,  accord- 
ing to  the  Liturgy  aforesaid,  divesting  ourselves  of  all  right 


170  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

&  Title,  and  disclaiming  all  authority  to  employ  it  hereafter 
to  any  common  or  profane  use; 

And  We,  the  Church  Wardens,  Vestrymen  &  Parishioners 
aforesaid  do  further  resolve  &  vote,  that  the  two  Church  Ward- 
ens, John  Morgan,  &  William  Imlay,  Esquires,  do  in  our 
name  &  behalf  sign  &  Seal  this  Instrument  of  Dedication, 
&  do  acquaint  the  right  Reverend  Docf  Jarvis,  our  Diocesan 
Bishop,  therewith,  &  request  that  he  would  consecrate  the 
said  New  Church  to  Almighty  God,  &  set  it  apart  to  be 
forever  hereafter  employ'd  in  his  Worship  &  services,  prom- 
ising as  far  as  in  us  lies  to  take  care  of  the  repairs  of  said 
Church,  that  it  may  be  kept,  together  with  its  furniture, 
sacred  utensils  &  Books,  in  a  decent  state  for  the  celebration 
of  Divine  service. 

And  also,  that  we  will  as  God  shall  enable  us,  endeavour 
always  to  procure  &  support  a  Minister  in  Priests  orders,  to 
celebrate  God's  holy  worship  according  to  the  Liturgy  afore- 
said. 

In  Witness  whereof  we  the  Church  Wardens,  have  here- 
unto set  our  hands  and  Seals  at  Hartford,  the  ii""  day  of 
November  1801. 

Sign*^  &  Sealed  in 
presence  of  Wm.  Imlay       \  Church  [l.  s.] 

James  Wells  Jno.  Morgan  ]  Wardens         [l.  s.] 

The  consecration  of  the  Church  was  an  important  mat- 
ter, and  was  attended  with  some  expense.  The  Bishop 
doubtless  received  the  hospitality  of  some  of  the  parish- 
ioners, but  the  item  below  shows  that  he  traveled  by  his 
own  conveyance. 

Episcopal  Church  of  Hartford 
Nov^  12  To  Cotton  Murray  D'' 

To  keeping  horse  for  Bishop  Jarvis         .         .         4/ 
Rec''  the  within  Hill  of  J  as.  Ward,  Dec.  12,  1801 

Cotton  Murray. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  171 

Mr.  Ogden's  bill  is  as  follows:  — 

Hartford  Novcmb   11,  1801. 
The  Vestry  of  y^  Episcopal  Church  of  Hartford 

To  Jacob  Ogden  D^ 
to  19  dinners  for  the  Clergy  at  the  Consecration 

@  3/  ^2.   17.  o 

4  bottles  Madara  wine  6/  i.  4.  o 

2  Quarts  of  Old  Spirit  &  Brandy  9.  o 

to  pd  for  pipes  Tobacco  &  Spanish  Segars  3.  o 

£4-  13-  o 
Re''  Pay  Jacop.  Ogden 

Endorsement  on  back  of  above :  — 

"We  the  subscribers  being  appointed  by  the  Vestry  of 
Christ  Church  to  audit  all  accounts  of  the  same  e^-  certify  our 
approbation  of  the  same  to  the  treasurer  are  of  opinion  that 
the  within  ac'  is  right  &  the  Treasurer  is  requested  to  pay 
the  same.  Jno.  McCrackan. 

Hartf*  22  Nov.  1801. 

Dec''  ij,  V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  Rayner,  and  Mr.  Elias  Mor- 
gan be  appointed  a  Committee  to  hire  a  suitable  person  to 
instruct  a  Singing  vSchool  for  this  Church,  and  agree  to  pay 
such  sum  as  they  shall  [deem]  proper. 

.  Voted,  That  two  dollars  p''  week  be  paid  to  Mr.  (leorge 
Catlin  for  the  use  of  the  organ  on  Condition  he  provides  an 
organist,  who  shall  play  on  the  same  to  the  acceptance  of  the 
Vestry,  on  each  whole  Sunday  and  on  publick  days,  which 
sum  is  to  be  in  full  compensation  for  the  organist  and  the 
use  of  the  organ,  and  the  same  shall  be  paid  from  the  contri- 
butions in  the  Church. 

Feb.  21.  1802. 

The  collection  amounted  to  $7.35  ;  on  the  28th  it  was 
$1.51,  with  this  note  in  the  Treasurer's  account,  "  Organ 
not  played  (hail  storm)  ".  The  contributions  generally 
were  between  three  and  five  dollars;  not  unfrequently 
mention  is  made,  "  organ  not  played,"  or  "  organ  played 
half-day."    The  collection  at  Christmas  was  $1 8.38.    James 


172 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Wadsworth  was  paid  two  dollars  for  "  Green  Boughs  "  at 
Christmas,  and  Mr.  Burkett  twenty-five  cents  for  ringing 
the  bell  at  Christmas  and  New  Year. 

April  II,  F.  Voted,  That  Mr.  Rayner  &  Mr.  Elias  Morgan 
be  appointed  to  engage  Mr.  Ely  Roberts  such  further  time 
as  they  may  think  proper  in  instructing  School  of  Singers  for 
this  Church,  not  exceeding  six  weeks. 

SUBSCRIPTION   FOR  DEFICIENCY,  1802. 

June  12.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Vestry  of  Christ  Church 
in  June  1802,  it  was  represented  by  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Society  that  the  Moneys  from  the  Rents  of  the  Pews  &  Slips, 
&  other  resources  of  the  Church,  would  not  be  sufficient  for 
the  Parish  expenses  for  the  year;  it  was  therefore  proposed 
that  as  no  tax  had  been  laid  for  the  year,  &  that  it  might  be 
more  agreeable  for  the  Parishioners  to  pay  by  voluntary 
contributions  the  sum  necessary  to  make  up  the  Deficiency  — 
therefore  we  the  Subscribers  agree  to  pay  to  James  Ward, 
Treasurer  of  the  Societ}'-,  the  sums  affixed  to  our  names,  pro- 
vided the  sum  of  three  hundred  Dollars  shall  be  subscribed, 
&  that  no  Parish  tax  be  laid  on  the  Polls  &  rateable  Estate  of 
the  Parishioners  for  any  moneys  due  to  the  support  of  Mr. 
Rayner  for  the  present  year,  commencing  from  the  time  of  his 
settlement,  or  for  any  other  parish  taxes  —  witness  our  hands, 
City  Hartford,  June  12,  1802. 

James  Church  10. 

Tho»  Sandford,  jr.,  10. 

Dan'  Goodwin  10. 

Wm.  Imlay,  Forty  Dollars, 

(to  be  paid  out  of  the  Money  lent 
to  Jacob  Ogden  &  others  Com'* 
for  finishing  the  Church  in  Sept' 

1795)- 

Wm.  H.  Imlay  8 

Pew  No.  37  a/c  C.  Sig.  10 

Nath'.  Blake  4 

Hez.  Bull  6 

S.  Babcock  5 

W.  Mitchell  5 

Wm.  Lawrence  5 

312 


John  Morgan, 

forty  Dollars 

Michl.  Bull 

Thirty      " 

Roger  Wadsworth 

Thirty      " 

Michael  Olcott 

Twenty    " 

Joseph  Utley 

Fifteen     " 

John  M'^Crackan 

Fifteen     " 

James  Ward 

Fifteen     ' ' 

Theodore  Hopkins 

ten 

Wm.  Weller 

10              " 

Jon»  Ramsey 

5 

Elias  Morgan 

I 

Nath'.  Bunce 

2 

Aaron  Hosford 

2 

John  Lee 

2 

Fran'.  Pratt 

2 

IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  1 73 

1807. 

July  27.  P.  Voted,  William  Pierce,  &  John  Putnam,  to 
keep  order  in  the  Gallery. 

Voted,  That  Mr  Morgan,  Mr  Tudor,  and  Mr  Sigourney,  be 
a  Committee  to  manage  the  funds  lately  collected  for  the 
benefit  of  this  vSociety. 

Oct^.  *At  a  general  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Con- 
necticut holden  at  N.  Haven  on  the  second  Thursday  of 
October  A.D.  1807. 

Upon  the  petition  of  John  Morgan  of  Hartford,  in  the 
County  of  Hartford,  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  Parish  of 
Christ  Church,  in  Hartford  in  behalf  of  himself  and  the  rest 
of  the  members  of  said  parish ;  praying  for  the  reasons 
therein  stated,  that  this  Assembly  would  authorize  the  mem- 
bers of  said  parish  to  hold  a  meeting  thereof,  according  to 
the  provisions  of  the  fifth  paragraph  of  the  Statute,  entitled 
"An  act  for  forming,  ordering,  and  regulating  Societies." 
And  at  such  meeting  to  confirm  the  proceedings  of  their 
former  meetings,  in  such  manner,  that  the  effect  thereof 
may  be  the  same  as  if  their  said  meetings  had  been  holden 
at  the  time  specified  in  said  Statute,  as  per  petition  on  file. 

Resolved,  by  this  Assembly,  that  the  members  of  said 
Parish  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  hold  a  meeting 
thereof,  according  to  the  provisions  of  the  fifth  paragraph  of 
this  Statute,  aforesaid,  and  at  such  meeting  to  confirm  the 
proceedings  of  their  former  meetings,  and  the  effect  of  said 
proceedings  so  confirmed  shall  be  the  same  as  if  their  said 
meetings  had  been  regularly  holden  at  the  times  specified 
in  said  Statute.  A  true  copy  of  record. 

Attest  C.  wSiGouRNEY,  "  Societys  Clerk." 

Dec^  7.  At  a  meeting  of  the  parishioners  of  the  Episcopal 
parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  Hartford,  legally  warned  and 
held  on  Monday  evening  at  7  "Clock  P  M.  at  Christ  Church 
Dec'  7,  1807. 

John  Morgan  Esq'  Moderator. 

Charles  Sigourney  was  chosen  Society  Clerk. 


*See  note  iu  Annals,  p.  5S. 


174  CHRIST  CHURCH,   hartford. 

Voted^  That  the  offices  of  Treasurer,  of  Wardens,  &  of 
Vestrymen  &c  be  continued  in  the  same  persons,  who  were 
chosen  at  a  Parish  meeting  on  the  27""  of  June  1807,  which 
choice  is  hereby  confirmed,  and  made  valid  and  that  those 
officers,  continue  in  office,  until  others  are  chosen. 

Voted.,  That  whereas  several  parcels  of  the  original  Church 
lot  of  land  have  been  sold  by  votes  of  this  parish,  and  lest 
some  of  the  transactions  relating  to  the  same  should  be 
deemed  not  within  the  Act  of  this  State  for  holding  parish 
meetings,  the  several  proceedings  for  the  conveyance  of  the 
land,  by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  as  heretofore  made  be 
confirmed,  and  that  this  parish  ratify  and  confirm  their 
proceedings. 

Voted,  That  John  Morgan,  and  Daniel  Olcott,  Esq%  Ward- 
ens of  this  Church  be  a  Committee,  and  have  full  power  and 
authority  to  convey  to  Docf  Joseph  Lynde,  a  parcel  of  land 
lying  north  of  the  Church,  and  to  settle  and  adjust  the  boun- 
dary lines,  between  said  Lynde  and  the  Church. 

The  subscription  obtained  in  New  York,  together 
with  other  sums,  and  the  votes  passed  by  the  Parish 
relating  thereto,  may  be  found  in  the  Report  on  the 
Funds,  pp.  84-85. 

Voted,  That  this  meeting  be  adjourned  to  next  Easter 
Monday,  and  that  hereafter  Easter  Monday  annually  be  the 
day,  according  to  law,  for  holding  a  parish  meeting  for  the 
choice  of  the  several  parish  officers;  and  that  the  Wardens 
and  Vestry  be,  ex  officio,  the  "  Society's  Committee  "  as  so 
called  in  the  Statute  law  of  this  State,  and  be  clothed  with 
all  the  powers  of  such  Committee. 

1809. 

April  3,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Pews  be  leased  &  the  lease 
money  paid  in  ninety  days  from  this  date,  and  that  the  per- 
son, in  whose  name  the  pews  are  bid  off,  be  responsible  for 
the  whole  of  the  lease  money  of  such  pew,  and  the  only 
person  to  whom  the  Collector  is  to  look  for  payment. 

Voted,  That  Mr  George  Goodwin  2'"'  be  appointed  Col- 
lector. That  this  Church  be  painted  and  repaired  luidcr  the 
direction  of  the  Wardens  &  Vestry. 


IMPORTANT    VOTKS    AND    COMMKNTS.  I75 

The  religious  societies  of  the  vState  were  allowed  by 
law  to  tax  their  members  for  support  of  the  parishes. 
Though  this  came  principally  from  the  lease  of  the  pews 
and  the  contributions,  yet  not  unfrequently  there  was  a 
deficiency,  which  was  made  up  in  part  from  the  tax.  The 
law  made  all  men  taxable  for  the  support  of  religion,  and 
this  was  payable  to  the  Congregational  societies,  unless 
the  payer,  by  a  certificate  lodged  with  the  town  clerk, 
became  a  member  of  some  other  society.  Quite  a  num- 
ber, who  did  not  like  the  intolerance  of  the  law  which 
compelled  them  to  contribute  to  the  support  of  the  Con- 
gregationalists,  connected  themselves  with  other  religious 
bodies,  some  doubtless  with  decided  preferences  for  their 
choice,  and  some  also  from  no  positive  willingness,  but 
only  to  escape  from  contributing  to  the  churches  by  law 
established.  It  is  possible  that  among  the  names  follow- 
ing some  of  these  latter  may  be  found ;  but  it  is  believed 
that  most  of  them  were  ardently  attached  to  the  Church, 
and  were  reliable  members  of  the  same.  The  names  of 
those  residing  in  Windsor  lived  mostly  in  the  parish  of 
Wintonbury,  now  Bloomfield :  some  of  them  had  moved 
from  East  Haven,  and  had  been  churchmen  there. 

The  list  also  is  valuable  as  showing  the  taxable  estate 
of  the  members,  with  the  amount  of  the  tax  to  be  paid  to 
the  parish. 

When  one  connected  himself  with  a  religious  society, 
becoming  a  member  thereof,  he  was  liable,  according  to 
his  rateable  estate,  for  the  taxes  which  might  be  laid  for 
its  support.  When  he  wished  to  leave  the  same,  and 
connect  himself  with  another,  it  was  necessary  that  he 
should  signify  this  to  the  town  clerk.  This  was  called 
"  certificating  off."  A  few  of  these  are  found  on  file, 
mostly  for  the  period  of  about  1820.  The  reasons  are 
occasionally  given,  but  generally  none  are  assigned.  A 
copy  of  a  few  certificates  are  as  follows :  — 

"  This  may  certify  to  the  Episcopalian  Church  that  I  do 
not  mean  hereafter  to  be  considered  a  member  of  the  Epis- 


176  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

copalian  Church  of  Hartford,  but  this  day  join  myself  to  the 
Methodist. 

[Windsor]  March  14,  181 8. 

Jacob  Loomis." 

"  The  above  is  a  true  copy  of  the  original  lodged  in  my 
office  at  the  date  thereof. 

Attest     Elisha  N.  Sill,  Town  Clerk. 
Windsor,  August  25""  1819." 

"  This  may  certify  that  John  Marsh's  heirs  do  not  belong 
to  the  Episcopal  vSociety. 

Hartford,  Nov.  15th,  1817.  Edward  Marsh." 

"East  Windsor,  Feb'y  25,  1823. 
Charles  Munn,  Esq., 

Clerk  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Sir:  I  hereby  certify  that  I  choose  to  seperate  &  do 
hereby  seperate  myself  from  said  Church  &  Society, 

Hiram  Watson." 

Dr.  William  Cooley,  who  resided  in  the  eastern  part 
of  East  Hartford,  was  probably  not  a  constant  attendant 
at  the  services  of  the  church,  nor  a  very  decided  Episco- 
palian. He  may  be  considered  as  a  specimen  of  those 
persons  who  did  not  choose  to  be  taxed  by  the  "  orthodox" 
societies,  and  would  not  cordially  belong  to  any.  I  find, 
however,  in  the  record  of  baptisms  for  18 17,  Oct.  22,  this 
entry:  "  Horace  Spencer,  son  of  Dr.  Cooley,  East  Hart- 
ford, bapt."  This  son  and  myself  were  at  the  school  of 
Rev.  Mr.  Osborne,  in  ^Manchester  in  1829,  and  his  father 
resided  in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  Manchester,  which 
was  incorporated  in  1823,  was  previously  a  part  of  East 
Hartford,  and  this  part  of  it  was  called  the  parish  of  Or- 
ford.  The  Methodists,  about  this  time,  were  beginning 
to  be  numerous  in  the  different  towns  of  the  State,  and 
perhaps  he  found  accommodations  which  satisfied  him 
nearer  home. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  1/7 

""To  the   Clerk  of  the  Episcopal   Ecclesiastical  Society   of   Christ 

Church  in  the  City  of  Hartford :  — 

This  certifies  that  I  do  by  these  presents  withdraw  myself 
from  s^'  Society  &  shall  not  pay  taxes  any  further  in  support 
of  the  same. 

East  Hartford  15""  July  1820. 

WlI-I.lAM    CoOLEY." 

The  last  tax  of  which  I  find  any  record  was  laid  in 
1844,  "  of  two  cents  on  the  dollar  on  the  Polls  &  Ratable 
Estate  of  all  the  members  of  this  Parish,  to  be  computed 
on  the  lists  rates  of  A.  D.  1843." 

To  show  how  formal  and  formidable  this  tax  for  the 
support  of  religious  societies  was,  there  is  submitted  the 
"  authority  to  collect  the  Tax,"  which  prefaces  the  list  of 
1811  : 

To  James  M.  Goodwin^  Collector  of  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ 
Churchy  in  the  City  of  Hartford :  —  Greetixg, 
By  Authority  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  you  are  hereby 
commanded  to  levy  and  collect  at  the  end  of  three  months 
from  the  30th  day  of  March,  181 2,  of  the  persons  named  in 
the  following  list,  herewith  committed  to  you,  of  each  one 
his  proportion,  as  therein  set  down,  of  the  sum  total  of  such 
list,  being  a  tax,  or  assessment,  granted  and  agreed  on,  by 
the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  the  city  of  Hartford, 
regularly  and  legally  assembled  on  Easter  Monday,  the  30th 
jMarch,  181 2,  for  defraying  the  necessary  expenses  arising 
within  the  same,  and  to  deliver  and  pay  the  same  which  you 
shall  so  levy  and  collect  unto  Wm.  H.  Imlay,  treasurer  of 
said  Parish,  and  to  no  other  person  whatever. 

And  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to 
pay  the  sum  or  sums  whereat  he  or  they  are  respectively 
assessed,  or  set  in  said  list,  to  distrain  the  goods  or  chattels 
of  such  person  or  persons,  and  the  same  dispose  of,  as  the 
law  directs,  returning  the  overplus,  if  any,  to  the  Owner  or 
Owners,  and  for  the  want  of  goods  and  Chattels  whereon  to 
make  distress,  you  are  to  take  the  body,  or  bodies,  of  the 
person,  or  persons  so  refusing,  and  him  or  them  commit  imto 


1/8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  keeper  of  the  gaol  of  said  county,  within  said  prison,  who 
is  hereby  commanded  to  receive  and  keep  him  or  them,  till 
he  or  they  pay  and  satisfy  said  sum  or  sums,  so  assessed 
upon  him  or  them,  as  aforesaid,  together  with  your  fees; — 
unless  the  said  assessment,  or  any  part  thereof,  on  application 
made  shall  be  abated. 

After  having  completed  your  collections  and  settled  your 
account  with  the  Treasurer,  you  will  return  this  Book  to  the 
Clerk  of  the  Parish. 

Dated  at  Hartford,  April,  1812, 

Jn:   Morgan,  Justice  Peace. 

If  any  obstinate  taxpayer  was  disposed  to  question  the 
authority  of  Mr.  Goodwin  to  collect  this  tax,  he  could 
find  sufficient  warrant  in  an  attested  copy  attached  to  the 
book,  of  all  the  votes  of  the  parish  relating  to  it,  signed 
by  "  Charles  Sigourney,  Clerk  of  the  Parish,"  or  "  wSociety's 
Clerk."  There  have  been  few  members  of  the  parish  who 
have  been  so  punctual  and  particular  in  all  the  details  of 
their  work,  so  adherent  to  strict  business  principles,  so  ex- 
cellent a  penman,  neat  and  distinct,  so  "  safe  "  in  every 
respect,  as  Mr.  Sigourney.  It  was  no  small  labor  and  not 
always  a  work  of  love  on  both  sides,  to  collect  this  tax. 
Mr.  Goodwin  was  a  merchant  actively  engaged  in  busi- 
ness, whose  time  was  valuable  to  himself  and  to  his  fam- 
ily. He  could  only  support  himvSelf  by  his  success  in  his 
business,  but  he  loved  his  church  and  was  willing  to  labor 
for  it.  The  necessities  of  the  parish  made  great  demands 
upon  its  members.  A  like  devotion  is  believed  to  be 
found  among  numerous  religious  organizations  through- 
out the  Union,  for  without  this  sacrificing  disposition 
many  of  them  would  cease  to  exist. 

Mr.  Goodwin,  all  through  his  connection  with  Christ 
Church,  and  afterwards  with  St.  John's,  was  a  devoted 
and  consistent  Churchman.  From  tax  gatherer  to  Vestry- 
man and  Warden  and  Sunday-school  Superintendent,  in 
whatever  position  he  was  placed,  he  was  industrious, 
faithful,  persevering.     He  had  that  confidence  in  himself 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  1 79 

which  induced  him  to  express  his  opinions  freely  and 
frankly.  Though  never  a  very  wealthy  man,  and  by 
nature  careful  of  his  own,  he  yet  gave  for  the  different 
objects  in  the  parish  according  to  his  ability,  and  further, 
he  gave  much  of  his  time  and  labor,  which  too  many  do 
not  consider  as  a  part  of  their  duty. 

As  illustrating  his  carefulness  and  business  methods, 
let  me  copy  from  this  little  book  his  account  current  on 
the  last  page : 

Episcopal  Church 

181 2  To  James  M.  Goodwin,  D"" 

Feb.  15.     To  pd.  Toll  at  Bridge  to  collect  taxes  in  ) 

East  Windsor,    .  .  .  j  '^^ 

Dec.    6.     Pd.  Expenses  to  East  Hartford  first  time  ) 

■  ■?  I 

to  collect  taxes,  .  .  .  \  '"' 

March.      Pd.  Horse  bait  &c.  .second  time  to  East  Hartford,  .31 

•75 
No  wonder  that  this  system  of  compulsory  payment 
was  abolished  by  the  Toleration  party  which  came  into 
power  a  few  years  afterwards.  It  was  mightily  chafing, 
while  it  existed,  and  was  forced  to  give  way  to  voluntary 
offerings,  and  the  support  of  true  religion  was  not  injured 

thereby. 

City  of  Hartford,  June  15,  1809. 

/une  /j.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Parishioners  of  the  Epis- 
copal parish  of  Christ  Church  in  this  City  legally  warned  and 
convened  on  Thursday,  the  15th  day  of  June,  1809.  John 
Morgan,  Escf,  being  Moderator, 

Voied,  Unanimously  that  a  tax  of  four  hundred  dollars  be 
laid  on  the  Polls  and  rateable  estate  of  all  the  members  of 
this  Parish,  to  be  computed  by  the  Listers  rates  for  the  year 
1808.  That  the  same  be  collected  by  the  Collector,  from  each 
individual  member  in  proportion  to  the  amount  which  each 
individual  member's  list,  for  the  year  1808  bears  to  the  lists 
of  the  whole  parish;  and  that  the  same  be  applied  to  pay  for 
painting  and  repairing  the  Church,  to  pay  the  Clergyman's 
salary,  or  other  expenses  under  the  direction  &  at  the  discre- 
tion of  the  Wardens  &  Vestry. 


i8o 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Voted,  That  i^Ir.  Jeremy  Hoadley  be  appointed  Collector 
of  the  foregoing-  tax. 

In  conformity  to  the  foregoing  vote  the  tax  as  aforesaid 
was  assessed  on  the  polls  &  rateable  Estate  of  the  individuals 
whose  names  follow  who  compose  the  "  Episcopal  Parish  of 
Christ  Church,"  in  the  City  of  Hartford  &  the  amount  of 
whose  rates  on  the  Grand  List  is  annexed  to  their  names 


respect 

ively.     City  of  Hartforc 

1,  June 

,  1809. 

Rates  for 

1808 

Tax 

Rates  for  1808 

Tax 

72  50 

Amos  Bull 

2  66 

147 

James  Knox 

5  39 

100 

George  Bull 

3  67 

162  55 

Samuel  Ledlie* 

5  96 

145  55 

James  Bull 

5  34 

249  oS 

John  Marsh 

9  13 

266  50 

Michael  Bull 

9  77 

4045 

Minturn  &  Champlin 

148 

79  50 

Mrs.  Sarah  Bradley 

2  92 

948  53 

John  INIorgan 

3478 

200 

Joshua  P.  Burnham 

7  34 

60 

Elias  Morgan 

2  20 

100 

Nath'    Bunce   incl? 

89  50 

Cyprian  Nichols 

3  29 

%.  ass' 

3  67 

119  55 

John  Nivins 

4  38 

25 

Heman  Bunce  \  ass' 

92 

105  97 

Michael  Olcott 

389 

177  76 

Mrs.,  Widow  of  W'". 

61  26 

Mich'  Mary  &  Abigail 

Burr,  dec'd,  includ 

- 

Olcott 

2  24 

ing  Harry  Burr'*  as 

- 

120  19 

Mary  &  Abigail  Olcott 

440 

sessm' 

6  52 

50  77 

Eunice  Olcott 

I  86 

60 

Charles  Brainard 

2  20 

33S  44 

Daniel  Olcott 

12  41 

no 

John  Butler 

404 

84  50 

Jabez  Perkins 

3  10 

9488 

James  Church 

348 

60 

Jabez  Perkins  Jun. 

2  20 

10 

Caleb  Church 

37 

60 

Daniel  Perkins 

2  20 

60 

Timothy  Canfield 

2  20 

364 

John  Pierce 

13  35 

60 

Eleazer  Carey 

2  20 

135 

Pratt  &  Allison 

4  95 

60 

Levi  Collins 

2  20 

287 

Amos  Ransom 

10  52 

100 

Asa  Farwell 

3  Ci? 

51  40 

Jon''  Ramsays  Est. 

I  88 

Aaron  Gaylord 

60 

Jon"  Ramsay 

2  20 

Jeremiah  Guild 

430 

Charles  Sigourney 

15  77 

170 

Thomas  Glover 

6  23 

10 

Alfred  Smith 

37 

60 

George  Goodwin  2'' 

2  20 

77 

Seth  Sweetser 

2  82 

160 

Timothy  Hatch 

587 

115 

Thomas  Sloan 

4  22 

43  22 

Theodore  Hopkins  Es1 

..15S 

421 

Samuel  Tudor  Jun. 

15  44 

19S  76 

John    Hamilton   & 

Horace  Utley 

John  Marsh 

7  29 

77  50 

W'"  Wcare 

2  83 

85 

Jeremy  Hoadley 

3  12 

431  75 

Ward  &  Bartholomew 

1584 

271  60 

Nath'  Jones 

996 

397  73 

Roger  Wadsworth 

14  66 

61  34 

W'"  Johnson 

2  25 

188  67 

Gurdon  Wadsworth 

6  92 

420 

W"  H.  Imlay 

15  40 

102 

Horace  Wadsworth 

3  74 

210 

Justin  &  Elias  Lyman 

7  70 

60 

W'"  S.  Wadsworth 

2  20 

165  25 

Rtiland  Lee 

606 

144 

Seth  Whiting 

5  28 

8875 

Thomas  Lloyd 

326 

- 

9705  45 

$355  99 

RESIDE  I^ 

J  WINDSOR. 

178  53 

Thomas  Eggleston 

655 

186 

42     John  McLean 

6  S3 

98  59 

Merrit  Gilbert 

3  61 

17445     Jacob  Phelps 

639 

270  60 

Zebulon  Iloskins 

9  92 

224 

18     Samuel  Tuttle 

8  26 

229  48 

Thomas  Moore  171  80 
57  68                  w 
w 

841 

$11067 

70                                      405  96 

*  The  tax  of  S.  J^cdlie,  5.96,  was  omitted  in  making  out  the  tax  in 
the  book  which  wiien  included  makes  an  excess  in  the  real  tax  of  that 
sum  beyond  the  sum  voted,  viz.  $400. 

A  true  copy.  Attest 

C.  SiGOURNKY,  "Society's  Clerk." 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  l8l 

April  2J,  F.  181O. 

Voted,  That  a  Committee  of  three  persons,  to  wit,  Messrs. 
Michael  Olcott,  John  Morgan,  and  James  Ward,  be  appointed 
to  sell  or  lease  to  Mr  Samuel  Tudor,  any  small  gore  of  land, 
on  the  North  side  of  the  Church  not  exceeding  three  feet,  in 
the  greatest  width  of  it,  lying  between  the  Church,  and  his, 
the  said  Tudor's  land,  and  make  the  necessary  conveyance 
thereof. 

APPEAL  FROM  HUNTINGTON. 

It  is  believed  that  many  will  read  with  interest  the 
following  correspondence.  The  church  at  Huntington 
had  been  destroyed  by  fire,  and  the  parish  desired  aid 
in  rebuilding  it,  and  so  applied  to  Christ  Church  for 
assistance. 

Aug.  5.  181 1. 

Huntington,  August  5,  181 1. 

To  the  JVardetis  and  Vestry  of  the  Episcopal  Church  at  Hartford, 
Gentlemen,  brethren  of  our  religious  order, 

We  address  you  upon  our  distressed  situation.  Our  Church 
in  the  Parish  of  Ripton  accidentally  caught  fire  on  31st  ultimo, 
and  was  consumed  to  ashes.  Our  Parish  a  short  time  past 
appeared  to  be  in  a  flourishing  situation,  but  the  estate  of 
the  late  Mr.  Todd,  (our  former  pastor)  having  a  heavy  claim 
upon  us,  and  the  society  to  prevent  the  necessity  of  resort- 
ing to  taxation,  have  exerted  their  whole  power  to  raise  a 
fund  for  the  permanent  support  of  the  Gospel,  and  having 
nearly  completed  the  object,  are  overtaken  with  the  above 
disaster.  To  live  without  the  Gospel  preached  amongst  us, 
and  a  building  for  the  sacred  ordinances  to  be  administered 
in,  is  truly  forbidding:  to  erect  a  new  church  wholly  from 
our  own  resources,  appears  to  be  equally  gloomy.  Under 
these  circumstances  we  feel  ourselves  constrained  to  request 
the  charitable  assistance  of  our  Brethren  in  the  neighboring 
societies.  We,  therefore,  petition  your  society  (through  you 
Gentlemen  as  their  Organ),  for  some  relief.  Whatever  col- 
lection you  may  make  (in  your  own  way),  you  will  please  for- 
w^ard  to  Hezekiah  Marsh,  Treasurer  of  the  Episcopal  Society 


I  82 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


of  Huntington,  and  receive  the  grateful  acknowledgments  of 
your  humble  servants.     In  behalf  of  the  Society, 

John  Curtiss  i 

William  Shelton,  Jr.   .-Cominittee. 

David  B.  Newton 

Record  of  a  subscription  paper  opened  August  12,  181 1,  for 
the  purpose  of  contributing  some  assistance  to  the  parish  of 
Huntington,  towards  enabling-  them  to  rebuild  their  Church, 
which  was  destroyed  by  fire. 


John  Morgan 

5 

Am"  brought  forward     .       99. 

Daniel  Olcott     . 

10 

Cash,  J.  Utley  $1;  T. 

Lloyd 

Samuel  Tudor,  jr. 

10 

$1     . 

2. 

Charles  Sigourney     . 

10 

James  Church    . 

2. 

James  Ward 

ID 

Anson  Brewster 

3- 

Roswell  Bartholomew 

10 

F.  Griswold 

2. 

Michael  Olcott   . 

8 

Cash,  G.  Beach, 

2. 

Thomas  Glover 

5 

S.  Griswold, 

3- 

Cyprian  Nichols 

4 

Samuel  Tuttle    . 

2. 

Jeremy  Hoadley 

3 

Sundry  young  gentle' 

'  Pew 

Wm.  H.  Imlay  . 

8 

16     . 

6. 

Timothy  Hatch 

3 

Wm.  We  are 

I. 

John  Pierce 

4 

S.  Wolcott . 

2 

122. 

Seth  Whiting    . 

5 

Cash,  R.  Lee      . 

2 

Continued  forward,         .    $99. 

Copy  of  letter  addressed  to  the  Comviittee  of  the  Episcopal  Church 
in  Hufitington. 

Aug.  IS-     To  Mess.  John  Curtiss,  Williain  Sheldon,  Jun., 

and  David  B.  Newton,  Committee,  &c. 

Hartford,  August  15,  181 1. 
Gentlemen^ 

The  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  in  this  City, 
acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  5th  inst.,  com- 
municating to  them  the  afliicting  intelligence  of  the  destruc- 
tion by  fire,  of  the  Episcopal  Church  at  Ripton,  in  your  par- 
ish. The  request  in  your  letter,  that  we  should  endeavor  to 
afford  you  some  relief,  from  our  parish,  received  our  imme- 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  I83 

diate  attention.  After  consulting  with  our  Pastor,  the  Rev** 
M'  Rayner,  on  the  most  judicious  mode  of  proceeding  in  this 
Case,  it  was  decided  to  open  a  subscription  paper,  on  which 
to  receive  and  collect  what  contributions  the  charitably  dis- 
posed might  be  inclined  to  give  ;  and  this  we  requested  M' 
Rayner  to  announce  and  explain  to  his  people,  the  sabbath 
following.  We  have  now  the  pleasure  to  communicate  to 
you  the  result  of  our  efforts.  We  send  you,  herein  enclosed 
one  hundred  and  twenty-two  dollars,  collected  as  by  the  en- 
closed subscription  paper ;  and  we  would  at  the  same  time 
express  to  you  our  sincere  sympathy  for  the  calamity  you 
have  sustained,  and  our  hope  that  it  may  be  alleviated,  in  a 
considerable  degree,  by  the  friendship  and  beneficence  of 
your  neighbors,  and  brethren  throughout  the  State.  We 
lament  that  it  is  not  in  our  power  to  do  more  than  we  have 
done.  Our  Parish  is  small,  and  the  Church  in  this  City,  for 
many  years  past,  has  depended  for  its  support,  on  the  exer- 
tions and  liberal  contributions  of  a  very  few  persons.  Yet 
what  we  contribute,  we  trust  will  be  of  use,  and  we  hope  it 
will  derive  some  value  from  the  readiness  and  cheerfulness 
with  which  we  know  it  has  been  given.  We  recommend  to 
you  to  proceed,  without  delay,  in  your  arrangements  for  re- 
building your  Church.  While  the  sympathy  of  the  Public  is 
awakened  by  the  knowledge  of  your  recent  misfortune,  much 
may  be  expected  from  this  voluntary  aid.  Suffer  it  to  sub- 
side, and  you  will  appeal  in  vain  to  the  Charity  of  many,  from 
whose  remembrance  time  may  have  nearly  effaced  the  recol- 
lection of  your  loss.  But  above  all,  we  recommend  you,  in 
your  undertaking,  to  the  favor  and  protection  of  Providence, 
which  we  trust,  will  smile  on  your  labours,  and  we  hope  that 
all  your  Christian  exertions  may  be  crowned  with  success, 
and  we  pray  that  your  zeal  may  not  fail  you,  but  be  increased 
in  proportion  as  exactions  are  required  of  you. 

We  remain,  with  sentiments  of  sincere  regard  and  Chris- 
tian fellowship. 

Gentlemen,  your  friends  and  well  wishers. 

The  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  in  the  City  of 
Hartford.     Signed  on  their  behalf  by 

C.  SiGOURNEv,  "  Society's  clerk." 


1 84 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Aug.  ig.  Huntington,  August  19,  i8i[i]. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  in  Hartford, 
Gentlemen, 

Your  polite  and  friendly  letter,  bearing  date  the  15"" 
ins',  signed  in  your  behalf  by  M'.  Sigoiirney,  Societies  Clerk, 
enclosing  one  hundred  and  twenty-two  Dollars  as  a  donation 
towards  rebuilding  the  Episcopal  Church  in  Ripton,  has  been 
faithfully  delivered  by  the  Rev''  M""  Rayner.  We  beg  you 
Gentlemen  to  accept  our  grateful  acknowledgments  for  your 
prompt  exertions  in  our  behalf.  The  donation  with  which 
you  have  presented  us,  we  consider  under  the  circumstances 
of  your  parish,  a  very  liberal  one.  Agreeably  to  your  recom- 
mendation, we  shall  use  our  best  exertions  in  rebuilding  our 
Church,  and  hope,  under  the  blessing  of  Providence,  with  the 
aid  we  may  obtain  from  our  Brethren,  shall,  without  any 
great  delay,  effect  the  object  of  our  ardent  desire.  With 
our  best  wishes  for  your  welfare,  and  the  prosperity  of  the 
Church  at  Hartford,  we  subscribe  ourselves,  and  remain, 
Gentlemen, 

Your  obliged  Humble  Servants, 

John  Curtis  \ 

William  Shelton,  jr.  V  Committee. 

David  B.  Newton        j 


Subscription  for  Bell,  iSii,  Congregationalists  and  Bap- 
tists joining  in  the  same  : 

Dec.  4.  Record  of  the  names  of  the  persons  who  sub- 
scribed for  the  purchase  of  a  bell  and  for  other  purposes  for 
Christ  Church  in  this  City  and  of  the  sums  subscribed  by 
them. 


Hartford,  Dec.  4,  iSii 

James  Ward                      ) 

Amos  Ransom   . 

Roswell  Bartholomew     \ 

50 

Simeon  Griswold 

John  Morgan  . 

•       30 

Henry  Arnold 

Samuel  Tudor 

20 

Horace  Wadsworth    . 

Michael  Olcott 

20 

John  Goodwin  2'"' 

Wm.  H.  Imlay 

20 

Jonathan  Ramsay 

Charles  Sigourney 

20 

Charles  Brainard 

IMPORTANT   VOTKS   AND   COMMENTS, 


185 


Jo.  Bonjes 

20 

David  Frink  Jr. 

2 

Cyprian  Nichols 

10 

John  Bennett 

2 

Thomas  Glover 

10 

James  Butler 

2 

John  Pierce     . 

10 

Joseph  Utley 

I 

Seth  Whiting 

10 

Caleb  Tuttle       . 

I 

Eliakim  Hitchcock 

10 

Moses  Tryon  31I  lb.  copper 

Jeremy  Hoadley     . 

5 

which  sold  for  22"' 

6 

Jeremiah  Guild 

5 

James  Church,  bell  rope  worth  7 

Roland  Lee     . 

5 

Levi   Collins,   i   M  shingl 

OS 

Philo  Hillyer  . 

5 

sold  for    . 

3 

Thomas  Parsons     . 

5 

Griffin  Stedman  j  i  M  shing- ) 

Thomas  Lloyd 

5 

Thomas  Gordon]   les  worth  \ 

Asa  Farwell   . 

5 

Anson  Brewster 

5 

Timothy  Hatch 

5 

Jon"  W.  Edwards 

10 

Lucius  Hatch 

5 

Richard  Goodman 

10 

James  M.  Goodwin 

5 

William  Moseley 

10 

James  Doolittle 

5 

Joseph  Pratt,  Jun.     . 

5 

George  Goodwin,  Jun.  . 

5 

Elisha  Colt 

3 

David  Porter  . 

5 

Henry  Seymour 

3 

Ward  Woodbridge 

5 

Andrew  Kingsbury    . 

3 

I.  Lord  Skinner,     . 

5 

Normand  Knox 

3 

Anson  G.  Phelps    . 

5 

Normand  Smith 

3 

Daniel  Buck    . 

5 

Titus  L.  Bissell 

3 

Spencer  Whiting 

5 

Russell  Talcott  . 

3 

Tho-  S.  Williams    . 

5 

Wm.  Lawrence 

3 

Jacob  Sargeant 

5 

George  J.  Patten 

3 

Henry  King    . 

5 

Benj"  Conkling 

2 

Charles  B.  King     . 

5 

Benj''  BoUes 

2 

William  Hills 

5 

John  Wing 

2 

Oliver  D.  Cooke     . 

5 

Thomas  D.  Boardman 

2 

Samuel  Curtis 

5 

Joseph  Steward 

2 

John  Caldwell 

5 

Edward  Danforth 

2 

Ephraim  Root 

5 

George  Smith     . 

2 

Miller  Fish      . 

5 

William  Harris  . 

2 

Eliphalet  Terry 

5 

Thomas  Bull       . 

2 

Aaron  Chapin  &  Son 

3 

Eliphalet  Averill 

2 

Caleb  Pond     . 

3 

Horatia  G.  Hale 

Samuel  Bowles 

3 

George  Webster 

Alfred  Bliss    . 

3 

Aaron  Colton      . 

James  Lathrop 

3 

Caleb  Church     . 

George  Corning 

3 

Benj'*  Fowler     . 

Isaac  D.  Bull . 

3 

David  Greenleaf 

Jeremiah  Brown     . 

3 

and  as  much  old  brass 

as 

Horace  Burr  . 

3 

sold  for    . 

I 

1.56 


i86 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Chrisf  Colt     ....  3 

Turner  &  Sheldon,  in  bell  rope  i 

Freeman  Crocker,  2  days  work  3 

Moses  Burr     ....  2 


Gurdon  Robins,  copper  sold  for  i .  76 
Samuel  Driggs,  in  work     .         i 
David  Knox,  i  days  work  1.33 

George  White,  2  days  work      2.67 


$559-25 


SUBSCRIPTION   FOR   ORGAN,   181 1. 

Dec"  II.  Record  of  the  names  of  the  person.?  who  sub- 
scribed for  the  purchase  of  an  Organ  in  Christ  Church  in  this 
City,  &  of  the  sums  subscribed  by  them. 

Hartford  Dec.  11,  181  t. 


Dollars 

Dollars 

John  Morgan 

20 

Am'  br°  up 

282 

Samuel  Tudor  Jun. 

20 

James  M.  Goodwin 

5 

Thomas  Glover 

20 

Henry  Arnold 

5 

W-  H.  Imlay 

20 

Anson  Brewster 

5 

James  Ward 

20 

Joseph  Wheeler 

5 

Charles  Sigourney 

20 

Christopher  Saunders 

5 

Michael  Olcott 

20 

Nathan  Morgan 

5 

Roswell  Bartholomew 

20 

Asa  Farwell 

5 

Seth  Whiting 

20 

Moses  Tryon  Jun. 

5 

John  Pierce 

20 

Samuel  Ledlie 

5 

J.  Bonjes 

20 

Joshua  P.  Burnham 

5 

Thomas  Lloyd 

12 

Nathaniel  Bunce 

5 

Roland  Lee 

10 

Henry  King 

5 

Eliakim  Hitchcock 

10 

Asahel  Saunders 

2 

Talcott  Wolcott 

10 

David  Frink  Jun. 

2 

Anson  Hayden 

10 

Aaron  Colton  2^ 

2 

Cyprian  Nichols 

5 

Seth  Terry 

2 

Jeremy  Hoadley 

5 

Amount  carried  up 

282 

350 

There  is  no  formal  resignation  of  Mr.  Rayner  upon 
the  records  of  the  pari.sh;  but  it  was  probably  on  the 
fourteenth  of  October,  1 8 ii ,  at  the  termination  of  the  last 
six  months  of  his  service.  From  the  Treasurer's  book  it 
appears  that  he  was  paid  on  the  24th  of  this  month 
$441.20,  which  "includes  his  services  for  one  Sunday 
extra."  This  settlement  was  supposed  to  be  complete 
and  final.  He  left  immediately  for  Huntington,  having 
been  called  to  the  rectorship  of  the  church  there,  and  had 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  1 8/ 

promised  to  call  on  Bishop  Jarvis,  at  New  Haven,  and 
obtain  canonical  consent  to  his  dismissal  from  Christ 
Church.  But  in  his  hurry  he  failed  to  do  so,  or  did  not 
ask  for  his  dismissal,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  correspond- 
ence which  follows.  As  the  parish  was  about  to  call  as 
his  successor  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase,  it  was  necessary 
that  this  document  should  be  first  obtained,  and  therefore 
the  wardens  addressed  a  letter  to  the  Bishop,  which  is 
subjoined,  together  with  the  Bishop's  reply. 

Mr.  Hoadly  places  it  mildly  when  he  says  that  there 
"  had  been  dissatisfaction  "  with  Mr.  Rayner.  He  was  the 
first  settled  rector  of  the  parish,  and  for  the  greater  part  of 
the  ten  years  he  was  connected  with  it  had  doubtless  served 
it  well  and  to  general  satisfaction.  He  was  good-natured 
in  his  temper,  easy  in  his  manners,  of  fair  abilities  as 
a  clergyman,  and  attended  to  his  parish  with  apparent 
faithfulness.  If  he  was  fond  of  controversy,  it  was  with 
the  Congregationalists,  whose  Calvinism  he  was  always 
ready  to  denounce.  And  in  this  he  was  probably  a  pretty 
fair  representative  of  a  large  proportion  of  the  Episco- 
palians of  the  State.  Certainly  he  represented  that  con- 
siderable number  of  people  who  had  no  sympathy  with 
the  "  standing  order,"  and  who  would  not  contribute  to 
its  support.  As  these  men  were  obliged  to  pay  some- 
where for  the  support  of  religion,  they  chose  to  contribute 
to  the  aid  of  a  denomination  which  they  could  tolerate, 
rather  than  to  one  which  they  hated ;  and  so  some  con- 
nected themselves  with  the  Episcopalians,  and  some  with 
the  Baptists.  It  was  the  beginning  of  a  political  union 
with  the  republicans,  which  afterwards  effected  a  revolu- 
tion in  the  State.  Some  of  these  became  faithful  mem- 
bers of  the  Episcopal  Church,  and  so  remained  with  their 
families;  and  some  afterwards,  as  opportunity  offered, 
joined  other  religious  bodies  which  were  more  in  sympa- 
thy with  their  own  views. 

Of  those  who  paid  their  tax  in  Christ  Church,  I  sup- 


1 88  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

pose  there  were  not  a  few  who  had  no  special  liking  for 
the  Episcopal  Church,  except  that  it  shielded  them  from 
the  Congregationalists.  Some  of  them  may  have  attended 
at  public  worship,  and  most  of  them  doubtless  did,  and 
looked  to  the  rector  for  whatever  services  they  or  their 
families  required. 

It  is  evident  that  Air.  Rayner  sympathized  with  these 
persons ;  he  was  often  fighting  the  same  enemy,  and 
naturally  the  combatants  entertained  a  friendly  feeling 
for  one  another ;  they  might  differ  widely  on  some  points, 
but  they  agreed  fully  upon  one,  which  in  their  opinion 
was  important.  The  consequence  was  a  union  which 
tided  them  over  present  difficulties,  and  gave  them  an 
opportunity  for  the  claim  of  "  liberty  of  conscience," 
which  sometimes  is  but  the  exercise  of  a  very  obstinate 
self-will. 

The  teachings  of  Mr.  Rayner  had  become  not  wholly 
acceptable.  Dr.  Beardsley,  in  his  "  History  of  the  Episco- 
pal Church  in  Connecticut,"  says,  "  he  left  Hartford  in  the 
autumn  of  1811 — some  warm  friends  desiring  his  stay, 
and  the  majority  of  the  parish  as  desirous  of  a  change  that 
[in  the  words  of  John  Morgan,  the  senior  warden,  in  a 
letter  to  Bishop  Jarvis]  they  might  "  continue  together  in 
the  true  Church,  without  schism  or  separation."  I  have 
heard  some  of  the  old  people  of  the  parish  speak  very 
kindly  of  him,  principally  from  his  good  nature  and  easy 
familiarity.  Endeavoring,  some  years  since,  to  learn  the 
cause  of  his  leaving,  I  was  told  "  that  he  would  ride  upon 

a  truck  with ,  and  set  up  nights  catching  rats 

with ,"  which  was  all  true.     Although  he  was 

the  first  rector  to  experience  a  "  gentle  pressure  "  which 
sent  him  away,  unpleasantly,  he  was  not,  however,  the 
last. 

The  .salary  of  Mr.  Rayner  was  six  hundred  dollars  per 
annum  ;  not  a  large  sum  surely,  but  quite  as  much  as  the 
parish  could  afford  to  pay,  and  this  he  probably  recog- 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  1 89 

nized.  It  had  been  promised  him  in  quarterly  payments, 
which  promise  had  not  been  punctually  kept.  However, 
of  this  there  is  no  apparent  complaint  on  his  part,  with 
one  exception.  In  addition  to  his  duties  as  rector  of 
Christ  Church,  he  acted  for  a  short  time  as  missionary  to 
the  few  churchmen  at  Warehouse  Point,  and  cheerfully 
it  is  believed,  receiving  from  them  one  hundred  dollars  a 
year.  He  says,  "  during  the  summer  and  fall  of  two  suc- 
cessive years,  after  preaching  twice  in  Hartford  on  the 
Sabbath,  I  used  to  travel  twelve  miles  and  preach  a  third 
time  at  a  place  called  Warehouse  Point,  in  East  Windsor." 
On  one  of  these  vSunday  evenings  there  was  to  be  a  meet- 
ing of  the  vestry  of  Christ  Church  at  Mr.  Olcott's,  "to 
consult  upon  the  affairs  of  the  parish,"  and  as  he  was  not 
able  to  be  present,  he  sent  them  an  epistle  in  verse, 
which  has  been  called  "  The  Dunning  Letter,"  reminding 
them  of  their  dues  to  him  of  two  or  three  hundred  dollars. 
The  poetical  merit  is  not  very  great,  but  "  it  had  the 
effect  to  relieve  me  [him]  at  once  from  the  aforenamed 
embarrassment,  for  the  very  next  day  the  amount  due 
was  handed  over." 

The  letter,  together  with  the  preface,  was  published 
on  a  half  letter  sheet  subsequently,  and  was  in  circulation 
among  his  friends.  There  is  no  date  connected  with  it, 
but  it  was  printed  perhaps  when  he  was  the  minister  of 
the  Universalist  Society  in  this  city.  A  copy  of  the 
Epistle  was  furnished  me  by  J\lr.  John  E.  Morris ;  it  may 
be  found  in  full  in  the  Bontecou  Genealogy.  My  only 
recollection  of  Mr.  Rayner  goes  back  to  a  time  when  he 
was  on  a  visit  to  Hartford,  perhaps  in  1834  or  '35.  or 
thereabouts.  I  happened  to  be  present  when  he  was 
making  a  friendly  call,  and  he  repeated  a  part  or  the 
whole  of  the  Dunning  Letter.  It  is  to  his  credit  that  he 
gave  no  assent  or  sympathy  to  the  remarks  of  a  notorious 
infidel,  who  at  that  time  endeavored  to  draw  him  into 
conversation. 


igO  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  concluding  lines  are  as  follows  : 

"  But  now,  to  be  more  serious,  and  conclude  — 

(For  hitherto  I  fear  I've  been  too  rude), 

My  wants  are  pressing,  my  resources  few, 

And  for  relief  must  look  alone  to  you. 

The  sum  is  small  which  I've  a  right  to  ask, 

But  to  collect  it  doubtless  is  a  task. 

The  times  are  dull,  cash  not  in  circulation  ; 

And  each  can  scarce  "  work  out  his  own  salvation  "; 

A  part  of  what  is  due  my  turn  may  serve, 

I  hope  that  better  days  are  in  reserve. 

I  urge  no  more  ;  I  will  be  no  complainer  ; 

I  am, 

Your  humble  servant, 

Menzies  Rayner." 

Some  time  after  he  left  the  city  he  presented  a  claim 
for  interest,  upon  payments  which  had  not  been  made 
punctually,  which  he  computed  to  amount  to  between  two 
and  three  hundred  dollars.  Mr.  vSigourney's  letter  ex- 
plains the  matter  sufficiently.  Several  attempts  were 
made  to  obtain  the  exact  account,  but  were  unsuccessful 
until  the  meeting  of  the  Diocesan  Convention  in  Hart- 
ford, when  it  is  supposed  he  was  present.  The  only 
record  to  be  found  is  this,  "  1812,  June  4.  To  Cash  pd. 
Menzies  Rayner,  in  full,  pr.  order,  and  his  receipt, 
$175.00."  In  full  of  demands,  Mr.  R.  says  for  his  claim 
against  the  parish,  "  in  consequence  of  my  services  as  a 
Rector  thereof,  or  in  my  private  capacity." 

As  a  further  part  of  his  history,  and  of  his  connection 
with  the  Church  in  this  Diocese,  I  quote  from  Bcardsleys 
History  of  the  Church  in  Connecticut  : 

"On  the  7th  of  November  1827,  the  Standing  Committee 
met  at  Stratford,  and  the  following  document,  duly  signed, 
in  conformity  with  the  Canon,  by  two  persons,  one  a  pres- 
byter and  the  other  a  layman  of  the  Diocese,  was  received 
and  considered  — 

"  Whereas  it  is  commonly  reported  and  believed,  that  the 
Rev.  Menzies  Rayner,  a  presbyter  of  the  Protestant  Episco- 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  I9I 

pal  Church  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut,  is  in  the  habit  of 
countenancing  and  disseminating  opinions  which  are  con- 
trary to  the  doctrines  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in 
the  United  States  ;  and  also  that  the  said  Rayner  is  in  the 
habit  of  public  preaching,  without  iising  the  Liturgy  of  the 
Church,  and  further,  that  his  conduct,  for  some  time  past, 
has  been  imbecoming  the  character  of  a  Christian  min- 
ister :  — 

"  Now,  therefore,  we,  the  undersigned,  earnestly  desire 
that  the  truth  of  the  said  reports  should  be  investigated, 
agreeably  to  the  fourth  Canon  of  the  Convention  of  the  State 
of  Connecticut,  I  do  hereby  charge  the  said  Menzies  Rayner 
with  the  above  recited  offences,  and  present  the  same  for 
the  consideration  of  the  Standing  Committee." 

"  In  consequence  of  information  received  from  the  Bishop 
that  Mr.  Rayner  had  assured  him  that  "he  would  immediately 
make  the  declaration  required  by  the  seventh  Canon  of  the 
General  Convention  of  1820,  to  enable  the  Bishop  to  suspend 
him  from  the  ministry  of  the  Church  without  trial,"  the 
Committee  decided  to  postpone  all  proceedings  on  the 
charges  until  further  informed,  and  when  they  met  again, 
two  months  afterwards,  he  had  relinquished  his  ministry  in 
the  Episcopal  Church,  and  been  suspended  from  the  exercise 
of  its  office." 

In  presenting  his  resignation  to  Bishop  Brownell,  Mr. 
Rayner  says,  "  I  am  aware  that  my  present  resignation 
must  probably  deprive  me  of  the  Bishop's  pastoral  super- 
intendence, which  I  sincerely  regret.  That  it  should  also 
forfeit  me  his  private  and  personal  friendship  would  be  a 
misfortune  to  which  I  truly  hope  I  shall  not  be  subjected. 
I  shall  still  humbly  claim  to  be  considered  as  a  member 
of  the  Church,  entitled  to  all  its  common  privileges." 

Alluding  to  this  matter  in  his  annual  address  to  the 
Convention  in  1828,  the  kind  and  prudent  Bishop  said 
that  the  suspension  had  been  made  in  accordance  with 
the  Canon,  and  that  "  the  Rev.  Mr.  Rayner,  by  making 
his  suspension  the  result  of  his  own  voluntary  act,  has 


192  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

greatly  relieved  me  from  the  pain  which  such  an  act  of 
discipline  is  otherwise  calculated  to  create,  and  however 
we  may  regret  the  cause  which  has  led  to  it,  we  are  not  to 
be  judges  of  other  men's  consciences, —  to  his  own  Master 
he  standeth  or  falleth." 

It  is  much  to  the  credit  of  ]\Ir.  Ra5aier,  that  he  volun- 
tarily resigned  his  connection  with  a  body  with  which  he 
was  not  in  sympathy.  If  his  example  had  been  quietly 
followed  by  some  otlxers,  at  a  later  day,  there  would  have 
been  much  less  scandal  brought  upon  the  Christian 
Church. 

1812. 

Mr.  Sigourney  to  Mr.  Rayner,  speaking  plainly :  — 

April  I  J. 

Hartford,  Connecticut,  April  13,  1812. 

To  the  Rev"  M.  Rayner, 
Dear  Sir. 

It  becomes  my  duty  to  communicate  to  you  the  Votes 
of  our  Parish,  at  their  last  parish  meeting"  regarding  the  sub- 
ject of  an  allowance  of  interest  claimed  by  you  as  detailed  in 
those  Votes,  &  a  copy  of  which  is  hereto  annexed.  As  you 
requested  me  the  last  time  I  saw  you,  to  inform  you  of  the 
nature  of  the  objections  (if  any)  which  might  be  made  to 
this  claim,  I  endeavor  at  this  time  to  give  you  a  brief 
abstract  of  such  arguments  as  were  used.  It  was  declared 
by  some  that  they  had  always  paid,  when  first  called  on, 
their  proportion  of  the  parish  expenses,  that  they  had  been 
in  no  way  instrumental  in  producing  the  want  of  punctuality 
complained  of ;  that  it  was  not  just  they  should  be  called 
on  to  pay  for  the  deficiencies  of  other  people,  &  that  the 
proper  persons  to  pay  this  interest  were  those,  who  had 
always  paid  with  backwardness  and  delay.  It  was  enquired 
what  had  been  the  cause  of  the  inability  of  the  parish  to  pay 
the  Clergyman's  salary  in  punctual  quarterly  payments  ?  It 
was  perceived  that  the  two  principal  causes,  liad  been  the 
discontinuing  the  Sunday  contributions,  eS:  the  parish  having 
forborne  to  lay  a  tax  to  aid  in  supporting  the  Clergyman 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  1 93 

till  the  year  1810.  It  was  known  you  had  favored  both 
these  measures,  particularly  the  latter,  and  had  moreover  (in 
meetings  of  the  Vestry)  constantly  objected  to  a  vigorous 
system  in  the  collection  of  our  parish  debts,  and  in  one 
instance  where  the  party  was  abundantly  able  to  pay,  even 
advocated  the  entire  relinquishment  of  the  debt  in  question, 
rather  than  risque  offending  the  person,  by  insisting  on  the 
payment  of  what  was  due  to  us;  that  the  consequence  of 
these  measures  was  a  laxity,  both  in  those  who  collected,  and 
in  those  who  had  to  pay,  and  it  was  thought  therefore,  the 
less  reasonable  that  you  should  call  on  the  parish  to  make 
good  to  you,  what  was  (in  part)  the  imavoidable  result  of 
measures  of  your  own  approving. 

The  claim  was  objected  to,  by  some  on  this  ground,  that 
if  it  had  always  been  your  intention  to  have  demanded 
interest,  it  ought  really  to  have  been  demanded  and  com- 
puted at  the  end  of  each  years  salary,  as  it  accrued,  in  which 
way  the  payment  of  it  would  have  fallen  on  those  whose 
duty  it  was  at  the  time  to  have  paid  the  interest.  That  the 
claim  being  now  bro't  up  for  the  first  time,  at  the  expiration 
of  between  9  &  ten  years  since  you  first  settled  here,  the 
accumulated  interest  would  be  to  be  paid  (such  have  been 
the  changes  in  the  parish)  by  very  different  persons,  for  the 
greater  part,  from  those  who  constituted  the  parish,  many 
years  since,  and  whose  duty  it  would  have  been  to  have  paid 
the  interest  at  the  proper  time,  had  it  been  claimed, —  that 
it  would  be  unjust  to  require  persons,  who  have  joined  the 
parish  within  a  few  years  past  to  pay  an  amount  of  back 
interest,  which  they  had  little  or  no  agency  in  contracting. 
—  In  regard  to  the  promise  you  state  was  made  3'ou  by  the 
Vestry  —  it  was  admitted  to  have  always  been  their  inten- 
tion to  have  made  a  handsome  provision  for  you  at  parting 
amicably  —  but  it  was  felt  by  some  that  they  were  absoh^ed 
from  an  obligation  of  this  kind,  in  Consequence  of  some 
unpleasant  Circumstances  which  took  place  prior  to  your 
leaving  town.  —  that  they  were  justified  in  a  change  of 
opinion  and  intention  by  a  change  of  Circumstances,  but 
that,  nevertheless,  a  part  of  this  provision  was  made,  in  the 
13 


194  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

presents  given,  &  by  some  considered  as  a  substitute  for  a 
formal  subscription,  however  the  am't  of  them  might  have 
fallen  short  of  both  your  expectations,  &  the  first  intentions 
of  the  Vestry.  Notwithstanding  these  objections  it  appeared 
to  be  the  wish  of  the  Vestry  &  of  the  ineeting  to  have  the 
claim  settled,  if  possible  to  your  satisfaction.  And  as  you 
had  in  your  letter  of  Jan''  13,  181 2,  promised  a  statement  to 
the  parish  on  this  subject,  which  had  not  been  received,  it 
was  moved  by  Mr.  Hitchcock  to  postpone  doing  any  thing 
further  on  this  subject,  untill  we  could  receive  your  state- 
ment, and  it  was  afterward  further  moved,  as  we  concluded 
you  would  be  here  during  the  sitting  of  the  Convention  in 
this  place,  the  early  part  of  Jtme  next,  to  adjourn  our  meet- 
ing to  the  first  Monday  of  June,  following,  for  the  express 
purpose  of  Considering  and  settling  this  Claim  at  a  time 
when  we  could  be  able  to  see  you  in  person  on  this  business. 
With  my  best  respects  to  Mrs.  Rayner,  and  your  family, 
I  remain  D""  vSir, 
Your  friend  &  obedient  servant, 
(signed)  Charles  vSigourney, 

Clerk  of  the  Parish. 

TAX  LAID  IN   1S12. 

In  conformity  to  the  vote  of  the  Episcopal  Parish  of 
Christ  Church  in  this  city,  at  their  Parish  ineeting  on  the 
30th  of  March  last,  being  Easter  Monday,  18 12,  a  tax  of  two 
cents  on  the  dollar  was  laid  on  the  polls  and  rateable  estate 
of  the  members  of  this  Parish,  to  be  computed  on  the  Listers 
rates  for  the  year  181 1,  and  a  Copy  of  the  tax  bill  here  follows: 


List  181 

I.                Names. 

Tax. 

List 

181 1.                   Names.                       Tax. 

120 

Arnold,  Henry 

2  40 

130 

Butler,  John                       2  60 

60 

Austin,  Elisha 

I  20 

20 

Bunce,   Heman                    40 

60 

Bryant,  Timothy 

I  20 

130 

Bunce,  Nath'            70  ^ 

^  of  B.  &  H'^  assess-     [  2  60 

104 

Bartholomew,  Roswell 

208 

21   39 

Beach,  George 

43 

ment                       60  ) 

152 

Bradley,  Joseph 

304 

70 

Bunce,  Daniel,  Jr.            i  40 

147 

Brewster,  Anson 

2  94 

264 

Burnham,  Joshua  P.        5  28 

80 

Bull,  George's  Estate 

1  60 

109 

78 

Burr,  W'"'"  estate             2  20 

"5 

Bull,  James 

2  30 

148 

68 

Bruce,  Barwick                2  97 

216  50 

Bull,  Michael 

4  33 

Brainard,  Charles 

72  50 

I'ull,  Amos 

I  45 

Ikitler,  James 

IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


195 


List  1811. 


Names. 


60 
60 

131  S8 
126 
182  50 

60 

60 


9875 
190  67 
105  67 

341  14 
152  23 


60 

1S7 
39  50 
3855 

120 


70 

no 

60 

397 
no 


471 

15 

243  35 

224 

180  44 

149  50 

107  50 

242  10 

44  20 

87 

843  59 

"5 

Bonjes,  J. 
Canfield.  Timothy 
Carey,  Eleazer 
Church,  James 
Collins,  Levi 
Colton,  Aaron  2"'' 
Deming,  Maurice 
Doolittle,  Samuel 
Davis,  Robert 
Frink,  David  Jun. 
Far  well,  Asa 
Glover,  Thomas 
Goodwin  &  Whiting 
Goodwin,  George  2"' 
Goodwin,  Moses 
Goodwin,  John  2"* 
Goodwin,  James  M. 
Gordon,  James  D. 
Griswold,  Simeon 
Guild,  Jeremiah, 
Goodwin,  John  Jun. 
Holkins,  Stedman  &  Co 
Hamilton,  John  & 
James  Marsh 
Hatch,  Timothy 
Hatch,  Lucius 
Hayden,  Anson 
Hitchcock,  Eliakim 
Hoadley,  Jeremy      60  \ 
i  of  T.  &•  H.  assess- 
ment 50  ) 
Hamilton,  John  Jun. 
Holmes,  Henry 
Imlay,  W"'  H. 
Johnson,  W"". 
Jones,  Nathaniel 
Lee,  Roland 
Ledlie,  Samuel    14044) 
^  of  L.  &  F.  assess'  40     ) 
Lloyd,  Thomas 
Lyman,  Justin,  Estate 
Marsh,  John 
Minturn  &  Champlin, 

M.  Tryon,  agent 
Mitchelson,  Eliphalet 
Morgan,  John  i 

Morgan,  Nathan 
Morgan,  Elias 


Tax.  '  List  181 1.  Names. 

75  10   Moore,  Thomas 
I  20     109  50   Nichols,  Cyprian 

1  20     219  97   Olcott,  ]\Iichael 

2  64     133  20   Olcott,  Mary  &  Abigai 

2  54  1  Olcott,  Daniel 

3  65  I    70  75    Perkins,  Jabish 

I  20  I    70        Perkins,  Jabish  Jun. 

1  20  j     70        Phelps,  N.  A.  Jun^ 

60        Phelps,  Oliver 

2  40     174        Pierce,  John 

I  98     150        Pierce  &  Beach 

3  Si       60        Pratt,  Francis 
211       37  06   Pratt,  WiUiam 
682      31  II    Pratt,  Benjamin 
3  05  !    23  36   Ramsay,  John 

277         Ransom,  Amos 
10        Ransom,  Owen 
1  20      60        Ransom,  Wanton 

3  74  '  Royse,  Lydia 

79  j  100        Saunders,  Asahel 
77  ]  138  75    Saunders,  Christopher 
,  2  40  '  131  94   Sheldon,  John 

j  652         Sigourney,  Charles 
I  142         Stedman,  Griffin 

1  40     III  25   Sweetser,  Seth 

2  20  Tryon,  Moses  Jr. 

1  20    351         Tudor,  Samuel  Jr.  251 
7  94  ^  of  T.  H.  assess'    100 

130        Tuttle,  Samuel 

2  20     100        Utley,  Joseph 

60        L'tley,  Horace 
129  50  Wadsworth,  Horace 
393  03   Wadsworth,  Roger's 
9  42  Estate 

30      94        Wadsworth,  William 

4  87     206  82   Wadsworth,  Gurdon 
4  48     155         Ward,  James 

363  50   Ward  &  Bartholomew 
^  ^'       77  50   Weare,  W"".,  i  W.  & 
2  99  ]\L  ass' 

215       60        Wheeler,  Joseph 
4  84  White,  John  J. 

25        Wing,  W"".,  i  of  W  & 
89  W.  ass' 

1  74  i    34        Whiting,  Seth 

6  87  I    67  50   Winship,  Daniel 

2  30     152        Wolcott,  Talcott 


Tax. 

1  50 

2  19 
440 

1  2  67 

I  42 
I  40 
I  40 
I  20 

3  48 
3 

I  20 

74 
62 

47 
5  54 


2  00 

2  78 

264 

1304 

2  84 

2  23 

702 

2  60 

2 

I  20 

2  59 

7  86 

I  88 

4  14 

7  27 


I  55 
I  20 


50 
68 

I  35 
304 


196 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


RESIDING    IN    WINDSOR. 


17  12   Eggleston,  Thomas  34 

78  24   Gilbert,  Merrit  i  56 

248  01    Hoskins,  Zebulon  4  96 


249  41    Moore,  Thomas  4  99 

196         McLean,  John  3  92 

179  89   Phelps,  Jacob  5  60 


RESIDING    IN    E.    WINDSOR. 


Colson,  Roswell  1  45 

Drake,  Noadiah  i  34 

Higley,  Arodi  i  93 

Lyman,  Nathan  i  34 
Newberry,  John      '         3  85 

165  87  Newberry,  Joseph  3  32 

259  76   Newberry,  Dyer  5  20 


72  42 
67 

96  51 
67 
192  74 


193  75    Rockwell,  Martin 
251  62   Strong,  Erastus 
67  73   Strong,  Wareham 
84  70  Tudor,  W°>.  F. 
93  33  Tudor,  Elihu,  Dr. 
677  98   Watson,  John 
264  89   Watson,  Henry 


RESIDING    IN    E.    HARTFORD,    ORFORD    PARISH. 


100  96   Belcher,  Elijah  D.  2  02 

61057    Buckland,  Aaron  12  21 

181  01   Buckland,  Amos  3  62 

185  28   Buckland,  George  3  71 

60        Case,  William  i  20 

407  60  Cheney,  George  815 

198  92   Cone,  Russell  3  98 

138  17    Cooley,  William  2  76 

60         Drake,  Silas  Jun.  i  20 

71         Evans,  Elisha  i  42 

150  31    Hale,   Edward  301 


186  54    Hale,  Timothy 
168  73  Pitkin,  Eleazer 
716  56   Pitkin,  Richard 
253  67   Pitkin,  Joseph,   218  67 
including -J  of  E''  & 
Jos''  P. '»  assessm'  35 

71         Risley,  Levi 

76  50  Risley,  Nehemiah 

71  55    Spencer,  Silas 
416  22   Woodbridge,  Deodat 

49  55   Woodbridge,  Dudley 
290  60   Wyllys,  Ephraim 


388 
5  04 
I  36 
I  70 
187 
13  56 
5  30 


3  73 

3  37 

14  33 

5  07 

I  42 
1  53 
I  43 
8  32 
99 
581 


RESIDING    IN    E.    HARTFORD,    WEST    PARISH. 

Fox,  Sylvester 

Porter,  John  2"^,  works  at  Butler's  distillery 
398  07     Roberts,  George 
22  33     Taylor,  Abiel 

21,340.36 


7  96 
45 


426.87 


After  the  departure  of  Mr.  Rayner,  arrangements  were 
made  with  Rev.  Philander  Chase  to  continue  the  ser- 
vices of  the  parish,  which  are  sufficiently  detailed  by  Mr. 
Hoadly.  But  it  is  thought  well  to  include  several  of  the 
letters  which  relate  to  the  call  and  acceptance  by  Mr. 
Chase. 

First  is  the  letter  to  Mr.  Chase,  dated  Dec.  13,  181 1, 
signed  by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry. 


-eiy?^  e/£^t^ 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  I97 

Dec.  I  J.     "  Sir, 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Parishioners  of  Christ 
Church  in  the  City,  held  on  the  10"'  inst.  it  was  voted  that 
their  Vestry,  in  their  behalf,  make  application  to  you  to  take 
charge  of  the  Parish,  as  their  rector,  and  also  to  make  an 
explicit  offer  to  you,  of  Eight  hundred  dollars  per  annum  as 
salary  while  as  agents  for  the  Parish,  they  are  thus  empow- 
ered to  treat.  —  They  have  to  express  their  own  personal 
satisfaction  in  being  able  to  say  that  nothing  can  afford 
them,  or  the  Parish  higher  gratification,  than  the  hopes,  that 
this  proposal  may  meet  your  approbation,  and  that  they  may 
have  the  pleasure  early  to  communicate  to  the  parish  your 
acquiescence  in  taking  upon  you  this  charge.  —  In  which 
they  likewise  trust  &  hope  the  blessing  of  Divine  Providence 
will  continue  to  be  shed  upon  them  and  will  perpetuate  the 
connexion,  they  have  thus  desired. 

With  great  esteem  &  respect,  they  remain,  &c. 
John  Morgan     )  ^y^^.^^^^ 
Daniel  Olcott  ) 
Samuel  Tudor,  jr  Roswell  Bartholomew 

Michael  Olcott        .£"   Thomas  Glover 
Cyprian  Nichols       l:^    Wm.  H.  Imlav 
Jeremy  Hoadley 

In  answer  to  this  Mr.  Chase  replied  as  follows:  — 

/any  7.     To  the  Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  Christ  Church, 
Hartford,  Connecticut. 

Hartford  Jan.  7,  A.D.  1812. 
Gentlemen, 

Your  letter  of  the  13""  of  December  last  was  handed 
me  by  one  of  your  Body  &  has  been  duly  considered.  The 
decent  and  respectful  language  in  which  it  is  written  joined 
to  the  kind  and  affectionate  treatment  I  have  met  with  from 
yourselves,  and  from  the  congregation  in  general,  demand 
what  I  am  so  ready  to  give,  my  most  hearty  acknowledg- 
ments. You  wish  me  to  take  charge  of  your  Parish  and 
mention  Eight  Hundred  Dollars,  as  the  annual  Salary 
attached  to  the  Rectorship.     Considering  the  present  state 


198  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

of  the  Parish,  and  the  considerable  disbursements  which  you 
so  generally  suffer  in  the  procuring  of  an  Organ,  Bell,  & 
other  necessaries  for  the  Church,  this  offer  is  both  to  your 
honor  and  my  satisfaction.  As  I  observed  to  you  in  oral 
conversation  however,  this  salary  is  not  sufficient  to  meet 
what  I  know  must  be  my  expenses  in  maintaining  my  family 
in  the  City  of  Hartford,  but  to  promote  the  cause  of  the 
Church,  I  will  accept  of  it,  for  the  two  years  first  ensuing, 
provided  it  be  distinctly  stipulated  that  ever  after  that 
period,  the  salary  shall  be  One  thousand,  instead  of  Eight 
Hundred  Dollars,  per  annum.  If  the  Parish  and  the  Vestry 
be  willing  to  accede  to  this  measure,  and  there  be  the  accus- 
tomed unanimity  in  their  proceedings,  I  shall  be  ready  to 
form  and  ratify  that  tender  connexion  between  a  Christian 
Pastor  and  his  flock,  on  which  you  so  piously  beg  the  Divine 
Blessing,  and  which  to  cement  and  to  perpetuate  shall  be, 
under  the  smiles  of  a  Divine  Providence  the  humble  endea- 
vour of  Gentlemen, 

Your  most  Obedient  Humble  Servant, 

Philander  Chase. 

TJie  calling  of  a  parish  meeting  was  attended  with  con- 
siderable labor,  for  the  parishioners  resided  not  only  in 
Hartford,  but  also  in  East  Windsor  and  in  Windsor 
(Wintonbury),  and  other  places. 

The  warnings  were  to  be  made  "  at  least  five  days 
before  the  day"  appointed  for  the  meeting.  Anson  Hay- 
den  for  Hartford,  certifies  "  that  he  has  warned,  or  left 
warning  at  the  places  of  abode  of  all  the  persons  belong- 
ing to  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  the  City 
of  Hartford,  who  reside  within  the  said  City."  Henry 
Holmes  certifies  to  the  warning  of  those  members  of  the 
Parish  who  reside  in  East  Windsor,  "  excepting  Noadiah 
Drake ;  also  Arodi  Higley,  being  absent  and  his  wife  too, 
warning  was  left  with  his  Children,  who  were  found  at  the 
Public  School."  Meritt  Gilbert  certifies  that  he  "  warned 
or  left  a  warning  at  the  places  of  abode  of  the  following 
persons,  Zebulon  Ploskins,  Thomas  Moore,  John  McLean, 
Jacob  Phelps,  and    Nathaniel   Jones,  being  members  of 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  I99 

the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  this  City,  and 
residing  in  that  part  of  the  town  of  Windsor,  called 
Wintonbury." 

This  call  was  for  a  parish  meeting  Feb.  28,  181 2,  at 
2  o'clock  p.  M.,  to  consider  the  proposition  which  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  had  made  to  the  Rev.  Philander 
Chase,  "  to  take  pastoral  charge  of  the  Parish." 

These  notifications  of  parish  meetings,  with  the  sev- 
eral returns,  are  all  recorded  by  the  careful  Clerk,  Charles 
Sigourney,  together  with  the  several  letters  sent  to  Mr. 
Chase,  and  the  answers  returned  by  him.  He  was  not 
sparing  of  his  time  or  labor  in  anything  which  con- 
cerned the  parish. 

Feb.  28th,  the  parish  agreed  to  the  stipulations  of  Mr. 
Chase,  adding,  "  so  long  as  he  shall  continue  their  min- 
ister as  an  Episcopal  Clergyman,  performing  the  duties 
of  his  office  to  the  acceptance  of  the  Bishop  of  this 
Diocese,  and  of  this  Parish,"  and  sent  to  him  the  fol- 
lowing letter,  which  is  a  very  pleasing  evidence  that 
they  rejoiced  in  their  choice. 

Feb.  2g.  City  of  Hartford,  Feb^  29,  181 2. 

To  the  Rev''  Philander  Chase, 

Dear  Sir. 

In  announcing  to  you,  as  has  become  their  duty,  the 
above  vote  of  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ's  Church,  in 
this  City,  the  Vestry  thereof  cannot  content  themselves  with 
merely  a  formal  communication,  —  They  would  ask  your 
permission,  on  this  occasion  to  congratulate  themselves  on  the 
pleasing  prospect,  which  under  Providence,  is  opening  to 
them  —  and  they  would  be  greatly  unjust  to  their  own  feel- 
ings were  they  to  abstain  from  expressing  the  real  satisfac- 
tion they  feel.  On  the  subject  of  temporal  provision,  the 
Vestry  have  been  sincerely  desirous  of  meeting  your  wishes. 

They  are  happy  moreover,  in  being  able  to  state  that  the 
above  Vote,  which  they  trust  will  be  satisfactory  to  you,  was 
passed  without  the  expression  of  any  dissent. 

They  would  invoke  the  favour  and  blessing  of  Almighty 
GOD  on  the  tender  union,  which  is  about  to  take  place,  be- 


200  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

tween  the  Christian  Pastor  and  his  flock  :  an  union,  which 
tho'  commenced  on  earth,  may,  through  the  promises  and 
hopes  unfolded  in  the  Gospel,  be  continued  in  Heaven,  and 
extended  to  eternity.  No  longer  may  it  be  said  that  the  lit- 
tle "Israel"  of  their  Church  "is  seen  scattered  on  the  hills, 
as  sheep  which  have  not  a  Shepherd."  But  may  that  Church 
rejoice  in  the  Lord,  who  hath  appointed  unto  them  "a  shep- 
herd who  shall  feed  his  flocks,  who  shall  gather  the  Lambs 
in  his  arms,  and  carry  them  in  his  bosom,"  who  shall  "  allure 
to  brighter  worlds,  and  lead  the  way."  The  Vestry  have 
only  to  add  their  own  personal  wishes  for  the  health  and 
happiness  of  Mr.  C.  and  his  family. 

And  subscribe  themselves  with  sincere  esteem, 
His  friends  &  Obedient  servants, 
signed  by  Samuel  Tudor,  Jr. 

James  Ward 

RoswELL  Bartholomew 

Cyprian  Nichols 

Jeremy  Hoadley  )Vestry. 

Wm.  H.  Imlay 

Thomas  Glover 

Michael  Olcott 

Charles  Sigourney 

Copy  of  a  Letter  addressed  by  the  Wardens  of  Christ 
Church  to  the  Right  Rev''  Abraham  Jarvis,  D.D.,  Bishop 
of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 

March  to.  Hartford,  Conn'',  March  lo,  1812. 

To  the  Right  Rcv^  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Cojwecticut  : 
Reverend  Sir, 

It  was  in  the  latter  part  of  the  month  of  September  last, 
that  the  Rev.  Mr.  Rayner,  then  our  Rector,  addressed  a  let- 
ter to  you,  expressing  a  desire  for  a  dismission  in  due  form, 
from  the  charge  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  this  City. 
On  the  10"'  day  of  the  following  month  of  (October),  Mr. 
John  Morgan,  one  of  the  Wardens  of  said  Church,  received 
your  letter  of  the  9""  of  that  month,  communicating  to  the 


nirORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  20I 

Parish  the  application  of  Mr.  Rr.  To  this  letter,  a  reply  ac- 
quiescing in  the  application,  was  immediately  returned,  and 
which  was  dated  the  12"'  October.  The  formal  Act  or  leave 
of  dissolution  of  the  pastoral  Connexion  then  subsisting  be- 
tween Mr.  R.  and  this  parish,  it  was  supposed  would  have 
followed  in  due  course.  The  engagements  of  Mr.  Rayner 
at  Huntington,  however,  not  admitting,  in  his  view,  of  a 
postponement  of  his  Journey  to  that  place,  longer  than  one 
or  two  vSundays,  after  the  transmission  to  yoii  of  the  letter 
above  named  from  the  Wardens  of  Christ  Church,  and  as  in 
that  time,  the  formal  act  of  dismission  did  not  reach  us,  he 
concluded  it  was  most  expedient  for  him  to  depart,  without 
waiting  the  arrival  of  that  act,  which  he  stated  to  some  of 
the  Vestry  of  the  Church,  he  would  call  and  receive  at  your 
hands,  in  New  Haven  as  he  passed  through  that  place  on  his 
way  to  Huntington.  The  Wardens  have,  therefore,  been  in 
doubt  whether  the  leave  of  dismission,  in  due  form,  has  yet 
been  given  by  you,  or  if  given,  whether  it  be  not  at  this  time 
in  the  hands  of  Mr.  Rayner.  In  case  it  has  not  been  given, 
they  would  beg  the  favour  of  you  to  transmit  it  to  them,  that 
it  may  appear  recorded  in  the  books  of  the  Parish. 

They  have  now  the  pleasure  of  acquainting  you  that  the 
Parish  have  made  overtures  to  the  Rev**  Philander  Chase  to 
take  the  pastoral  charge  there  which  overtures  have  been 
accepted  by  him.  While  of  this  circumstance,  they  now  beg 
leave  to  apprise  you,  they  solicit  your  otficial  approbation 
and  blessing  thereon.  If  this  connexion  be  approved,  they 
would  leave  to  you  and  the  Rev''  Mr.  Chase,  the  arrangement 
of  all  which  may  be  necessary  to  be  done,  for  his  regular  In- 
stitution to  the  charge  of  this  Parish. 

The  Wardens  beg  leave  to  assure  you  of  the  sincere  re- 
spect and  reverence  with  which  they  always  remain, 

Your  friends  and  obedient  Servants 
(signed  by)  John  Morgan     ) 

Daniel  Olcott  i  hardens. 


202  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Copy   of  a   Letter  received   from   the   Rev''  Abraham 
Jarvis,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 
March  i6.  New  Haven,  March  i6,  1812. 

JoJin  Morgan^  Esq""^ 
Sir, 

The  letter  signed  by  you  and  Mr.  Olcott  as  Wardens  of 
Christ  Church  in  Hartford,  under  date  of  March  10,  informs 
me  of  the  grounds  you  had  to  expect  Mr.  Rayner  had  called 
on  me  for  the  canonical  instrument  dissolving  his  pastoral 
connexion  with  your  Parish.  Had  he  called  for  that  pur- 
pose, it  would  doubtless  have  been  made  out.  It  may  still 
be  done,  and  the  appearance  of  regularity  preserved,  by 
leaving  the  date  to  be  put  by  yon  so  as  to  correspond  in  time 
and  order,  with  the  dates  of  previous  transactions  of  the  Par- 
sh  entered  upon  your  records. 

ACT  OF  DISSOLUTION. 

October  25,  1811. 

IV/iereas,  the  Reverend  Menzies  Rayner,  Rector  of  Christ 
Church  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  has  jnade  application  in  due 
form  for  a  dissolution  of  his  Pastoral  Charge  of  that  Church; 
and  whereas,  the  Parishioners  of  the  same  have  manifested 
their  consent  that  the  said  dissolution  should  be  granted; 

It  is  hereby  declared  to  all  whom  it  may  concern,  that  the 
said  application  is  accepted,  and  the  Reverend  Menzies  Ray- 
ner is  regularly  and  fully  discharged  from  his  pastoral  con- 
nexion with  the  Church  aforesaid, 
(signed)  Abraham,  Bishop  of  Connecticut. 

March  jo,  P.  Voted^  That  the  Convention  of  the  Epis- 
copal Church  in  this  Diocese,  be  requested,  at  their  next 
meeting  to  take  into  consideration  the  propriety  of  applying 
to  the  Legislature  of  this  State,  to  enact  a  Statute  authoriz- 
ing the  parishes  of  the  Episcopal  Churches  in  this  State  to 
hold  their  annual  parish  meetings  on  Easter  Monday  of  each 
year  without  further  notice. 

It  was  not  considered  necessary,  I  suppose,  to  apply  to 
the  Legislature  for  authority  to  hold  the  annual  parish 
meetings  at  any  specified  time,  but  the  Convention  of  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  203 

Diocese  held  at  Hartford,  did  enact  the  following  Canon 
June  3,  1 81 2,  the  essential  parts  of  which  are  in  existence 
at  present. 

A  CANON  REGULATING  EASTER  MEETINGS. 

"  There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  in  Easter  week  of  the 
Wardens,  Vestrymen,  and  Parishioners  of  each  Parish  in  the 
Diocese,  for  the  purpose  of  appointing  the  Wardens  and 
Vestrymen,  and  transacting  all  other  business  that  may 
canonically  come  before  said  meeting.  And  at  every  such 
meeting  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Rector  to  preside,  agree- 
ably to  ancient  usage  ;  and  in  case  of  a  vacancy  or  necessary 
absence  of  the  Rector,  the  senior  officer  present  shall  pre- 
side." 

CONCERNING   AN    EPISCOPAL   COLLEGE. 

(jP.)  Voted,  That  a  Committee  of  three  persons  be  ap- 
pointed to  confer,  advise,  or  correspond  with  any  other 
Committee,  or  body  of  persons  interested,  on  the  subject 
of  an  application,  which  is  to  be  made  this  spring,  to  the 
Legislature  of  this  State,  for  liberty  to  establish  an  Epis- 
copal College  in  this  State,  —  an  object  which  this  Parish 
greatly  desires  to  see  effected,  and  that  this  Committee  be 
hereby  instructed  to  cooperate  to  the  utmost  of  their  power, 
with  the  applicants  above  named,  in  endeavoring  to  effect, 
by  all  lawful  and  honorable  means,  the  successful  issue  of 
their  application. 

Voted,  That  Charles  Sigourne}%  Samuel  Tudor,  jr.,  and 
Thomas  Glover,  be  this  Committee. 

Efforts  had  been  made  in  1810  to  procure  an  enlarge- 
ment of  the  charter  of  the  Episcopal  Academy  at  Cheshire, 
and  it  was  resolved  at  the  Dioscesan  Convention  to  request 
the  Trustees  "  to  prefer  a  petition  to  the  next  General 
Assembly  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  praying  the  said 
Academy  may  be  constituted  a  College,  by  the  name  and 
style  of  the  Episcopal  College  of  Connecticut."  This  was 
granted  in  the  lower  House,  but  denied  in  the  Council. 
The  matter  was  taken  up  by  the  General  Convention, 
which  met  at  New  Haven  in  181 1,  and  a  resolution  of  ap- 


204  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

proval  was  passed.  At  a  Convention  of  the  Clergy  held 
in  February,  1812,  it  was  Voted,  That  a  petition  be  again 
preferred  to  the  Legislature,  "  praying  that  said  Academy 
may  be  erected  into  a  College,"  but  nothing  came  from  it. 
"  Five  prominent  clergymen  were  appointed  to  draft  the 
petition,  and  advocate  the  same  before  the  General  Assem- 
bly, but  their  movements  are  not  recorded,  and  other 
events  afterwards  came  in  to  stay  entreaty,  and  absorb  the 
ecclesiastical  and  legislative  sympathies. ""'• 

This  explains  the  above  resolution  of  the  parish,  and 
of  their  desire  to  cooperate  with  the  movements  of  the 
clergy. 

The  parish  recurred  to  this  subject  again,  April  19, 
1813,  but  it  was  unsuccessful,  as  stated  above. 

PARISH   LIBRARY   AND    BOOKS   FOR   SALE. 

F.  Voted,  Whereas  T.  &  J.  Swords,  booksellers,  of  the 
City  of  New  York,  have  sent,  or  are  about  to  send,  to  this 
City  for  sale,  a  consignment  of  Prayer-Books,  Bibles,  and 
other  religious  books,  particularly  illustrative  of  the  or- 
dinances and  doctrines  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church, 
which  books  will  be  sent  to  the  care  of  Thomas  Glover  of 
this  City,  it  is  therefore 

Voted,  That  the  Vestry  of  this  Church,  be  authorized  and 
requested  to  receive  the  said  books,  and  any  others  hereafter 
to  be  consigned,  to  keep  them  in  some  suitable  place,  and  to 
use  their  influence  in  promoting  the  sale  of  them,  in  this  City, 
and  vicinity. 

That  the  books  be  sold  for  Cash  only,  that  the  Vestry  be 
responsible  to  T.  &  J.  Swords,  for  such  books  as  are  sold,  — 
that  it  be  the  duty  of  the  Vestry,  to  settle  their  accounts  with 
T.  &  J.  Swords,  at  least,  once  a  year,  —  and  that  it  be  the 
duty  of  the  Vestry,  with  advice  of  the  Rector  and  Ward- 
ens, to  invest  the  amount  of  the  allowance  or  commission, 
usually  granted  by  booksellers  on  books  consigned  for  sale, 
in  suitable  books,  for  a  Parish  Library,  to  be  established  and 
called  "  The  Library  of  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church 
in  the  City  of  Hartford." 

*  I'cardsley's  Ilist.  Ch.  in  Conn. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES    AND    CO>rMENTS.  205 

Voted,  That  the  Rector,  Wardens,  &  Vestry,  be  appointed 
the  Managers  and  Directors  of  said  Library,  and  that  the 
books  be  kept  at  such  place  as  they  may  direct. 

Voted,  That  the  Directors  of  said  Library  be  requested  to 
solicit  and  accept  of,  the  gift  of  any  books  on  religious  and 
moral  subjects,  which  well  disposed  persons  may  be  inclined 
to  give,  —  and  that  it  be  the  duty  of  the  Directors  of  said 
Library  to  cause  the  name,  or  names,  of  such  persons  as  may 
make  donations  of  books  to  the  Library,  to  be  fairly  written 
in  the  said  books,  as  being  the  donors  thereof. 

April  4.  V.  Voted,  That  Amos  Ransom,  Seth  Whiting, 
&  James  M.  Goodwin,  be  a  Committee  to  agree  with  some 
suitable  Carpenter  to  repair  &  strengthen  the  spire  of  the 
Church  in  such  manner,  that  it  may  be  fully  secured  for 
hanging  a  bell,  making  it  a  condition  that  the  new  posts  to 
be  added  for  the  support  of  the  spire  be  of  white  oak,  or 
white  chesnut,  &  to  see  that  the  same  be  done  effectually. 

Voted,  That  John  Morgan,  Cyprian  Nichols,  &  Samuel 
Tudor,  jr.,  be  a  Committee  to  apply  to  the  "Society's  Com- 
mittee "  of  D""  Strong's  Parish,  to  know  if  they  will  consent 
to  some  arrangement  whereby  the  bell  now  in  D""  vStrong's 
meeting  house  may  be  sold  to  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  at 
such  price  as  may  be  agreed  on  by  the  two  Committees,  &  to 
request  their  answer  in  two  weeks  from  Monday  the  6th 
inst. 

A   REASONABLE   REQUEST. 

June  20.  V.  Voted,  That  Michael  Olcott,  James  Ward,  & 
Eliakim  Hitchcock,  be  a  Committee  to  apply  to  the  Ministers 
&  to  the  Society's  Committees  of  the  North  &  South  (Re- 
ligious) Societies,  at  this  time  so-called  —  and  to  the  Society's 
Committee  (there  being  at  this  time  no  Minister)  of  the 
Baptist  Society,  all  in  this  City,  to  know  if  they  will  concur, 
with  this  Parish,  in  altering  the  time  of  the  afternoons  service 
on  Sundays,  from  2  "clock  to  3  '^clock  P.  M.,  during  the  sum- 
mer months  from  May  i,  to  October  i. 

Voted,  That  it  be  the  duty  of  the  Treasurer,  to  make 
annually,  at  the  Parish  meeting  at  Easter  a  written  Report 
to  the  Parish,  of  the  State  of  the  Parish  Funds,  which  shall 


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CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


include  an  account  of  all  the  receipts  of  money  &  its  ex- 
penditures during  the  year  preceding. 

Voted,  That  a  suitable  book  be  procured  for  recording  the 
births  or  Christenings,  marriages,  &  deaths,  in  this  Parish, 
also  the  names  of  all  persons,  who  shall  be  confirmed  by  the 
Bishop,  &  the  names  of  all  who  shall  become  Communicants 
in  this  Church,  to  be  kept  by  the  Rector. 

A  neglect  in  the  keeping  of  Parish  Registers  had  been 
referred  to  in  the  Pastoral  Letter  of  the  Bishops'  in  1811, 
and  this  perhaps  led  to  the  passage  of  the  above  vote. 
The  Register  of  our  parish  seems  to  have  been  fairly  kept 
with  the  exception  of  the  names  of  communicants,  which 
are  not  recorded  previous  to  1812.  The  requirements  of 
the  Canon  requiring  parochial  reports  annually  appears  to 
have  been  much  neglected  previous  to  the  issuing  of  this 
Letter. 

Voted,  That  suitable  books  be  procured  for  the  Librarian. 
That  the  Bell  frame  be  painted  with  white  lead,  &  that  a 
close  &  high  fence  be  made  on  the  South  side  of  the  Church 
land  which  lies  West  of  the  Church  &  that  the  same  be 
painted  with  white  lead  paint. 

SUBSCRIPTION  FOR  PAINTING  CHURCH. 

1813. 

March  /j.  Record  of  the  names  of  the  persons  who  sub- 
scribed to  paint  the  inside  of  the  Church  tv:  of  the  sums  sub- 
scribed by  them. 


Hartford  March 

15- 

1S13. 

John  Morgan 

$10 

George  Barton 

5 

Michael  Olcott 

10 

Samuel  Ledlie 

3 

James  Ward 

5 

Thomas  Glover 

3 

Samuel  Tudor,  Jun. 

10 

Philo  Hillyer 

3 

W'".  H.  Imlay       . 

10 

Anson  Brewster 

3 

Charles  Sigourney 

10 

Joseph  Wheeler 

2 

Roswell  Bartholomew  . 

10 

Simeon  Griswold 

2 

Eliakim  Hitchcock 

5 

Levi  Collins 

I 

Cyprian  Nichols    . 

5 

W'".  Weare  . 

1 

Thomas  Lloyd 

5 

$103 

- — ■ 

I.MPOKr.WT    VOTES    AND    COMMENTS.  20/ 

SUBSCRIPTION  FOR  THE   BISHOP'S  FUND. 

Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  City  of  Hartford. 

July  22,  1813. 
July  22.  Whereas,  in  consequence  of  the  decease  of  our 
late  Bishop,  the  Right  Rev.  D"".  Abraham  Jarvis,  it  has  be- 
come incumbent  on  the  Diocess  of  Connecticut  to  elect  a 
successor;  —  And  whereas  no  permanent  provision  having- 
yet  been  made  in  this  Diocess  for  the  maintenance  of  a 
Bishop,  it  is  manifestly  unreasonable,  if  not  impossible,  to 
expect  a  suitable  person  to  accept  and  perform  the  arduous 
and  important  duties  of  that  Office  ;  and  it  has  therefore  be- 
come necessary,  if  the  Church  would  have  a  Bishop,  that  a 
permanent  Fund  should  be  created  by  the  united  exertions 
of  all  Parishes  in  the  Diocess,  the  income  of  which  should  be 
adequate  to  his  respectable  support  for  the  time  to  come  : 
And  whereas,  the  annual  Convention  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  in  this  Diocess,  held  at  Stratford  in  June  last,  took 
the  necessary  measures  for  producing  a  general  subscription 
or  contribution  among  all  the  members  of  the  Church, 
in  the  whole  Diocess,  and  in  consequence  of  which  it  has  be- 
come necessary  for  this  Parish,  as  a  part  thereof,  to  do  its 
fair  proportion.  Now  therefore,  in  consideration  of  the  prem- 
ises. We  the  subscribers  —  being  members  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  City  of  Hartford, 
do  hereby  engage  to  pay,  in  three  months  from  the  date 
hereof,  to  John  Morgan  Esq^  Messrs.  James  Ward,  Samuel 
Tudor,  Jun.  &  Charles  Sigourney,  the  Committee  appointed 
for  collecting  subscriptions  for  the  increase  of  the  Bishop's 
Fund  in  this  Parish  —  the  sums  of  money  affixed  to  our  re- 
spective names,  on  the  two  following  conditions,  to  wit  :  — 
That  the  Committee  aforesaid  shall  proceed  to  collect,  in 
course,  all  the  subscriptions  made  hereto.  But  that  they 
shall  not  pay  the  amount  thereof  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Bishop's  Fund,  untill  it  appears  to  the  Committee  that  the 
sum  of  at  least  Seven  thousand  Dollars  has  been  raised  by 
subscription  or  otherwise,  in  the  different  Parishes  of  the 
Diocess,  to  effect  the  proposed  establishment  of  a  permanent 
Fund  for  the  support  of  the  Bishop.  And  that  provided  it 
should  so  happen  that  the  other  Parishes  in  this  Diocess  de- 


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CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


cline,  or  fail  to  perform  their  duty  as  regards  subscribing  to 
the  aforesaid  Fund,  to  such  a  degree  that  it  may  appear  to 
the  Committee  aforesaid,  that  the  object  contemplated  by 
this  subscription  is  not  likely  to  be  effected,  in  the  term  of 
two  years  from  this  time,  the  Committee  appointed  to  receive 
these  subscriptions  shall,  then  also,  not  pay  the  amount  of 
the  same,  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Bishop's  Fund,  but  shall 
refund  to  each  of  the  subscribers  the  sums  by  them  severally 
subscribed. 


Jno  Morgan,  Fifty  Dollars. 
Samuel  Tudor,  Jr.  fifty  dolls 
Charles  Sigourney  fifty  D^     . 
James  Ward  fifty  . 
Roswell  Bartholomew  fifty    . 
Michael  Olcott  Forty  dolls     . 
Eliakim  Hitchcock  Twenty  dols  20 
Tho^  Lloyd  Twenty  five 
Seth  Whiting 
Cyprian  Nichols 
Daniel  Olcott 

Anson  Brewster  Ten  Dollars 
Mrs.  A.  Wheeler  by  J.  M.  five 
Roland  Lee     .... 
James  M.  Goodwin  seven  Dolls 
Jo'  Wheeler  Seven  Dolls 
Philo  Hillyer  Ten  Dollars      . 
Henry  Arnold  Five  dollars    . 
Timothy  Hatch       . 
Noah  A.    Phelps,   Jr.    seven 

dollars      .... 
Jeremy  Hoadley  pr  C.  S.  five 

dollars      .... 
Samuel  Ledlie  five 
Levi  Collins    .... 
Thomas  D.  Gordon  five 
W'"  Hitchcock 
David  W.  Kinney  . 
Christ"  Saunders  three  . 
Nathan  Morgan 


S50 

Asahel  Saunders    . 

I 

50 

David  Ladd  one     . 

I 

50 

Lydia  Royse  &  Martha 

50 

Chenevard 

5 

50 

George  Catlin 

5 

40 

Jeremiah  Guild 

2 

20 

Timothy  Bryant 

I 

25 

Seth  Sweetser 

I 

20 

Timothy  Canfield   . 

I 

15 

Charles  Brainard    . 

5 

15 

James  Doolittle 

I 

10 

John  Butler  five  dollars 

5 

5 

Horace  Wadsworth 

I 

10 

Simeon  Griswold    . 

10 

7 

W""  We  are 

2 

7 

Betsey  Weare 

I 

10 

Deodat  Woodbridge  by  S.  T 

10 

5 

Amos  Ranson 

5 

5 

Joseph  Utley  . 

2 

Ge".  Beach      . 

7 

7 

Jas.  Butler,  p'  C.  S. 

3 

Merritt  Gilbert  p''  C.  S. 

I 

5 

Eleazer  Carey  p''  C.  S.  . 

I 

5 

John  Ramsay  p''  C.  S.    . 

I 

10 

Louis  P.  Coutant  p''  C.  S. 

5 

5 

Samuel  Tuttle 

2 

10 

Asa  Farwell    . 

7 

5 

W-"  H.  Imlay 

10 

.3 

Griffin  Stcdman  pr  R.  B. 

I 

2 

Isaac  Tousey  p''  R.  B     . 

I 

IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


?09 


THE  CHURCH  HAD  NOT  BEEN  WARMED  PREVIOUS  TO 
THIS  TIME. 

1815. 

Record  of  the  names  of  the  persons  who  subscribed  to 
purchase  two  stoves,  stovepipe,  and  for  building  two  brick 
Chimneys  for  same,  to  warm  the  Church. 


John  Morgan  . 

•     $15 

Christopher  Saunders 

3 

Samuel  Tudor,  Jr. 

15 

Joseph  Wheeler 

5 

Michael  Olcott 

15 

Anson  Brewster 

3 

Charles  Sigourney 

•       15 

Moses  Tryon  Jun'. 

4 

James  Ward   . 

.  [    20 

Isaac  Perkins 

I 

Roswell  Barthlomew 

Griffin  Stedman 

2 

Charles  Brainard   . 

,) 

Justin  W.  Foote 

2 

Thomas  Lloj'd 

10 

Wanton  Ransom 

I 

Eliakim  Hitchcock 

7 

John  Butler    . 

4 

Simeon  Griswold    . 

7 

Jeremy  Hoadley 

4 

Seth  Whiting 

6 

Samuel  Danforth 

3 

Philo  Hillyer  . 

7 

Denison  Morgan 

•50 

Amos  Ransom 

5 

R.  L.       . 

I 

Anson  Hayden 

5 

Judah  Bliss     . 

3 

W™.  H.  Imlay 

5 

George  Beach 

3 

Augustus  Andross 

5 

Merritt  Gilbert 

2 

James  M.  Goodwin 

4 

Thomas  Gordon 

2 

Henry  Arnold 

4 

Levi  Collins    . 

2 

Nathan  Morgan 

4 

James  Church 

2 

Samuel  Tuttle 

3 

Samuel  Silloway 

2 

Talcott  Wolcott      . 

3 

W'".  Weare 

2 

Samuel  Ledlie 

4 

W-".  B.  DeWitt 

I 

Chester  Andrus 

5 

J.  W.  Huntington 

I 

Cyprian  Nichols 

6 

Oliver  Phelps 

I 

Roland  Lee     . 

3 

Cash 

.20 

Expended  as  follows  : 

227.70 

p"*  for  2  Pollock  stoves  &  glass 

$52.33 

"  Ward,  B.  &  B.  for  stove  pipe     . 

54-00 

do.              setting  &  loss     . 

1.94 

"  Augustus  Andross,  iron  work    . 

10. 96 

do.                  for  work  in  gallery      .... 

6.09 

"  David  Knox,  joiners  bill     . 

4.97 

"  Philo  Hillyer,  2  m.  brick    . 

15-40 

"  Carter's  bill,  laying  brick  for  chimneys  &  materials 

60.00 

"  balance  paid  to  P.  Hillyer 

$205.69 

Treas 

surer  of  the  Parish  . 

. 

10  82 

14 


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CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


SUBSCRIPTION  FOR  AN  ADDITION  TO  THE  SALARY  OF 
MR.  CHASE. 

April,  1816. 

Record  of  the  names  of  persons  who  subscribed  to  raise 
Two  hundred  &  fifty  Dollars  to  add  to  the  Rev.  Mr,  Chase's 
salary  for  the  ensuing  year,  April,  18 16. 


John  Morgan 

$25 

Joseph  Wheeler    . 

10 

Michael  Olcott      . 

25 

Thomas  Lloyd 

10 

Samuel  Tudor 

25 

Roland  Lee  . 

10 

James  Ward 

25 

Philo  Hillyer 

10 

Charles  Sigourney 

25 

Jeremy  Hoadley  . 

5 

Roswell  Bartholomew  . 

25 

James  M.  Goodwin 

5 

Simeon  Griswold  . 

15 

Eliakim  Hitchcock 

12 

Cyprian  Nichols    . 

12 

$239 

From  the  Treasurer,    . 

II 

$250 
SUBSCRIPTION  FOR  PURCHASING  AN  ORGAN. 

It  will  be  noticed,  that  in  all  these  subscriptions,  the 
greater  part  was  always  paid  by  comparatively  a  few  per- 
sons.    The  parish  was  not  wealthy,  and  but  few  could 

pay  liberally. 

1817. 

Record  of  the  names  of  the  persons  who  subscribed  to  the 
purchase  of  the  Organ  in  Christ  Church,  181 7  : 


Samuel  Tudor,  Jr.    . 

$50 

Samuel  Silloway 

5 

Charles  Sigourney   . 

50 

Leonard  Whiting 

5 

John  Morgan    . 

25 

Samuel  Tuttle 

5 

Michael  Olcott 

30 

David  Porter    . 

5 

Thomas  Lloyd 

15 

Judah  Bliss 

5 

Anson  Hayden 

12 

50        Christopher  Saunders 

3 

Cyprian  Nichols 

15 

Levi  Collins 

3 

Ward,  Bartholomew  & 

Nathi  Bunce     . 

3 

Brainard 

52 

Nathan  Morgan 

2 

Philo  Hillyer    . 

10 

Azor  Hatch 

3 

Roland  Lee 

5 

Timothy  Hatch 

2 

John  T.  Peters 

5 

Charles  Munn  . 

3 

John  Butler 

5 

Henry  Arnold  . 

I 

25 

Jeremy  Hoadley 

7 

Asahel  Saunders 

50 

Joseph  Wheeler 

5 

Charles  Butler 

3 

James  M.  Goodwin  . 

5 

Chester  Andruss 

4 

57 

George  Beach  . 

10 

Augustus  Andruss  . 

9 

68 

Wanton  Ransom 

5 

Amos  Ransom 

4 

45 

Thomas  Gordon 

y 

3() 

$383 

31 

IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  211 

Mr.  Chase,  who  had  been  the  rector  of  the  parish  since 
the  retirement  of  Mr.  Rayner  in  1811,  now  wished  to 
leave,  and  on  Feb.  12,  18 17,  addressed  a  letter  to  the  War- 
dens and  Vestry,  which  is  subjoined.  He  was  a  man  of 
so  much  ability  that  he  had  filled  his  position  with  great 
satisfaction  to  the  parish.  There  was  nothing  which  oc- 
curred in  Hartford  which  led  him  to  seek  a  dissolution. 
The  diocese  was  without  a  bishop,  but  was  under  the 
superintendence  of  Bishop  Hobart  of  New  York.  It  is 
possible  there  had  been  some  friction  between  the  two 
men,  for  they  were,  both  of  them,  of  very  decided  opin- 
ions ;  and  further  there  had  been  some  gossip  about  Mr. 
Chase  being  a  possible  candidate  for  the  bishopric.  He 
probably  realized  that  the  result  would  not  be  successful 
for  himself,  and  so  left  a  place  which  had  been  agreeable 
to  him  and  to  his  friends  and  where  he  was  doing  a  good 
work  for  the  church.  He  had  in  him  so  much  of  an  ad- 
venturous spirit  and  missionary  zeal,  that  he  was  calcu- 
lated to  make  his  mark  wherever  he  should  locate,  and  so 
found  in  the  new  settlements  of  Ohio  full  scope  for  the 
activity  and  perseverance  which  were  characteristic  of 
him.  His  genius  would  have  been  cramped  in  an  old 
diocese,  as  it  afforded  no  opportunity  for  the  exercise  of 
his  peculiar  gifts. 

As  has  been  said,  the  work  in  our  parish  was  very  ac- 
ceptable. He  possessed  sufficient  dignity  to  command 
the  respect  of  all,  and  yet  was  gracious  enough  to  receive 
their  love  and  admiration.  He  was  quite  attentive  to  his 
duties  as  rector  of  the  parish,  and  especially  desired  and 
sought  out  the  young  men.  Meeting  one  on  the  street 
who  was  accidentally  present  at  the  services  on  a  pre- 
vious Sunday,  he  said,  "  I  saw  you  in  my  church  yester- 
day, and  should  be  pleased  to  see  you  again ;  now  a 
number  of  the  young  men  of  the  parish  meet  in  my 
study  one  evening  in  a  week  for  conversation  and  I  wish 
you  would  join  them."     This  was  done,  and  the  young 


212  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

man  became  a  communicant  and  one  of  the  most  valued 
members  of  the  parish. 

The  only  occasion  on  which  I  ever  saw  him  was  about 
1835  when,  on  a  visit  here,  he  preached  in  the  church. 
His  figure  was  large,  and  his  manner  commanded  atten- 
tion. It  would  not  have  been  like  Bishop  Chase  if  he 
had  not  spoken  somewhat  about  himself  and  his  work  in 
the  West.  There  were  present  some  who  had  known 
him,  when  rector  of  the  parish,  officiating  in  the  small 
and  unadorned  edifice  on  the  opposite  corner.  The  con- 
trast between  the  times  of  the  past  and  those  of  the  pres- 
ent was  great,  and  gave  opportunity  for  reminiscences 
and  mention  of  his  trials  and  successes.  For  more  than 
once  he  begged  the  worshipers  not  to  be  impatient  with 
him,  for  it  was  probably  the  last  time  he  should  ever  ad- 
dress them.  All  felt  that  he  was  an  aged  servant  of  God, 
and  gave  him  their  full  attention.  It  was  one  o'clock 
before  the  congregation  was  dismissed. 

Feb^  12.  Copy  of  a  letter  from  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase 
to  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Feb^ 
12,  1817. 

Gentlemen, 

It  is  my  wish  that  you  join  with  me  in  procuring  a 
canonical  dissolution  of  the  connexion  which  now  subsists 
between  the  parish  and  myself.  The  reasons  which  have 
led  me  to  the  step  of  making  this  request,  I  have  already  ex- 
plained to  you.  They  are  of  an  extraneous  nature,  taking 
their  rise  from  diocesan,  not  from  parochial  relations.  With 
sentiments  of  unfeigned  gratitude  for  the  manifold  instances 
of  your  kindness  &  liberality  to  me  both  in  your  official  & 
private  characters, 

I  am  Gentlemen, 

Your  sincere  friend  &  Humble  Scrv'. 

PHILANDER  CHASE. 

The  Rev.  Philander  Chase  intending  soon  to  leave  this 
place  for  the  western  country,  requests  those  to  whom  he  is 


nrroRTANT  votes  and  comments.  213 

indebted  in  any  pecuniary  concerns  to  present  their  demands 
for  payment,  and  those  who  have  borrowed  books  of  him  to 
return  them.  His  furniture,  a  milch  cow,  and  several  shares 
of  bank  stock  in  PhcEnix,  Hartford,  and  Middletown  banks 
are  offered  for  sale.  —  Courant^  Feb.  18,  1817. 

On  the  same  day  he  addressed  a  letter  to  the  Standing 
Committee  of  the  Diocese,  as  follows :  — 

To  the  Members  of  the   Standing    Committee  of  the  Diocese  of 
Connecticut, 

Gentlemen. 

It  is  my  wish  to  obtain,  as  soon  as  may  be,  a  canonical 
dissolution  of  the  connexion  now  subsisting-  between  me,  & 
the  parish  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

The  reasons  which  have  led  me  to  this  determination  are 
not  founded  in  any  disagreement  with  the  people  of  whom 
I  have  the  parochial  charge.  On  the  contrary,  I  take  this 
opportunity  to  testify  my  entire  satisfaction  with  them  as  a 
parish,  and  my  gratitude  for  the  many  kindnesses  I  have 
rec'd  from  them  as  individuals.  My  reasons  for  leaving 
them  are  couched  in  this  one  sentence,  —  I  am  persuaded 
that  I  can  be  more  useful  to  the  Church  of  Christ  and  more 
happy  in  my  own  person  elsewhere  than  in  the  Diocese  of 
Connecticut. 

An  early  attention  to  this  subject  will  greatly  oblige, 
Gentlemen, 

Your  Most  ob'.  Serv'. 

PHILANDER  CHAvSE. 
Hartford,  Feb:  12,  1817. 

Feby.  26.     Copy  of  the  letter  of  recommendation  given  by 

the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  Christ  Chvirch,  to  the  Reverend 

Philander  Chase  at  his  departure  : 

To  all  it'ho  may  see  these  presents.     Greeting  : 

The  Subscribers  are  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  the  Parish 

of  Christ  Church,  in  the  City  of   Hartford,  in  the  State  of 

Connecticut. 


214  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

When,  in  the  course  of  Divine  Providence,  this  Parish 
formed  its  temporal  connexion  with  their  Pastor,  the  Rev''. 
Philander  Chase,  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  thereof  congratulated 
themselves  upon  an  event,  which  they  esteemed  one  of  the 
most  happ3^,  which  had  ever  befallen  this  Parish.  No  cir- 
cumstance has  since  transpired  to  impair  in  the  least,  the 
attachment  which  has  subsisted  between  them,  or  to  lessen 
the  respect  and  esteem  which  the  subscribers  must  continue 
to  feel  towards  their  Pastor.  They  can  truly  say,  that  in 
parting  with  him,  they  feel  a  degree  of  regret  &  sorrow, 
difficult  for  them  to  express  ;  of  regret  that  they  are  to  be 
deprived  of  the  services  of  a  Clergyman,  which  have  been 
eminently  useful  among  them,  &  which  certainly  have  been 
followed  by  the  blessing  of  God;  of  sorrow  that  he  removes 
to  a  part  of  the  Country,  so  distant,  that  it  is  not  probable, 
they  will  meet  again  on  this  side  the  grave.  Viewing  as  they 
do,  the  events  of  this  world,  as  under  the  Superintendance  of 
a  wise  Providence,  they  are  compelled  to  acquiesce  in  his  re- 
moval, and  cannot  doubt  that  all  is  designed  for  the  best. 
And  while  they  add  their  sincere  &  fervent  wishes  for  the 
health  &  the  temporal  welfare  of  himself  &  his  family,  they 
would  express  their  opinion,  that  his  zeal  and  piety  are 
eminently  adapted  to  raise  up  the  Church,  and  extend 
the  influence  of  religion,  &  their  hope  &  belief  that  his 
exertions  may  be  as  successful  in  the  Western  Country  as 
they  have  been  in  this. 

City  of  Hartford,  Conn'.,  Feby,  26,  181 7. 

(signed)  John  Morgan    )  ^^^^^^^ 

Michael  Olcott  ) 

wSamuel  Tudor 

James  Ward 

Charles  Sigourney 

Eliakim  Hitchcock 

I   >. 
Cyprian  Nichols  \  j^ 

Roswell  Bartholomew  /^ 

Jeremy  Hoadley 

James  M.  Goodwin 

Philo  Hillyer 

Simeon  Griswold 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  21  5 

Feb.  2j.  Copy  of  the  reply  of  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of 
Christ  Church,  to  the  letter  of  the  Rev'*  Philander  Chase. 

The  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  while 
they  sincerely  regret  that  any  circumstances  should  have 
rendered  necessary  a  separation  between  the  Parish  &  its 
respected  Pastor,  the  Rev''  Philander  Chase,  do  not  withhold 
their  consent  to  a  canonical  dissolution  of  the  connexion 
which  subsists  between  them,  and  which  has  been  solicited 
by  the  Rev''.  Philander  Chase. 

Hartford,  Count, 

feby  27,  1 819. 

Signed  by  the  Wardens  &  Vestry. 

March  2.  V.  Voted,  That  ^Nlr.  J.  M.  Goodwin  have  the 
privilege  of  erecting  a  pew  on  each  side  of  the  Altar,  of  such 
form  &  plan  as  shall  be  agreed  upon  ;  said  pews  to  be  built 
free  of  expense  to  the  parish,  for  the  privilege  of  occupying 
them  one  year  from  Easter  Monday  next. 

March  8.  To  the  Right  Reverend  John  Henry  Hobart, 
Bishop  of  the  Diocess  of  New  York,  &  Bishop  protempore  of 
the  Diocess  of  Connecticut 

Rev".  &  Dear  Sir, 

The  subscribers  being  the  Wardens  of  Christ  Church 
Hartford  in  Connecticut,  beg  leave  to  enclose  to  you  the 
copies  of  a  letter  addressed  by  the  Rev**.  Philander  Chase,  to 
the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  this  Church,  soliciting  their  concur- 
rence in  obtaining  a  canonical  dissolution  of  the  connexion 
which  subsisted  between  them,  and  of  their  declaration,  in 
reply,  consenting  thereto.  And  they  would  request  of  you 
as  the  head  protempore  of  the  Church  in  this  Diocess,  an 
official  &  canonical  dissolution  of  the  connexion  which 
existed  between  this  parish,  and  its  Pastor  aforesaid,  the 
Rev^.  Philander  Chase. 

They  would  further  ask  of  you,  the  favour,  if  in  your 
view  it  be  proper,  of  a  general  license  for  the  Wardens  of 
this  Church  to  employ  a  respectable  &  suitable  person,  to 
read  the  prayers  of  the  Church,  on  Sundays,  rather  than  to 
have  the  Church  shut  up,  while  the  parish  continues  without 
a  settled  minister.     It  is  the  determination  of  this  parish,  of 


2l6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

course,  to  procure  a  clergyman  to  take  the  Charge  thereof, 
as  soon  as  they  shall  find  one  to  suit.  In  the  mean  time  the 
Wardens  would  be  grateful  for  your  friendly  counsel  &  for 
your  assistance  if  it  be  in  your  power  to  afford  them  any,  by 
directing  to  them  any  clergyman,  who  may  find  it  convenient 
to  travel  this  way.  They  beg  leave  to  subscribe  themselves 
with  great  regard,  and  very  respectfully 

Rev''.  &  dear  Sir, 
Your  friends,  &  Ob'  Servts. 
Hartford,  Conn*,  John  Morgan    | 

March  8,  1817.  •  Michael  Olcott  \ 

April  S,  P.  looted  that  the  thanks  of  this  meeting  be  pre- 
sented to  Charles  Sigourney  for  his  faithful  services  in  per- 
forming the  duties  of  Clerk  of  this  Parish. 

I  cannot  better  begin  an  account  of  Charles  Sig'onrney 
than  by  quoting  what  is  said  of  him  by  his  wife,  in  her 
"  Letters  of  Life." 

"  He  was  a  native  of  Boston,  and  of  a  family  of  the  highest 
respectability.  To  me  it  was  a  source  both  of  gratulation  and 
pride,  that  he  should  have  descended  from  that  pious  race  of 
Huguenots,  who  left  their  fair  clime  of  birth  for  conscience 
sake,  and  emigrated  to  this  New  World  soon  after  the  revoca- 
tion of  the  Edict  of  Nantes.  His  father  Mr.  Charles  Sigour- 
ney, of  Boston,  was  the  third  in  descent  from  Mr.  Andrew 
Sigourney,  who  with  his  son  Andrew  came  to  this  country 
from  France  in  1686.  His  mother,  whose  name  was  Frazer, 
was  of  Scottish  ancestry,  and  dying  while  he  was  yet  a  child, 
his  father  took  him  to  England  and  placed  him  at  an  excellent 
school  at  Hampstead.  Here  under  a  strictness  of  discipline 
that  would  not  be  tolerated  in  Young  America,  he  was  inured 
to  habits  of  obedience,  order,  and  application.  His  acquaint- 
ance with  the  studies  that  he  pursued  was  eminently  thorough 
and  accurate.  Particularly  was  the  grammatical  construction 
of  the  Latin  and  French  so  well  required,  that  though  he  left 
school  at  a  very  early  age,  their  knowledge  remained  with 
him  unimpaired,  to  the  close  of  his  life." 


L 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  217 

He  remained  in  his  father's  mercantile  employment 
until  he  came  to  Hartford  in  1799.  I  use  the  words  of 
Mr.  William  Francis,  who  was  long  his  faithful  and  con- 
fidential clerk. 

"  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  opened  a  store  for  the  sale 
of  hardware  &  other  goods  on  the  east  side  of  Main  street, 
near  the  present  Exchange  corner.  He  had  a  large  acquaint- 
ance among  the  manufacturers  of  Birmingham  &  Sheffield, 
from  whom  he  imported  direct,  such  goods  as  he  could  find 
a  market  for  here.  His  business  gradually  increased,  doing 
business  alone,  until  1825,  when  he  formed  a  co-partnership 
with  Charles  Munn,  &  built  the  block  of  stores  343  to  349 
Main  street.  Their  business  was  then  removed  to  No.  343, 
the  same  premises  now  occupied  by  Francis  &  Co.  In  1830 
Mr.  Munn  retired,  and  at  about  the  same  time  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Henry  C.  Porter.  In  1837  Mr.  Porter 
retired,  &  he  took  as  a  partner  his  son  Charles  H.  Sigourney, 
which  continued  until  his  death  in  1854. 

"  He  was  an  erect,  medium  sized  man,  with  a  piercing 
eye,  and  an  intellectual  countenance.  He  was  fond  of  litera- 
ture, could  read  fluently  in  Latin,  Greek,  &  French;  was  full 
of  quotations  from  distinguished  authors;  could  converse  on 
almost  every  subject,  was  decided  in  his  opinions,  republican 
in  politics,  &  was  proud  of  his  ancestry.  In  personal  appear- 
ance there  was  something  of  a  reminder  of  aristocratic 
antecedents,  but  in  reasoning  he  was  purely  democratic.  He 
was  active  in  town  affairs,  &  in  the  Church  was  a  leading 
man;  a  Trustee  of  Washington,  now  Trinity  College,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Phoenix  Bank,  a  man  of  sound  judgment  &  strict 
integrity." 

Mr.  Sigourney,  as  known  to  most  of  us  in  later  years, 
was  of  medium  size,  rather  thin,  and  somewhat  stooping ; 
in  cold  weather  he  was  clad  in  a  blue  camlet  cloak,  to 
which  he  seemed  to  be  extremely  partial.  His  manner 
was  exceedingly  polite  and  cordial ;  his  face  beamed  with 
intelligence  ;  he  expressed  himself  clearly  and  distinctly  ; 


2l8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

he  never  appeared  to  be  in  a  hurry  ;  if  a  thing  was  to  be 
done  or  said,  he  took  his  own  time  for  it.  It  was  not 
obstinacy  which  made  him  decided  in  his  opinions,  for 
decision  came  from  close  examination  and  cahn  judg- 
ment. So  when  he  subscribed  three  hundred  and  sixty 
dollars  towards  a  new  church,  "  on  condition  the  Parish 
Fund  be  not  invested  in  the  Church  vStock,"  the  subscription 
was  not  paid,  because  the  stipulation  was  violated.  It 
was  from  no  unwillingness  to  part  with  his  money,  for  he 
was  strongly  in  favor -of  the  new  building,  and  was,  and 
ever  had  been,  a  generous  contributor.  It  was  an  exempli- 
fication of  that  point  in  his  character  which  led  him  to 
look  at  principles  existing  in  a  matter,  probe  it  to  the 
bottom,  and  stand  by  his  answer.  Such  a  man  is  firm  on 
his  foundation ;  he  is  not  moved  by  every  idle  word,  or 
blown  about  by  every  wind  of  doctrine.  He  is  safe  as  a 
counselor,  and  firm  as  a  friend  ;  he  has  not  part  either 
with  flattery  or  dissimulation ;  you  may  know  where  to 
find  him  always.  He  was  so  methodical  that  a  man  with- 
out method  might  term  him  a  pedant ;  he  was  so  plain  and 
concise  in  his  speech,  that  a  fickle  one  might  have  called 
him  unnecessarily  particular  and  direct,  but  a  wise  one 
would  say,  he  is  good,  honest,  conscientious,  and  reliable. 
The  "  piercing  eye  "  of  which  Mr,  Francis  speaks,  was 
a  marked  feature  in  his  face  ;  it  was  brilliant  in  expression 
and  looked  at  you  when  the  mouth  spoke.  Lydia  Huntley, 
who  had  vowed  to  be  "  a  maiden  all  forlorn,"  and  never 
to  leave  her  school  or  its  pupils,  was  pierced  through  and 
through  by  the  blind  archer.  With  a  frankness  which  is 
charming,  and  a  minuteness  which  is  delightful,  she  thus 
describes  her  conversion.  "Nevertheless,  as  I  plodded  my 
way  to  and  from  my  school  house,  a  pair  of  deep-set  and 
most  expressive  black  eyes  sometimes  encountered  mine, 
and  spoke  unutterable  things.  They  were  the  property  of 
a  gentleman  of  striking  physiognomy,  and  the  elegant 
manners  of  the  olden  school."     It  is  not  necesvsary  to  quote 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  219 

farther.  Lydia  Huntley  in  due  time  ^ave  up  her  school, 
and  became  Lydia  Huntley  Sigourney,  and  made  him  a 
most  estimable  wife. 

But  it  is  chiefly  in  connection  with  our  parish  that  Mr. 
Sigourney  becomes  most  interesting  to  us. 

He  was  probably  connected  with  it  soon  after  coming 
to  Hartford,  and  was  in  1803  chosen  as  its  Clerk.  This 
duty  was  most  faithfully  performed  by  him  until  181 7, 
when  he  retired,  and  the  resolution  at  the  beginning  of 
this  sketch  was  passed.  It  was  a  well-deserved  testimonial 
to  a  most  faithful  and  painstaking  officer.  The 
records  bear  evidence  of  his  great  care,  precision,  and 
neatness ;  his  chirography  was  admirable.  If  all  the  clerks 
of  the  parish  had  been  as  careful  in  filing  and  preserving 
the  manuscripts  which  came  into  their  hands,  the  task  of 
the  historian  in  telling  his  story  would  have  been  rendered 
easier. 

He  was  chosen  as  Warden  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
was  frequently  appointed  upon  committees,  and  ever 
maintained  a  lively  interest  in  the  parish  ;  he  may  be 
classed  among  its  most  valuable  members.  He  was  a  true 
Connecticut  Churchman  and  Christian  gentleman,  devoted 
to  the  Episcopal  Church,  perfectly  satisfied  with  its  doc- 
trines, its  liturgy,  its  noble,  pleasant  ways.  He  was  learned 
in  its  defense,  more  learned  perhaps  than  any  other 
layman  of  the  parish  ;  but  he  was  not  offensively  conten- 
tious, nor  did  he  consider  it  to  be  his  duty  to  berate  all 
who  differed  from  him  in  opinion;  his  ways  were  the  ways 
of  pleasantness  and  peace.  He  possessed,  as  may  well  be 
expected,  a  delicate  sense  of  the  beauties  of  Nature,  and 
the  charms  of  Art.  The  elegant  mansion  which  was  built 
after  his  own  designs,  the  tasteful  layout  of  the  grounds, 
the  abundant  gardens  with  their  fruits  and  flowers,  the 
trees  and  shrubs,  all  gave  evidence  of  a  skill  which  was 
natural,  and  which  had  been  increased  by  study.  The 
description  by  his  wife  of  their  manner  of  life  in  this  place, 


220  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

including  the  domestic  details,  is  exceedingly  interesting, 
and  moreover  is  quite  valuable,  as  showing  how  at  this 
comparatively  late  period,  the  mistress  of  the  house  was 
concerned  in  its  management.  A  sympathetic  feeling 
made  his  married  life  a  beautiful  and  happy  one.  The 
minute,  though  somewhat  sentimental  account  which  she 
gives  of  their  lives,  shows  us  how  much  of  enjoyment  and 
pure  pleasure  there  may  be  in  this  world  ;  they  both  had 
their  trials,  but  they  had  their  comforts  and  blessings  also. 

"  One  day  the  store  was  cold," —  this  is  the  story  of  Mr. 
Francis, — "and  he  walked  home  in  the  afternoon  before 
the  usual  time  ;  he  was  chilled,  and  a  few  minutes  later,  in 
front  of  his  fireplace,  he  suddenly  expired  from  apoplexy." 

Charles  Sigourney,  b.  July  21,  1778  :  m.  ( i )  Jane  Carter, 
May  25,  1803  :  vShe  d.  Jan.  24,  1818  :  m.  (2)  Lydia  Huntley, 
June  16,  1819.     He  d.  Dec.  30,  1854.     She  d.  June  10,  1865. 

Afaj  28.  V.  Voted,  That  Charles  Sigourney  be  empow- 
ered to  make  such  an  arrangment  with  Mr.  Clerc  for  the 
accomodation  of  the  Deaf  &  Dumb  in  this  city  as  he  may 
judge  proper. 

Mr.  Laurent  Clerc  came  from  France,  and  was  em- 
ployed as  a  teacher  in  the  Asylum  for  the  Deaf  and 
Dumb.  He  probably  was  a  Roman  Catholic,  and  as  there 
were  no  churches  of  that  faith  in  the  town,  and  because 
many  of  the  supporters  of  the  Asylum  belonged  to  the 
Episcopal  Church,  he  naturally  affiliated  with  them.  The 
vote  was  evidently  intended  to  provide  seats  for  Mr.  Clerc 
and  such  pupils  as  might  attend  a  religious  service. 
Though  they  might  not  understand  what  was  said  and 
done  elsewhere,  yet  they  could  follow  the  different  parts 
of  the  service  in  the  prayer-book,  in  an  Episcopal  Church. 

This  sketch  of  the  City  Hotel  building,  and  of  the 
one  south  of  it,  was  found  amongvSt  the  rubbish  left  by  the 
Hartford  Graphic  Company,  after  removal  from  its  rooms 
over  the  store  occupied  by  Nichols  &  Humphrey.     It  had 


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OLD     CITY     HOTEL     BUILDING 


IMPORTANT    VOTES    AND    COMMENTS.  22  1 

been  carefully  preserved  by  Mrs.  Toucey  and  was  loaned 
me  by  Mr.  George  Beach. 

It  is  stated  by  Mr.  Weld-^  that  for  the  first  year  the 
little  school  "was  kept  in  the  south  part  of  a  building, 
now,  1848,  forming  a  portion  of  the  well-known  establish- 
ment called  the  City  Hotel,  where  also  the  family  of 
the  Asylum  resided,  ...  At  the  commencement  of 
the  second  year  the  school  was  removed  to  apartments  at 
No.  15  Prospect  Street." 

This  fine  drawing  of  the  building  has  never  been  used, 
to  my  knowledge,  nor  do  I  know  why  it  was  made  ;  but  it 
was  probably  the  work  of  Elkanah  Tisdale,t  or  Mr. 
Basset,  who  were  workmen,  or  co-partners  in  the  company, 
and  was  designed  perhaps  for  some  of  their  operations. 
The  hotel  is  supposed  to  have  been  built  early  in  the 
century.  The  small  building  next  to  it  on  the  left  was 
occupied  by  Noah  Webster,  when  he  wrote  his  famous 
Spelling  Book,  it  is  said. 

"The  designer  of  the  establishment  was  Elkanah  Tis- 
dale,  a  fat,  facetious  gentleman  —  a  miniature  painter  by 
profession,  but  a  man  of  some  literary  taste,  and  admirable 
humor  in  anecdote.  He  illustrated  with  great  cleverness,  the 
handsome  edition  of  the  Echo,  published  by  Isaac  Riley, 
brother-in-law  of  Dwight  and  Alsop,  two  of  the  principal 
authors  —  though  it  professes  to  be  from  the  Porcupine 
Press,  and  by  Pasquin  Petronius."J 

CONCERNING  A   NEW   RECTOR. 

May  28.  P.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  &  Charles  Sig- 
ourney  be  a  Committee  to  wait  on  the  Rev''.  Jon'\  M.  Wain- 
wright,  to  converse  with  him  respecting  his  disposition  to 
settle  with  this  Parish  and  make  report  to  the  next  Vestry 
meeting. 


*  Am.  Annals  for  Deaf  &  Dumb. 

f  Goodrich's  Recollections  of  a  Life  Time,  Vol.  2,  p.  11. 

tib. 


222  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Mr.  George  Brinley  of  Boston,  in  a  letter  to  Mr. 
Sigourney  of  March  13th,  had  brought  to  his  attention 
the  name  of  Mr.  Jonathan  M.  Wainwright,  as  a  candidate 
for  the  parish,  and  writes  :  — 

"  You  no  doubt  are  now  seeking  a  candidate  to  supply 
Mr.  C's  place,  &  the  object  of  this  communication,  is  to  bring 
to  your  notice  Mr.  Jon^.  M.  Wainwright  at  present  an 
instructor  in  Rhetorick  in  Harvard  University — officiates  at 
the  Churches  vacant  in  this  vicinity  —  principally  at  the 
Episcopal  Church  in  Cambridge.  He  is  a  young  gentleman 
of  respectability ;  of  the  most  unexceptionable  character, 
ardent  &  sincere  in  the  performance  of  his  duties,  &  is  much 
beloved  as  a  man,  &  reads  to  great  satisfaction." 

On  the  24th,  he  again  writes :  — 

"  I  duly  rec'd  your  favor  of  recent  date,  &  went  immedi- 
ately to  Cambridge,  &  had  an  interview  with  Mr.  Wainwright. 
I  think  he  appeared  pleased  with  the  invitation,  but  seemed 
to  think  it  difficult  to  visit  you  so  early  as  you  expressed 
a  wish.  I  thought  it  most  advisable  to  put  your  letter  to  me 
in  his  hands,  requesting  him  to  open  a  correspondence 
directly  with  you  on  the  subject,  which  he  said  he  would  do, 
.  .  .  I  have  not  seen  him  since,  but  hope  he  will  soon 
be  with  you." 

Mr.  Benjamin  Greene,  of  March  15th,  says:  — 

"  I  have  seen  Mr.  Jon\  Wainwright.  He  is  not  in  Deacons 
Orders,  but  can  be  ordained,  he  says,  at  any  time.  He  will 
take  your  proposal  into  contemplation,  &  give  an  answer 
next  week,  which  I  will  transmit  you." 

MR.  WAINWRIGHT  TO  MR.  SIGOURNEY. 
Sir  : —  Mr.  Brinley  did  me  the  favor  to  call  upon  me  yes- 
terday, for  the  purpose  of  communicating  the  substance  of  a 
letter  which  he  had  just  received  from  you.  Before  this, 
however,  I  had  seen  Mr.  (rreene,  &  had  requested  him  to  say 
in  reply  to  your  letter  to  him,  that  I  would  take  the  subject 
of  it  into  immediate  consideration.     As  I  am  now  acquainted 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  223 

with  the  wishes  of  your  church,  Mr.  Brinley  thinks  I  had 
better  reply  myself,  rather  than  to  do  it  by  his  assistance,  or 
that  of  Mr.  Greene.  I  therefore  take  the  liberty  of  address- 
ing you.  I  must  request  you  to  say  to  the  Wardens  &  Vestry, 
that  I  will  with  pleasure  officiate  in  your  church  during  the 
spring  &  summer  months,  or  such  a  portion  of  them  as  they 
shall  think  proper.  But  I  am  sorry  to  say  that  it  will  be  en- 
tirely out  of  my  power  to  be  with  you  as  early  as  they  request. 
I  am  at  present  connected  with  the  University,  &  I  learn  from 
the  President  that  my  duties  cannot  conveniently  be  dis- 
pensed with  sooner  than  the  first  week  in  Easter.  One  of 
our  college  quarter-days  falls  this  year  in  passion  week,  & 
the  only  tutor  who,  wuth  such  short  notice,  could  take  my 
place  at  that  time,  is  about  to  leave  college.  I  regret  very 
much  that  it  happens  so,  for  it  would  afford  me  sincere  grati- 
fication to  unite  with  your  church  in  the  solemn  services  of 
passion  week.  I  can  engage  to  be  with  you,  God  willing,  on 
the  second  Sunday  after  Easter.  Will  you  be  so  good  as  to 
write  to  me,  &  let  me  know  whether  this  arrangement  meets 
the  wishes  of  the  Wardens  &  Vestry.  I  am  not  at  present 
in  Orders,  but  that  will  cause  no  delay.  I  have  been  ready 
for  some  time,  &  the  Bishop  has  informed  me  that  he  will 
ordain  me  at  any  time  with  the  previous  notice  of  a  day  or 
two.  If,  therefore,  it  shall  be  concluded  that  I  visit  you,  I 
will  write  to  the  Bishop,  &  take  Bristol  in  my  way  to  Hart- 
ford. 

Your  obd'  servant, 

Jon*  M.  Wainwright. 
Harvard  Coll,  Cambridge. 

March  20th,  1817. 

P.  S.     Will  you  be  so  good  as  to  mention  the  probable 

expense  of  living  in  Hartford. 

April  16.     Mr.    Wainwright  to  Mr.    Sigour?iey,   explaining 

the  cause  of  the  delay. 

Cambridge,  April   16"'  1817. 
Dear  Sir. 

I  am  very  sorry  that  I  shall  be  unable  to  fulfil  my  en- 
gagement,  &   be  with   you    next   Sunday.      I    should   have 


224  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

been  able  had  I  not  been  disappointed  in  my  plans.  I  wrote 
to  the  Bishop  requesting  him  to  ordain  me  tomorrow  at 
Bristol :  in  this  case  I  should  have  proceeded  immediately 
to  Hartford  the  next  day,  &  have  arrived'  there  before  the 
20"".  But  the  Bishop  returned  me  an  answer  just  before  I 
received  your  letter,  saying  that  he  could  not  ordain  me  on 
Thursday,  on  account  of  a  convention  to  be  held  in  R.  I. 
but  that  he  would  ordain  me  in  Providence  the  Sunday  be- 
fore (that  was  last  Sunday).  I  accordingly  left  my  business 
in  Cambridge  &  immediately  set  off  for  Providence,  from 
whence  I  returned  last  night.  In  this  way  I  have  been  put 
back  five  days.  I  shall  finish  what  I  have  to  do  at  Cam- 
bridge by  the  end  of  this  week,  I  shall  visit  my  friends  at 
the  beginning  of  next,  &  be  in  Hartford  by  friday,  at  the 
latest.  I  have  been  thus  particular,  that  you  may  see  that 
the  circumstances  which  have  dela3^ed  me,  were  without  my 
control. 

Your  obd'  serv' 

JON^  M.  WAINWRIGHT. 

There  is  written  on  the  back  of  the  letter  in  pencil, 
by  Mr.  S.  and  sent  to  some  one  whose  opinion  he  doubt- 
less was  anxious  to  obtain,  "  I  hope  you  will  come  and 
see  Mr.  Wainwright  when  he  arrives.  He  will  stay  for 
the  present  with  me.    Will  you  sit  with  us  next  Sunday." 

He  was  the  first  person  ordained  as  Priest  in  the  old 
church,  the  only  previous  ordination  being  that  of  Bird- 
sey  G.  Noble  as  Deacon,  June  2,  18 12.  He  was  paid  four 
hundred  dollars  for  services  to  Jan.  i,  1818,  and  Mr. 
Tudor  was  directed  to  "  be  paid  five  dollars  pr  week  for 
his  board  and  lodging  up  to  ist  Jan'."  In  the  Treasur- 
er's book  there  is  credited  as  paid  Jan.  5,  181 8,  $400  to 
Rev.  Mr.  Wainwright  for  services  to  ist  inst,  and  $173.32 
to  S.  Tudor  for  board  of  Mr.  W. 


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IMPORTANT   VOTES    AND    COMMENTS.  225 

Oct.  18.  A  parish  meeting  was  held  this  day,  "  to  take 
into  consideration  the  subject  of  settling  the  Rev.  J.  M. 
Wainwright*  as  Pastor  &  Rector,"  and  it  was, 

Noted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  this  Parish  be  em- 
powered to  engage  the  Rev.  Jonathan  Mayhew  Wainwright, 
to  officiate  as  the  Rector  of  this  Parish. 

Voted,  That  the  Parish  agree  to  pay  the  Rev.  J.  M.  Wain- 
wright for  his  services,  One  Thousand  dollars  per  annum,  to 
be  paid  in  quarterly  payments,  to  commence  on  the  ist  of 
January  next,  so  long  as  he  shall  continue  their  rector. 

1818. 

March  2j.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Parish  be  pre- 
sented James  Ward  for  his  long  and  faithful  services  as  a 
Vestryman. 

The  name  of  James  Ward  first  appears  as  one  of  the 
signers  to  an  agreement  forming  "  themselves  into  a 
Religious  Society  by  the  stile  and  title  of  the  Episcopal 
Society  of  the  City  of  Hartford,"  in  Sept.,  1796.  He  soon 
became  an  active  member,  and  was  chosen  one  of  the 
Vestry  in  1799.  He  was  elected  Treasurer  in  1801,  being 
apparently  the  first  Treastirer  of  the  Society :  it  appears 
that  the  financial  matters  had  previously  been  adminis- 
tered by  committees  of  the  Vestry.  He  continued  in 
office  until  1 804.  He  was  a  frequent  and  generous  con- 
tribiitor  to  the  numerous  subscriptions  which  were  made 
in  the  early  days  of  the  parish. 

Col.  Ward  was  born  in  Guilford,  Feb.  2,  176S,  and 
probably  came  to  Hartford  early  in  life,  as  is  indicated 
by  the  following  advertisement  in  the  Connecticut  Courant. 

*"I)r  Wainwright  was  born  at  Liverpool  in  1792,  of  parents  who 
were  citizens  of  the  United  States,  but  who  at  that  date  were  on  a  visit 
to  England.  He  came  to  this  country  at  the  age  of  eleven,  was  edu- 
cated at  Cambridge,  and  was  instituted  rector  of  Christ  Church  in  1815." 
[1817.] — Goodrich's  Recollections  of  a  Life  Time,  Vol.  .?,  p.  log. 


226  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

JAMES  WARD,  WATCH  MAKER, 
Having'  served  a  regular  apprenticeship  to  the  business, 
now  carries  it  on  at  the  shop  of  Col.  Beach,  south  of  the 
bridge,  and  is  determined  by  a  strict  attention,  and  faithful 
performance  in  Watch  repairing,  to  merit  the  approbation  of 
every  customer. 

All  kinds  of  Gold  and  Silversmith ing-  performed  as  usual 
at  the  same  shop. 

Hartford,  May  4,  17S9. 

A  partnership  which  had  existed  between  ]\Iiles 
Beach  and  James  Ward  was  dissolved  June  26,  1797. 

Another  advertisement  appears  in  the  Coura)it  of  Jtme 
28,  1802. 

GOLD  AND  SILVERSMITH. 

Krafts  new  patent  stills,  Scotch  do,  and  those  on  the  old 
construction.  Kettles  and  most  kinds  copper  ware.  And- 
irons, Shovels  and  Tongs.  New  supply  Japaned  Ware. 
Block  Tin,  Tinners  Wire,  Bar  Copper,  Pig  Lead,  Military 
Apparatus.  A  great  supply  of  Gold  and  Silversmith  work 
of  my  own  manufacturing  and  warranted  good,  imported 
jewelry,  watches  in  abundance,  warranted  good,  and  some 
warranted  good  for  nothing  ;  Clock  and  Watchmakers  mate- 
rials, and  a  great  many  other  pretty  things.  Watch  repair- 
ing carefully  done. 

Cash  paid  for  old  Gold  and  vSilver. 

JAMES  WARD. 

To  us  as  members  of  the  parish,  he  is  chiefly  to  be 
remembered  and  commended  as  a  staunch  churchman, 
faithful  and  devoted,  willing  at  all  times  to  bear  his 
share  of  religious  duties  and  burdens.  He  believed  in 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  ;  he  labored  for  its  pros- 
perity ;  he  gave  liberally  of  his  means  for  its  stipport. 
His  devotion  to  the  Church  was  no  mere  matter  of  sen- 
timent: though  attached  to  the  rectors  of  the  parish  and 
supporting  them  in  their  administrations,  he  yet  had  a 
high  idea  of  his  loyalty  to  the  Church  itself.     He  was 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  227 

no  sulker  in  the  tent,  when  there  was  duty  to  be  done. 
He  all  through  his  life  recognized  the  obligation  of 
attendance  upon  public  religious  worship,  and  even  in 
old  age  set  a  glorious  example  to  those  who  are  kept  at 
home  by  a  slight  indisposition,  or  by  a  few  clouds  in  the 
sky.  As  he  lived  in  a  time  when  the  differences  in  re- 
ligious opinions  were  strongly  marked,  so  he  must  have 
been  engaged  in  controversies,  which  generally  are  more 
vexatious  than  profitable.  But  his  general  cheerfulness, 
his  amiability,  his  natural  good  nature,  his  quick  and 
ready  wit.  and  that  tact  which  a  man  rarely  possesses 
unless  it  is  born  with  him,  of  turning  aside  a  conversa- 
tion which  has  become  unprofitable,  or  of  bringing  it 
immediately  to  a  close,  made  him  numerous  friends,  and 
always  an  agreeable  companion.  His  memory  was 
always  good,  and  it  was  a  pleasure  to  him  to  refer  to  the 
times  which  were  past,  which  were  even  then  the  "  good 
old  times,"  faithfully  believed  in  by  every  .succeeding 
generation  as  better  than  ever  before  experienced.  As 
remembered  by  some  of  us  he  was  a  stout,  broad-should- 
ered man,  of  about  five  feet  six  inches  in  height,  quick  in 
his  movements,  Avith  a  pleasant  face,  and  sparkling  eyes. 
He  often  was  present  at  the  meetings  of  the  Historical 
Society,  where  he  presided  with  satisfaction,  and  enter- 
tained us  with  interesting  anecdotes.  The  dignity  of 
his  office  was  considered  as  in  no  ways  impaired  by  a 
free  relation  of  his  remembrance  of  events  and  of  men. 

His  services  on  the  committee  for  building  the  present 
church  were  very  important,  and  were  so  recognized. 
He  had  a  practical  talent  for  work,  which  is  always  valu- 
able in  whatever  is  undertaken. 

He  was  commissioned  as  Commissary-General  in  the 
war  of  181 2,  and  held  that  office  for  many  years.  As  it 
was  not  a  salaried  office,  it  probably  was  not  eagerly 
sought  for,  and  Col.  Ward  was  satisfied  with  the  honor 
which  pertained  to  the  holding  of  it.     He  had  a  talent 


228  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

for  military  affairs,  and  a  love  for  the  authority  which  is 
carried  with  it.  To  be  in  active  service,  whether  in  the 
militia,  or  the  city  fire  department,  or  various  corpora- 
tions, suited  well  his  active  temperament. 

For  many  years  he  was  in  partnership  with  Roswell 
Bartholomew,  to  which  was  afterwards  added  Charles 
Brainard,  and  the  firm  long  carried  on  business  as  gold- 
smiths and  coppersmiths,  as  mentioned  by  Mr.  Hoadly. 
All  of  them  were  churchmen,  and  contributed  liberally 
to  the  support  of  the  parish.  He  was  the  owner  of  the 
sawmill  on  wSheldon  Street,  but  did  not  attend  to  the 
operating  of  it  himself. 

ADVERTISEMENT. 

James  Ward  having  taken  Mr.  Roswell  Bartholomew 
into  partnership,  business  at  the  sign  of  the  Tea  Kettle,  near 
the  bridge,  will  be  done  imder  the  firm  of  Ward  &  Bartholo- 
mew, May  8.  —  {Coi/ranf,  May  i6,  1804.) 

He  was  married  by  Rev.  Abel  Flint,  Sept.,  1803,  to 
Miss  Ruth  Butler,  daughter  of  Mr.  Jonathan  Butler  of 
this  city.  He  died,  after  a  few  hours'  illness,  Oct.  26, 
1856,  at  his  residence,  175  Main  vStreet. 

Ruth,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Ruth  (Benton)  Butler, 
was  b.  July  17,  1773;  d.  Nov.  12,  1844. 

From  the  Coiirant,  October  28,  1856:  — 

"Colonel  James  Ward's  funeral  is  to  be  solemnized  this 
afternoon,  at  half  past  two  o'cloek,  at  Christ  Church.  The 
Colonel  was  89  years  of  age.  He  was  widely  known  as  a 
worthy  citizen  and  honest  man  —  kind  hearted  and  affable 
to  all  —  and  always  ready  to  take  his  share  of  the  public 
burdens.  He  was  formerly  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Hart- 
ford Fire  Department,  and  has  always  taken  a  lively  interest 
in  the  doings  of  the  firemen.  He  has  been  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Historical  Society,  remarkably  constant  in  his 
attendance  ujion  their  meetings.  One  of  the  earliest  friends 
of  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum,  Col.  Ward  contributed  at  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTKS   AND    COMMENTS.  229 

request  of  his  beloved  friend  and  physician,  Dr.  ]\Iason  F. 
Cogswell,  to  the  fund  raised  to  send  Gallaudet  abroad  on 
his  mission  of  inquiry  and  examination  as  to  the  feasibility 
of  instructing  the  Deaf  and  Dumb. 

"  Col.  Ward  was  also  liberal  and  zealous  in  founding  the 
Retreat  for  the  Insane,  and  has  through  life  been  disposed  to 
do  what  he  could  to  alleviate  the  sorrows  of  his  fellow  men. 
He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  and  his 
figure  has  long  been  familiar  to  our  citizens  in  all  Masonic, 
Military,  Firemen's,  or  Patriotic  processions  and  celebrations. 
Engine  Co.  No.  i  is  draped  in  mourning  on  his  account ;  and 
funeral  honors  will  be  paid  him  by  the  Masons,  the  Military, 
and  the  Firemen.  The  procession  starts  from  Col.  Ward's 
house,  175  Main  Street,  at  2  o'clock." 

A  notable  man  in  this  firm  of  Ward,  Bartholomew  & 
Brainard  was  RosivfU  Bartholoiiieiv.  If  he  had  not  such  a 
pressing  love  for  distinction  and  public  notice  as  Col. 
Ward,  he  was  not  less  earnest  and  devoted  to  his  busi- 
ness, and  in  his  love  for  the  Episcopal  Church. 

The  last  mention  in  the  records  of  his  name  was  on 
April  17,  1830,  when  Mr.  Imlay  was  appointed  on  a  com- 
mittee to  supply  "  the  place  of  the  late  Mr.  Bartholomew." 
He  was  born  in  Harwinton,  January  28,  1781,  and  was 
the  son  of  Mr.  Andrew  Bartholomew,  and  grandson  of 
Rev.  Andrew  Bartholomew,  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
church  in  that  place.  He  married  Sally  Johnson 
Stone,  of  Guilford,  Nov.  26,  18 18.  He  "learned  the 
silversmith's  trade  with  Beach  &  Ward,  and  in  1804 
was  taken  into  partnership  with  James  Ward  ;  "  the  same 
year  he  was  made  a  voter.  His  name  is  first  mentioned 
in  the  parish  records  April  3,  1809,  when  he  was  chosen 
as  one  of  the  vestrymen.  He  was  a  frequent  and  gener- 
ous contributor  to  the  numerous  subscriptions,  which  in 
the  early  days  were  necessary  supplements  to  the  tax  and 
rent  of  the  pews  for  the  support  of  the  parish.  He  was 
intelligent,  quiet,  and  amiable,  devoted  to  his  church,  and 
beloved  by  all.     His  residence  was  at  the  present  No.  187 


230  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Main  Street.  The  place  of  business  of  Ward,  Bartholo- 
mew &  Brainard  was  near,  and  they  all  lived  within  a 
stone's  throw  of  one  another.  He  died  April  7,  1830,  and 
it  is  reported  that  his  funeral  was  the  first  one  attended 
in  the  new  church. 

Charles  Brainard  was  the  third  member  of  the  firm  of 
Ward,  Bartholomew  &  Brainard.  His  name  first  appears 
in  the  list  of  persons  assessed  for  taxes  in  1 809,  when  he 
paid  a  tax  of  ten  dollars  and  twenty  cents.  He  was  ap- 
pointed to  warn  all  the  members  of  the  parish  in  Hart- 
ford of  a  parish  meeting,  and  made  return  that  he  had 
done  the  same  according  to  law  "at  least  five  days" 
before  the  day  appointed.  He  was  admitted  into  partner- 
ship with  Ward  &  Bartholomew,  January  31,  1814,  and 
was  in  business  until  his  death. 

Ward,  Bartholomew  &  Brainard  contributed  tw^enty 
dollars  "for  the  purchase  of  two  stoves,  pipe,  and  for 
building  two  chimneys  for  same,  to  warm  the  church." 
Previous  to  this  the  church  had  not  been  warmed.  In 
1 81 7  he  was  appointed  "collector  of  the  tax,  and  also  of 
the  pew  rents."  He  was  a  member  of  the  Vestr}'  in  1823 
and  the  two  succeeding  years,  and  appears  to  have  been 
a  faithful  member  of  the  parish,  doing  his  duty  humbly 
and  quietly  in  all  the  positions  in  which  he  Avas  placed. 

THE  COMMUNION  SILVER  OF  CHRIST  CHURCH,  HARTFORD. 

The  only  reference  to  this  matter  which  is  found  in  the 
records,  is  comprised  in  the  votes  of  June  7,  181 8,  and 
May  5,  1838. 

June  7.  V.  Voted  that  Mr.  C.  Sigourney  be  a  Committee 
to  adjust  &  settle  the  a/c  of  Plate,  with  W.  B.  &  Brainard, 
and  to  draw  on  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  for  balance  due 
them. 

May  5.  V.  \'ot.cd.  That  the  Senior  Warden  provide 
anotlicr  plate  for  the  Communion  table. 

It  is  convenient  to  give  here  a  description  of  the  Coni- 
muiiioii  Serviee,  and  of  other  sacred  gifts  which  have  been 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  23 1 

made  to  the  Parish,  although  the  date  of  presentation  of 
some  of  them  is  anticipated. 

[The  solid  silver  plate  of  Christ  Church,  consists  of 
eight  pieces,  as  follows : — 

1.  One  flagon  ;  tankard  form. 

2.  Two  chalices. 

3.  One  credence  paten, 

4.  One  small  paten  (distributing). 

5.  Two  plates  for  collections. 

6.  One  alms  basin. 

1.  The  flagon,  7  x  5  "«  in.  is  of  the  tankard  pattern,  not 
uncommon  in  English  churches  early  in  the  i8th  century. 
It  bears  no  marks  indicating  how  it  came  into  the  posses- 
sion of  the  parish,  whether  by  purchase  or  donation.  It 
is  divided  at  half  height  into  two  sections,  an  upper  and  a 
lower,  by  a  horizontal  rim  or  moulding.  The  upper 
section  has  on  one  side  the  mouth  or  spout,  and  on 
the  opposite  side  a  "  name-plate,"  a  place  for  an  inscrip- 
tion. The  lower  section  is  clasped  from  the  base  by 
twelve  raised  points  of  two  conventional  designs.  The 
body  of  the  flagon  is  plain,  /.  c.  bears  no  engraving  or 
tracery,  except  that  which  encloses  the  "  name-plate." 
Under  the  base  are  to  be  found,  standard,  date,  and  maker's 
marks,  which  when  interpreted  according  to  Cripp's  "  Old 
English  Plate,"  indicate  as  the  "date  1711-1736."  (p.  418.) 
Maker,  Isaac  Ribouleau,  entered  1720.     (p.  397.) 

2.  The  tivo  chalices  [y Y^,  y- lYz  in.)  are  'igg  shaped,  per- 
fectly plain,  except  a  beading  where  the  cup  joins  the 
handle.  The  latter  curves  down  and  outwards  into  a 
standard,  or  base  (j.^  inch  high  and  35,13  in  diameter), 
with  milled  center,  and  beaded  upper  edge. 

3.  Tlic  credence  paten  (ik)4^x6i/  in.)  is  of  plain  bur- 
nished silver ;  has  a  slightly  rai.sed  edge,  or  rim.  Its  base 
or  foot  is  5  in.  in  diameter,  and  is  circular. 


232  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

4.  The  siimllcr,  or  distributing  paten,  is  ioS/q  in.  in 
diameter,  and  perfectly  plain.  These  two  patens  bear  in 
the  center  of  their  discs,  the  inscription  — 

The  gift  of  the  late 

Mrs.  Emily  Phillips 

Christ  Church,  Hartford 

1844. 

5.  Tlie  tivo  "  contribution  "  plates  (lO^^g  in.  in  diameter), 
are  of  sterling  silver,  similar  in  style  to  the  paten,  plain, 
and  without  inscription. 

6.  The  large  silver  alms  basin  (143/^  inches  in  diam- 
eter, and  two  inches  deep)  has  engraved  in  its  center  a 
large  Greek  cross,  and  on  the  broad  margin  the  legend, 
"  Lord,  of  thine  own  have  we  given  thee."  Underneath 
is  found  the  inscription :  "  i^*  Christ  Church  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, A.  D.  1875,  the  gift  of  G.  W.  R.  +" 

In  addition  to  the  silver  plates  mentioned  above,  there 
are, 

1.  T%vo  ^^  contribiitio)i''  plates  of  plated  ware,  similar, 
if  not  identical,  in  size  and  design  to  No.  5  above. 

2.  Three  brass  plates  (i2i4in.  X  2  in.  deep),  used  in 
alms  gathering,  given  in  memory  of  Frances  Heywood. 
These  three  have  legends  engraved  on  their  outer  rim : 
"  Blessed  be  he  that  provideth  for  the  sick  and  needy ;  " 
"  God  loveth  a  cheerful  giver ;  "  "  Give  alms  of  thy  goods." 

Each  one  has  engraved  on  the  under  side  of  the  bowl, 
"  Christ  Church,  Hartford,"  and  one  has  this  inscription  : 

To  the  Glory  of  God 

and  in  memory  of 

Frances  Heywood, 

Entered  into  Rest 

Oct.  21st,  1 88 1. 

They  are  the  gift  of  Mrs.  Gurdon  W.  Russell. 


nrPGRTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  233 

3.  An  "  altar  service "  rest  is  inscribed  around  the 
base  of  the  pedestal,  To  the  Glory  of  God,  and  in  loving 
memory  of     .     ,     . 

4.  A  brass  ezvcr  of  very  simple  design  (13  in.  height) 
which  bears  this  inscription  : 

Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Conn., 

from 

4*  St.  Margaret's  Friendly  Society,  4* 

Easter,  A.  D.  1885. 

5.  The  two  large  brass  vases  on  the  reredos,  bear 
the  inscription  : 

To  the  Glory  of  God,  and  in  loving  memory  of 

Henry  Clark  Beckwith, 

Born  April  15th,  1834. 

Died  August  6th,  1883. 

from  Clara  Maria  Beckwith, 

All  Saints  A.  D.  1884. 

L.  W.  S.] 

A  search  on  the  Treasurer's  book  shows  that  fifty  five 
dollars  was  paid  R.  Bartholomew  for  "  Meacham's  bill,"  in 
May  181 1  ;  and  thirty-three  dollars  for  the  "bal.  of  his 
account  Oct.  3,"  but  the  bill  itself  is  not  found  on  file.  On 
Jan.  20,  1 82 1,  there  was  paid  W.  and  B.  for  bills  "  for  com- 
munion furniture,  $30.07;  "  unfortunately  there  is  no  specific 
mention  of  the  piece  or  pieces.  In  1 824,  March  20th,  the  bill 
of  W.  B.  and  B.  was  paid,  amounting  to  $1 1 5.96 ;  the  items 
of  the  bill  are  not  given.  The  bills  for  1 8 1 1  may  have  been 
partly  for  the  bell,  the  greater  part  having  been  raised  by 
subscription,-^  as  there  is  now  no  positive  authority  that 
W.  and  B.  were  the  makers  of  any  parts  of  the  "  commu- 
nion furniture,"  except  that  in  their  bill  of  1821.  How- 
ever, as  Beach  &  Ward,  and  James  Ward,  and  Ward, 
Bartholomew    &    Brainard,  were   makers  and  dealers  in 


*  See  subscription,  p.  1S4. 


234  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

such  and  like  articles,  it  is  fair  to  conclude  that  some 
pieces  came  from  their  hands,  possibly  by  purchase,  possi- 
bly from  pious  donations. 

FURTHER  INFORMATION. 

It  was  suspected  that  the  tankard  was  not  originally 
intended  for  communion  purposes,  and  to  identify  the 
marks  upon  it,  it  was  taken  to  New  York  and  submitted 
to  the  inspection  of  Mr.  Buck,  of  the  Gorham  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  by  Mr.  Saltonstall,  who  reports  as  follows  : 

May  9,  1895. 
Dear  Doctor : —  I  took  the  tankard  —  flagon  — •  belonging 
to  the  set  of  Communion  vessels  to  N.  Y.  Mr.  Buck  found 
no  difficulty  in  giving  its  history.  It  was  made  in  1726  at 
London,  by  Isaac  Ribouleau,  a  French  Huguenot,  whose, 
mark  was  entered  1720. 

It  weighs  55  ozs,  10  pwts.  The  spout  was  clumsily 
added  after  the  tankard  was  made.  The  inscription  plate, 
the  flange,  and  the  finial  of  the  cover  were  also  put  on  after 
the  body  of  the  vessel  was  made. 

Yours  cordially, 

L.  W.  SALTONSTALL. 

Evidently,  originally,  the  flagon  was  a  two-handled 
Loving  Cup.  Within  the  name-plate  there  was  a  design 
or  inscription  which  has  been  erased  so  that  a  few  unin- 
telligible lines  only  remain  ;  the  flagon  is  a  trifle  thinner 
at  this  place.  The  cover  is  of  a  similar  design  with  the 
sides  of  the  flagon,  but  is  not  of  equal  workmanship ;  it  is 
clear,  also,  that  the  fiixing  of  the  spout  or  lip  to  the  side  of 
the  flagon  was  subsequent  to  its  original  manufacture. 

The  only  further  reference  to  this  subject  which  I 
have  been  able  to  find  is  in  "  an  account  of  monies  col- 
lected at  the  altar  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford  (Philan"" 
Chase,  Rec'.),  with  their  disbursements."  This  is  the  ac- 
count which  is  annually  rendered  by  the  Rector  to  the 
Vestry.     Sept,  3,  18 16,  he  reports,  "  paid  to  Ward,  Barthol- 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  235 

omew  &  Brainard  for  Plate  not  cleliv''.  &  pr.  Re'^  fifty 
dolls." — and  again,  "181 7,  Feb.  26,  paid  to  Mess''.  Ward, 
Bartholo'''  &  Brainard  for  plate  not  delivered  by  direction 
of  the  Vestry,  10.00." 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  neither  tradition  nor  research 
gives  us  any  further  light  as  to  this  vessel.  A  few  points 
were  clearly  established  in  the  examination  by  Air.  Buck, 
which  fixes  its  date  and  maker,  and  strengthens  the  con- 
jectures which  have  been  stated.  The  changes  and  ad- 
ditions to  the  flagon  were  undoubtedly  made  here  in 
Hartford.  But  who  was  the  original  owner ;  was  it  his  by 
gift  or  purchase,  and  through  whom  did  it  come  into  the 
possession  of  the  Parish  ? 

CONCERNING  CHURCHING. 

In  the  "  account  of  monies  collected  at  the  altar,"  re- 
ferred to  above,  there  is  mention  made  among  the  receipts, 
of  two  dollars,  "offered  by  a  woman  at  Her  Churching" 
Dec.  29,  1 8 16;  and  among  the  expenditures  the  next  day, 

"  paid  to  Mrs.  C. -(about  to  be  confined  in  child  bed) 

the   amt.    of    Mrs.  H. '   offer'g  when   Churched,  two 

dollars."  I  find  no  reference  to  this  ancient  custom  of 
"churching,"  in  any  records  of  the  parish,  nor  can  I  find 
any  parishioner  who  has  known  of  the  use  of  the  office. 
An  enquiry  among  the  clergy  reveals  but  little  more,  ex- 
cept that  in  a  few  instances  it  has  been  used  by  former 
members  of  the  Church  of  England.  If  the  rubric  which 
allows  the  "  concluding  prayer  alone,"  to  be  said,  is  not 
followed,  then  the  usual  one  for  "  a  recovery  from  sick- 
ness," is  used.  It  has  been  said  that  a  former  Rector  of 
wSt.  John's  Church  used  the  office  on  one  or  more  occasions, 
which  was  natural  enough  in  such  a  sturdy  defender  of 
the  Prayer  Book ;  but  the  women  themselves  do  not  ap- 
pear to  be  advocates  for  it,  and  the  service  has  come  to  be 
about  as  much  neglected  by  them,  as  is  the  oflice  of  Insti- 
tution of  Ministers  by  the  clergy.      Tcutpora  iiintaiitur,  ct 


236  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

nos  uiutaDiur  cum  illis  ;  and  that  is  about  all  which  can  be 
said  of  it.  However,  no  harm  comes  from  its  remaining 
in  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer,  where  it  is  a  reminder  of 
duties  and  obligations  which  are  worthy  of  special  thanks- 
givings. 

A   FAITHFUL   CHURCHMAN. 

Sept.  7.  V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  vSamuel  Taylor  have  the  privi- 
lege to  take  from  the  Parish  Library  such  sermons  as  he 
may  need,  to  be  used  in  the  desk  of  the  Church  in  Glaston- 
bury. 

The  following  statement  is  furnished  by  his  grandson, 
Mr.  Samuel  Taylor,  of  this  city : 

"Samuel  Taylor  was  born  in  Derby,  England,  on  the  31st 
of  March,  1777,  and  died  at  the  residence  of  his  son  Edwin, 
in  Hartford,  on  the  28th  of  December,  1859,  in  his  8ist  year. 
He  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  locating  first  in 
New  York  city,  but  owing  to  the  prevalence  of  yellow  fever, 
left  by  schooner  Victory^  for  the  Connecticut  river,  landing  at 
Portland,  at  which  Place  he  married  Sarah  (Sally)  Pember- 
ton,  on  the  i6th  of  April,  179S.  She  was  the  daughter  of  P. 
G.  Pemberton  and  Mar}"  (Johnson)  Pemberton.  vSoon  after 
he  went  to  South  Glastonbury,  where  he  continued  his  resi- 
dence during  the  remainder  of  his  life.  They  had  a  family 
of  eleven  children,  all  of  whom  lived  to  advanced  age. 

"  For  forty  years  he  officiated  each  Sunday  at  St.  Luke's 
Church  when  a  minister  was  not  to  be  had,  and  it  is  safe  to 
say  that  he  read  the  Church  service  for  more  than  half  of 
that  time,  that  the  Church  might  not  be  closed,  his  sermons 
having  been  drawn  from  Christ  Church  Library,  as  men- 
tioned in  the  vote. 

"  His  son  Francis  is  the  present  Senior  Warden  of  St. 
Luke's.  Another  son,  Edwin,  was  warden  of  St.  John's,  Hart- 
ford ;  and  another  son  is  the  Rev.  Joseph  P.  Taylor,  D.D., 
of  Plainfield,  New  Jersey,  a  minister  of  the  Episcopal  Church. 
His  grandsons  Samuel  and  Edwin  P.  Taylor  have  been 
Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  St.  John's  and  the  Church  of  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  237 

Good  vShepherd,  Hartford.  A  notice  and  eulogy  upon  the 
death  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  printed  in  the  Church 
'Calendar,'  on  the  9th  of  January,  1858,  by  the  Rev.  Alonzo 
B.  Chapin,  D.D." 

There  are  not  many  families  vhich  have  maintained 
such  a  staunch  adherence  to  the  Episcopal  Church,  or 
who  have  lived  to  see  such  a  great  increase  in  its  member- 
ship. I  remember  Air.  Taylor  as  he  appeared  in  the  latter 
days  of  his  life.  He  was  most  venerable  and  benevolent, 
and  as  good  a  specimen  of  an  "  old-fashioned  Connecticut 
Churchman"  as  is  often  to  be  found,  and  perhaps  more 
often  to  be  foimd  in  our  country  parishes,  than  in  those  of 
our  cities.  His  devotion  had  its  outcome  in  attending 
to  Jiis  duties  and  obligations  in  public  religious  worship, 
and  in  striving  to  live  in  peace  and  charity  with  all  men. 

He  was  chosen  as  Vestryman  of  St.  Luke's  in  1809, 
and  was  one  of  the  Wardens  from  1812  to  1857. 

October  J.  At  a  vestry  meeting  held  at  Doc'  Bliss'  on 
the  evening  of  the  first  Monday  of  October  181S,  it  was 

Voted,  That  John  Morgan  Esq"",  and  Mr  Charles  Sigourney, 
be  a  Committee  to  prepare  a  letter  of  Congratulation  to  the 
Rev*^.  Philander  Chase,  on  his  appointment  by  the  Diocese 
of  Ohio  —  their  Bishop.  That  said  Letter  shall  be  signed  by 
the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  this  Parish  and  forwarded  without 
delay. 

Noif  I.  At  a  Vestry  meeting  held  at  the  Revd.  ]\Ir. 
Wain  Wright's  on  the  evening  of  the  i"  Monday  of  Nov^  it 
was 

Voted,  That  the  Rev''  J.  M.  Wainwright,  Michael  Olcott, 
Jeremy  Hoadley,  and  James  M.  Goodwin,  be  a  Committee  to 
prepare  and  report  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  a  Constitu- 
tion for  a  Society  to  be  formed  in  this  Parish,  for  the  distri- 
bution of  Prayer  Books,  and  for  other  purposes. 

At  a  subsequent  meeting  at  the  house  of  C.  vSaunders, 
on  the  first  Monday  of  December,  the  Constitution  which 
had  been  adopted  by  the  Diocesan  Convention  held  in 


238  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Bridgeport  June  3,  18 18,  was  adopted  by  the  parish,  and 
subscriptions  made  to  the  amount  of  $90. 

A    KINDLY    TRIBUTE    TO    MR.    CHASE. 

When  Mr.  Chase  had  preached  his  last  sermon  and 
administered  his  last  offices  in  Christ  Church  on  Sunday, 
the  second  of  INIarch,  18 17,  his  connection  with  the  parish 
had  ceased.  He  was  penetrating  enough  to  foresee  that 
there  would  be  little  peace  for  one  of  his  constitution  to 
remain  in  Connecticut,  and  judicious  enough  to  conclude 
that  his  happiness  would  be  increased  by  removal.  It 
was  in  his  nature  to  be  so  much  of  a  leader,  that  he  was 
not  patient  to  remain  as  a  subaltern.  So  as  he  was  quick 
to  decide  and  energetic  to  execute,  it  did  not  take  him 
long  to  discern  that  his  line  of  duty  led  to  the  great 
"  wilderness  "  in  Ohio. 

In  his  "  Reminiscences,"  he  says,  "The  writer  walked 
from  church  to  his  home,  up  Burr  Street,  alone.  '  Cold 
blew  the  night  wind,  drifting  fast  the  snow  fell,'  and 
that  evening  the  roads  were  unusually  obstructed  ;  yet 
the  pious  Canfield,  one  of  his  communicants,  who  both 
owned  and  drove  the  stage  coach,  called  for  him  early  on 
Monday  morning.  Leaving  his  wife  and  youngest  child, 
then  one  year  old,  in  his  peaceful  home  in  Hartford,  the 
writer  entered  on  his  melancholy  journey  to  the  west.  It 
is  a  long  road,  nearly  four  hundred  miles,  from  Hartford 
to  Buffalo.  Coach  bodies  set  on  runners,  instead  of 
wheels,  was  the  mode  of  travelling.  This  in  America  is 
a  kind  of  inland  navigation.  The  snow  lasted  till  we  got 
to  Canandaigua  ;  thence  we  went  on  wheels." 

He  was  by  nature  and  strength  of  will  fitted  to  become 
a  "  pioneer  bishop."  If  he  had  not  that  patient  tact 
which  overcomes  difficulties  by  conciliation  and  delay,  it 
only  shows  that  he  did  not  possess  some  of  the  virtues 
which  are  characteristic  of  some  men.  He  was  both  reso- 
lute and  persistent. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  239 

He  entered  upon  his  duties  immediately  on  his  arrival 
in  Ohio.  He  went  there  without  being  sent ;  there  was 
no  corporate  or  ecclesiastical  authority  behind  him  to 
mark  out,  or  to  restrain,  or  to  bind;  of  his  own  self  will 
he  went  to  do  his  Master's  work,  and  he  did  it  energeti- 
cally. Though  appointed  the  principal  of  a  school  in 
Worthington,  yet  he  appears  to  have  been  closely  occu- 
pied in  missionary  work  in  northern  Ohio.  The  condi- 
tion of  the  country  and  of  the  church  might  afford  a 
seeming  justification,  which  would  not  be  given  now. 

"On  the  5th  of  January,  1818,  there  was  holden,  ac- 
cording to  previous  notice  very  generally  given,  a  con- 
vention of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  Ohio,  at 
Columbus,  nearly  in  the  center  of  the  state.  It  consisted 
of  two  clergymen,  in  full  orders,  and  nine  delegates 
only."  It  was  resolved  to  hold  a  Diocesan  convention  on 
the  first  Monday  of  June  following,  and  at  this  conven- 
vention  Islv.  Chase  was  unanimously  chosen  as  Bishop. 
Notice  was  sent  to  the  standing  committees  of  the  sev- 
eral dioceses,  and  he  "  set  off  for  Philadelphia  for  conse- 
cration ;  he  soon  learned  that  there  was  opposition  or  a 
refusal  to  act  at  all,  on  the  part  of  some.  The  objections 
however  were  removed,  and  he  was  consecrated  on  the 
ii"*  of  February,  18 19,  by  Bishop  White,  there  being- 
present  and  assisting,  Bishops  Hobart,  of  New  York, 
Kemp,  of  jMaryland,  and  Croes  of  New  Jersey." 

This  preliminary  account  seemed  to  be  necessary  to 
explain  the  following  letter,  which  was  dictated  undoubt- 
edly by  the  friendship  of  his  former  parishioners  in  Plart- 
ford,  and  not  by  any  influence  "  outside  of  the  state." 

Oi/''  7.  The  following  letter  was  sent  to  the  Standing 
Committee  of  the  Diocesses  of  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania. 

The  Subscribers  to  this  are  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  the 
Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  the  City  of  Hartford  in  Connecti- 
cut. They  have  heard  with  great  regret,  that  objec- 
tions  have   been   made   in   some   of    the    Diocesses   to   the 


240  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

election  and  consecration  of  the  Rev'"  Philander  Chase,  at 
present  the  Bishop  Elect  of  the  Diocese  or  State  of  Ohio. 
The  Rev.  Mr.  Chase  was  for  many  years  the  Rector  of 
Christ  Church  in  this  City,  and  the  subscribers  from  a  long 
and  intimate  acquaintance  with  him,  are  persuaded  they 
possess  a  correct  and  entire  knowledge  of  his  character, 
which  they  have  had  the  best  opportunities  of  observing 
and  understanding.  From  a  belief  that  the  evidence  of 
those  who  best  knew  him  will  be  desirable  and  must  be  ap- 
preciated, they  feel  it  therefore,  not  only  to  be  their  duty  at 
this  juncture  to  come  forward  with  what  testimony  they  can 
give  concerning  him,  but  that  it  would  be  an  act  of  injustice 
in  them  towards  their  late  Pastor  to  withhold  the  expression 
of  that  testimony  which  it  is  in  their  power  to  bear  towards 
the  excellence  of  his  moral  character,  and  his  qualifications 
(in  their  opinion  at  least)  for  the  dignified  grade  in  the  min- 
istry to  which  he  has  been  elected. 

The  Rev'""  Mr.  Chase  began  to  officiate  in  this  Parish  in 
the  aiUumn  of  iSii,  and  quitted  it  in  the  spring  of  1817. 
During  the  period  of  his  residence  here,  no  parish  Clergy- 
man could  have  performed  his  parochial  duties  in  a  more 
exemplary  manner.  A  spirit  of  purit}',  the  first  and  most 
essential  requisite  of  the  clerical  character,  appeared  in  all 
his  actions  and  conversation,  in  private  as  well  as  in  public  ; 
and  in  him  seemed  to  act  as  a  vivifying  principle,  influencing 
him  in  his  intercourse  with  society,  governing  him  in  the 
performance  of  all  his  duties  to  his  parish,  and  pervading  in 
a  perceptible  manner  every  part  of  his  conduct.  The  Rev^. 
Mr.  Chase  is  a  sound  and  zealous  Churchman,  a  correct  theo- 
logian, well-read  in  Church  History,  minutely  acquainted 
with  the  distinctive  principles  which  characterize  the  Protes- 
tant Episcopal  Church,  which  constitute  its  peculiar  excel- 
lence, and  fonn  the  great  landmarks  of  rational,  temperate, 
and  stable  Christianity.  These  "stedfast  and  immoveable 
in  the  faith  once  delivered  to  the  saints,"  no  considerations 
of  temporizing  expediency  could  ever  induce  him  to  surren- 
der, or  to  compromise  :  And  he  enforced  them,  both  from 
the  pulpit  and  in  private,  with  ability  and  with  zeal.   A  zeal  so 


IMPORTAXT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  24 1 

fervent  that  his  duty  seemed  ever  to  be  his  pleasiire.  But 
with  the  excellence  of  the  most  virtuous,  it  is  the  lot  of  man 
(and  who  shall  claim  exemption  from  the  general  imperfec- 
tion ?)  there  should  be  mingled  some  alloy.  This  zeal,  the 
subscribers  do  not  seek  to  withhold  the  confession,  united  as 
it  must  be,  because  springing  from  a  warmth  and  ardour  of 
feeling,  may  sometimes  have  been  felt  to  so  great  a  degree, 
as  on  some  occasions  probably  to  have  transcended  the  limits 
of  prudence.  But  this  exuberance  of  zeal,  if  it  be  a  fault, 
seemed  to  be  almost  his  only  one,  and  one  which  the  lapse  of 
a  few  more  years,  there  is  every  reason  to  believe,  would  over- 
come. The  subscribers  are  the  more  free  to  make  this  con- 
fession, as  they  believe  this  to  be  the  only  vulnerable  part  of 
the  Rev*^.  Mr.  Chase's  character,  because  they  feel  the  con- 
viction that  though  it  be  their  duty  to  do  justice  to  their 
former  pastor,  it  is  their  duty  likewise  to  deal  frankly  and 
candidly  in  their  communication  to  the  Church,  concerning 
him  ;  and  that  however  great  may  be  their  attachment  to 
the  man,  whom  they  have  had  every  reason  to  love  and  re- 
spect, they  are  bound  to  feel  that  superior  attachment  to  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  which  should  be  paramount  to 
every  other  consideration.  As  one  evidence  of  the  efficancy 
of  the  Rev''.  Mr.  Chase's  labours  in  this  place  it  may  be 
stated  that  when  he  entered  on  his  parochial  duties  here,  he 
found  the  parish  weak  and  containing  scarcely  thirty  com- 
municants, and  that  when  he  quitted  it,  he  left  it  augmented 
in  numbers,  and  in  attachment,  and  with  the  communicants 
increased  to  nearly  one  hundred  and  ten.  In  relation  to  the 
Rev''.  Mr.  Chase's  private  character,  the  subscribers  can 
speak  with  as  much  confidence  as  they  have  of  his  public 
ministrations. 

They  have  enjoyed  more  than  common  means  of  becom- 
ing acquainted  with  his  domestic  character,  and  from  this 
among  other  circumstances,  that  during  a  period  of  nearly 
a  twelve  month  previously  to  removing  his  family  here,  he 
became  by  turns  an  inmate  of  the  families  of  nearly  every 
person  in  the  government  of  the  temporal  concerns  of  the 
parish,  and  who  are  now  the  subscribers. 
16 


242  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  Rev''.  Mr.  Chase  was  in  the  highest  degree  exem- 
plary in  all  the  relations  of  life.  He  possessed  with  great 
suavity  of  manner,  the  art  of  conciliating  the  affections  in  a 
remarkable  manner,  and  more  particularly  the  affections  of 
young  people,  and  the  influences  arising  from  this,  was 
uniformly  directed  to  their  instruction  and  improvement 
in  moral  and  religious  virtue,  and  to  securing  their  attach- 
ment more  firmly  to  the  Church.  He  was  open,  never  seek- 
ing to  disguise  his  opinions  ;  sincere,  liberal,  and  charitable, 
regardless  almost  to  a  fault  of  pecuniary  considerations  ;  ap- 
parently satisfied  if  lie  could  obtain  a  competency  not  to 
aspire  to  inore  ;  regardless  of  no  personal  inconvenience  or 
sacrifices,  in  the  performance  of  his  duty  ;  undaunted  and 
persevering  when  important  principles  were  at  stake,  where 
he  knew  himself  to  be  right,  yet  by  no  means  strenuous  of 
his  own  opinions  in  regard  to  measures  of  small  consequence, 
particularly  if  concession  would  gratify  his  friends  around 
him. 

On  the  whole,  although  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in 
this  city,  when  the  Rev''.  Mr.  Chase  quitted  them,  conceived 
they  had  sustained  a  severe  loss,  and  one  not  easily  to  be  re- 
paired, they  became  gradually  reconciled  to  his  removal, 
from  a  belief  that,  in  his  new  sphere  of  action,  his  virtues 
and  peculiar  endowments  would  make  him  an  instrument  in 
the  hands  of  God,  of  great  and  extensive  usefulness  to  his 
Church.  And  under  this  belief,  they  cannot  but  entertain 
the  opinion  that  an  opposition  to  his  consecration  must  pro- 
ceed from  the  deficiency  of  knowledge,  or  from  misappre- 
hension of  his  true  character,  which  if  it  exist,  they  hope 
this  representation  will  be  instrumental  in  removing ;  for 
they  sincerely  believe,  that,  if  persevered  in,  such  opposition 
would  prove  injurious  to  the  best  interest  of  the  Church. 

The  subscribers  deem  it  proper  to  add,  that  the  circum- 
stance of  this  representation  being  made,  is  wholly  unknown 
to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chase,  nor  has  it  been  suggested  by  him, 
nor  by  any  friend  of  his  out  of  this  state. 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  Octo.  yth,  1818. 

(vSigned  by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry.) 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  243 

REPLY  TO   THE   ABOVE. 

Dec.  I.     To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  in 
the  City  of  Hartford,  Con. 

Gentlemen  : —  The  imdersig-ned,  members  of  the  Standing 
Committee  of  the  Prot.  Epis.  Church  in  the  Diocese  of  N. 
Jersey,  very  respectfully  offer  the  following  answer  to  your 
interesting  communication  in  relation  to  the  Rev.  Philander 
Chase,  Bishop  Elect  of  the  Diocese  of  Ohio.  While  the 
Standing  Committee  of  N.  Jersey  most  sincerely  respect  the 
motives  which  produced  your  communication,  while  they  can- 
not but  value  a  testimonial  so  full  and  affectionate  towards 
your  former  Minister,  and  while  they  are  ready  to  give  full 
credit  to  a  document  supported  by  signatures  so  truly  respect- 
able, they  feel  themselves  in  duty  bound  to  state  that  their 
reasons  for  witholding  their  assent  to  the  Consecration  of  Mr. 
Chase  to  the  Episcopate,  arose  from  a  variety  of  injurious 
reports  brought  before  them,  under  such  circumstances  as  to 
render  it  a  dereliction  of  duty  not  to  notice  them.  These 
reports,  the  undersigned  are  informed,  are  now  undergoing 
an  investigation  before  the  Standing  Committee  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, at  the  request  of  Mr.  Chase  himself.  The  result  of 
this  investigation  we  sincerely  hope  may  be  such  as  to  gratify 
the  personal  friends  of  Mr.  Chase,  and  promote  the  interests 
and  happiness  of  our  venerable  and  Apostolic  Church. 
With  these  sentiments 
Gentlemen 

We  are 
Very  respectfully  Your 
Ob*  Servants. 
New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Dec.  I  St,  18 18. 

John  C.  Rudd         ^  Prcs.  Pro  Tent. 

T   u      /^  T      r     I  Clerical  Al embers 

John  Croes,  Jun^    \  ^^  ^j^^ 

Lewis  P.  Bayard   J     Stand.  Com.  of  N.  Jersey 

Rob'  Boggs     ^ 

James  Parker  \.    Laitv 

Peter  Kean      J 


244      '  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1819. 

April  12,  P.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Parish  be  pre- 
sented to  Mr.  Michael  Olcott,  for  his  faithfnl  services  as  a 
Warden  of  this  Parish. 

Michael  Olcott  was  one  of  the  early  and  prominent 
members  of  the  Parish.  He  was  one  of  the  associates  in 
1796;  he  was  Vestryman  in  1799,  and  at  numerous  times 
afterwards,  and  was  Junior  Warden  18 13-19,  always  bear- 
ing his  full  share  of  its  burdens.  He  died  May  1 1 ,  1 829. 
He  was  unmarried,  as  were  also  his  two  sisters,  Mary  and 
Abigail,  the  last  of  whom  was  well  known  to  some  of  our 
older  members.  She  died  April  18,  1842.  A  neighbor  of 
Mr.  Olcott's  told  me  that  on  every  Sunday,  at  a  quarter 
past  10  o'clock,  and  in  the  afternoon  also,  the  three  might 
be  seen  on  their  way  to  church,  Mr.  Olcott  always  a  little 
in  advance. 

"  Farther  north,  where  Warren  Rowley  now  lives,  was 
Michael  Olcott,  a  retired  merchant,  who  had  formerly  been 
engaged  in  the  West  India  trade.  He  was  tall,  of  good 
appearance,  gentlemanly  in  his  manner,  and  a  sound 
churchman.  He  was  one  of  the  wardens  of  Christ  church 
from  1813  to  181 8.  He  was  also  one  of  thirty-four  per- 
sons who  in  1796  'agreed  to  join  and  associate  themselves 
into  a  religious  society  by  the  style  and  title  of  the 
Episcopal  Society  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  under  the 
direction  and  government  of  the  Right  Reverend  Bishop 
of  Episcopal  Clergy.'  The  house  in  which  he  lived  is 
now  standing  in  good  preservation,  on  the  corner  of  Main 
and  Belden  Streets,  about  200  feet  back  from  the  road. 
Formerly  there  were  a  number  of  large  mulberry  trees 
about  it,  which  furnished  abundant  fruit  for  birds  —  and 
boys.  He  was  at  one  time  quartermaster-general  of  the 
State,  and  major-commandant  of  the  Governor's  Horse 
Guard.  He  had  three  sisters,  one  of  whom  married  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Barry  of  New  Jersey,  the  father  of  the  late  Dr. 
James  W.  Barry  of  this  city  ;  the  others  lived  with  him. 
He  died  in  May,  1829." — "  Up  Neck  in  182^^''  pp.  76-77. 


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IMPORTANT   VOTES    AND   COMMENTS.  245 

Died,  in  this  city,  on  the  nth  inst.  Michael  Olcott,  Esq., 
Quarter  Master  General  of  the  Militia  of  this  State,  aged  53. 
Col.  Olcott  was  graduated  at  Yale  College  1793,  and  was  sub- 
sequently engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  for  many  years.  As 
the  representative  of  this  town  in  the  State  Legislature  and 
by  a  life  of  usefulness  and  integrity,  he  acquired  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  his  fellow  citizens.  His  loss  is  deservedly 
lamented. —  Cottra?it,  May  11,  1829. 

June  20,  V.  Voted,  That  Dr.  Bliss,  George  Beach,  Christo- 
pher Saunders,  Roswell  Bartholomew,  S.  Griswold,  and 
Timothy  Hatch,  be  a  committee  to  bring  forward  such  poor 
and  neglected  children  as  are  fit  objects  for  the  Sunday 
Charity  School. 

The  Rector  informed  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  that  he  had 
rec**  notice  to  attend  a  meeting  of  the  Committee  at  New 
Haven,  on  Tuesday  morning  next,  for  the  purpose  of  making 
the  necessary  arrangements  for  the  introduction  of  the 
Bishop  Elect  into  this  Diocese.  He  stated  that  a  communi- 
cation had  been  received  by  the  Committee  from  Bp.  Hobart, 
intimating  the  assent  of  the  Bp.  elect  to  his  appointment,  who 
would  take  upon  him  the  charge  of  the  Diocese,  when  a  living 
of  $1500  D'  should  be  provided.  The  Rector  stated  some  of 
the  advantages  that  would  result  to  this  Parish,  in  having 
their  Bp.  located  here,  and  chat  so  desirable  an  event  might 
be  secured,  he  proposed  that  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  should 
consider  and  determine  what  they  could  do  in  a  pecuniary 
way  to  effect  it.  He  stated  that  the  Bishop's  fund,  as  it  now 
stood,  would  not  yield  over  iioo  or  1200  D'  per  annum,  and  he 
proposed  with  the  approbation  of  the  Vestry,  relinquishing  in 
favor  of  the  Bp.  400  D'  of  his  salary,  and  proposed  to  remun- 
erate himself,  by  his  services  in  the  Academy  which  he  con- 
templated establishing,  or  from  occasional  services,  in  the 
neighbouring  parishes.  He  expected  that  in  case  both  these 
objects  failed,  that  the  Vestry  would  pledge  themselves  to 
make  good  the  deficiency. 

The  Vestry  present  felt  the  importance  of  using  every 
exertion  to  effect  the  object  proposed,  and  in  order  to  provide 


246  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

what  mig-ht  be  a  last  resort  (although  they  were  fully  im- 
pressed with  the  expectation,  that  the  delinquent  Parishes 
would  pay  or  secure  to  the  Bps.  Fund,  their  deficiencies,  from 
private  donations,  which  are  making  and  would  be  made,  and 
from  claims  on  the  Government  of  U.  States,)  it  was  agreed 
that  one  of  the  following  ways,  would  be  the  most  feasible. 
That  individuals  of  the  Parish  would  pledge  their  notes  to  its 
fund,  to  enable  it  to  produce  five  hundred  dol?  per  annum 
the  payment  of  which  Notes,  should  not  be  called  upon,  so 
long  as  the  interest  was  paid. —  (Mr.  C.  Sigourney  and  S. 
Tudor  offered  to  give  their  note  each  for  two  hundred  doll- 
ars); or  by  private  subscription  if  this  method  should  be 
resorted  to.  Mr.  Tudor  would  pay  100  Dolls  per  annum,  if 
any  one  would  pay  an  equal  am',  or  he  would  agree  to  pay 
50  Dolls  per  year. —  The  Rector  then  proposed  the  following 
vote,  and  submitted  it  to  individual  opinion.  You  who  will 
authorize  your  Rector  to  offer  the  Bishop  elect,  thro'  the 
Committee,  a  sum  equal  to  the  deficiency  of  the  Bps.  fund  to 
pay  1500  Dolls  for  4  years  which  sum  shall  not  exceed  400 
Dolls  per  annum,  on  condition  of  his  residing  in  this  place, 
will  declare  it,  to  which  all  present  gave  their  affirmation, 
except  the  following.  Mr.  Griswold,  No,  without  reasons, 
Mr.  Hoadley  doubted  the  authority  of  the  Vestry  to  bind  the 
Parish,  and  did  not  feel  able  to  pledge  his  private  means; 
Dr.  Bliss  refused  to  vote  —  wanted  to  reflect  further  upon  the 
subject, —  doubted  the  expediency  of  urging  the  Bp'  location 
here, —  he  might  or  might  not  be  a  man  who  would  promote 
the  interests  of  the  Church  &c.,  &c. 

Parish  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford, 
Dec.  g.     *  At   a  meeting  of  the  members   of   the  Parish, 
convened  in  pursuance  of  previous  legal  warning,  the  Rector 
made  the  following  communication. 

Hartford,  Dec^  9,  18 19. 
To  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  Christ  Church, 
Genil^.     I  have  lately  received  an  invitation  to  become  an 
assistant  minister  of  Trinity  Church  in  the  City  of  New  York. 
The  question  of  resigning  my  present  situation  for  the  pur- 


'  See  Annals,  for  a  detailed  historical  statement,  p.  69. 


\ 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  247 

pose  of  accepting-  the  one  offered,  has  much  occupied  my 
mind  as  its  importance  demands.  After  taking  everything 
into  consideration,  I  have  concluded  to  request  the  Parish  to 
unite  with  me  in  procuring  from  the  Bishop,  a  canonical  dis- 
solution of  our  connexion.  Be  assured  that  I  do  not  take  this 
step  from  indifference  to  the  interests  of  this  Parish  nor  from 
the  least  dissatisfaction  with  its  members,  since  it  has  been 
my  happiness  to  be  connected  with  them. —  I  shall  ever 
retain  a  grateful  sense  of  their  kindness  to  me,  and  shall 
always  most  sincerely  and  devoutly  pray  for  their  temporal 
and  eternal  welfare.  Jon*  M.  Wainwright. 

John  Morgan  being  chosen  Moderator,  the  following  Vote 
was  passed. 

Whereas,  The  ReV"  J.  M.  Wainwright,  Rector  of  this 
Parish,  has  requested  its  members  to  unite  with  him  in  an 
application  to  the  Bishop  of  this  Diocese  to  dissolve  his  con- 
nexion with  them  — 

Voted,  That  this  Parish  acquiesce  in  the  request  of  their 
Rector,  and  request  the  Bishop  to  dissolve  said  connexion. 

oted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  this  Parish  in  behalf 
of  the  Parish,  be  requested  to  unite  with  the  Rector,  in  an 
application  to  the  Bishop  to  carry  the  above  vote  into  execu- 
tion. 

From  the  communication  of  the  Rev'^  Mr.  Wainwright  to 
this  Parish,  it  is  expected  that  a  canonical  dissolution  of  the 
present  connexion  will  soon  take  place,  therefore, 

Voted,  That  in  the  event  of  the  expected  dissolution,  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  are  hereby  authorized  in  the  name  of 
the  Parish,  to  request  the  Rt.  Rev''  Bishop  of  this  Diocese  to 
accept  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

Dec.  13.  Whereas,  The  parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  the 
City  of  Hartford,  and  their  Rector  the  Rev"  Jonathan  M.  Wain- 
wright, have  mutually  agreed  to  dissolve  their  parochial  and 
Ministerial  connexion,  and  thereupon  have  requested  the 
concurrence  of  the  Ecclesiastical  authority  of  the  Diocese. 
Now,  Therefore,  Be  it  Known,  that  I,  Thomas  C.  Brownell, 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of   Connecticut  do   hereby   give  my 


248  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

assent  to  the  said  dissolution  of  connexion,  and  do  declare 
the  said  Parish  vacant.  In  Witness  Whereof,  I  have 

hereunto  set  my  hand  this  13th  day  of  Dec.  181 9. 
signed  T.  C.  Brownell,  Bp.  of  the 

Diocese  of  Connecticut. 

Hartford,  Conn.  Dec.  14th,  181 9. 
To  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  of  Trinity  Church,  New  York, 
Dec.  14.  Gentl^.  The  connexion  between  Christ  Church 
and  the  Rev'^  J.  M.  Wainwright  our  late  Rector,  having  been 
canonically  dissolved,  by  his  acceptance  of  your  invitation  to 
Trinity  Church, —  we  cannot  omit  to  express  to  you  the  high 
sensibility  his  Removal  has  created,  in  this  Church,  nor  can 
we  in  justice  to  his  character  permit  his  departure,  without 
an  expression  of  the  satisfaction  he  has  afforded  us  in  the 
performance  of  his  various  duties  here, —  which  have  been 
those  of  the  faithful  minister, —  the  unaffected  Christian, — 
the  charitable  man, —  and  faithful  friend, —  we  need  only  add 
as  members  of  the  true  universal  and  apostolic  Church,  we 
pray  with  her  daily  that  in  "  preaching  and  living,  he  may 
set  forth  her  Doctrines,"  to  your  satisfaction,  and  his  in- 
creased reputation.  We  are  with  much  esteem. 

your  most  ob'  Svt' 
signed  by  The  Wardens  &  Vestry. 

The  parish  was  much  gratified  by  having  Mr.  Wain- 
wright as  their  Rector;  he  w^as  an  educated  gentleman, 
polite  and  affable  to  all.  He  was  a  good  Churchman,  of 
the  Connecticut  style,  earnest  in  the  performance  of  his 
duties,  and  interested  in  all  that  concerned  the  parish. 
There  is  no  question  but  that  both  parties  were  mutually 
well  satisfied.  But  the  coming  of  a  new  Bishop  was  im- 
portant and  the  provision  made  for  him  was  hardly  suffi- 
cient for  his  support.  When  Mr.  Wainwright  resigned 
his  rectorship  here,  to  accept  of  a  position  in  Trinity 
church.  New  York,  it  was  natural  enough  that  Bishop 
Brownell  should  be  chosen  as  Rector  of  Christ  Church, 
with  an  assistant  to  attend  to  most  of  the  parochial  duties. 
This  worked  well  enough  under  the  arrangements  which 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  249 

were  made,  until  it  was  foimd  that  the  needs  of  the  diocese 
demanded  his  exclusive  attention  and  his  resignation  as 
Rector,  after  holding  this  position  for  nearly  a  year. 

Dec.  16.  At  a  Vestry  meeting  held  at  the  House  of  Mr. 
Hoadley  on  Thursday  evening  the  16"'  of  December,  1829,  it 
was  Voted,  That  John  Morgan,  Charles  Sigourney,  Samuel 
Tudor,  Jr.,  John  T.  Peters,  and  Jeremy  Hoadley  be  a  Com- 
mittee to  wait  upon  the  Right  Rev"*.  Bishop  Brownell,  to 
acquaint  him  that  he  has  been  elected  the  Rector  of  this 
Parish,  to  confer  with  him  on  the  subjects  of  compensation 
and  the  appointment  of  an  assistant  Rector,  and  to  make 
report  of  their  doings  to  the  next  meeting  of  the  Wardens 
and  Vestry  of  this  Parish. 

Dec\  18.  Hartford,  Dec^  18,  1819. 

John  Morgan,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  the  Ward- 
ens and  Vestry,  &c. 

Sir : —  I  have  rec*^  your  letter  enclosing  the  Vote  of  the 
Parish,  of  the  9""  inst.,  appointing  me  their  Rector,  and  also 
the  Vote  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  the  Parish,  appointing 
the  Committee  of  which  you  are  Chairman,  to  confer  with  me 
on  the  subjects  of  compensation,  and  the  appointment  of  an 
assistant  Rector.  Fully  sensible  of  the  additional  respon- 
sibility I  shall  incur,  I  am,  nevertheless,  willing  to  accept 
the  Rectorship,  under  the  conditions  proposed  by  the  Com- 
mittee in  our  conference  of  yesterday,  To  wit :  That  a  suita- 
ble assistant  Rector  shall  be  forthwith  appointed  ;  and  that 
I  shall  myself  perform  the  public  services,  and  preach  one- 
fourth  part  of  the  time  in  Hartford,  and  one  other  fourth 
part  in  an  out  parish,  to  be  connected  with  this,  and  that  for 
these  services  I  shall  receive  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars 
per  annum,  from  the  Parish  at  Hartford.  With  respect  to 
the  other  ministerial  duties  of  the  Parish,  I  am  sensible  of 
their  great  importance,  and  shall  devote  myself  to  them  as 
much  as  my  other  avocations  will  permit,  but  the  greater 
part  of  this  duty  must,  on  account  of  my  frequent  absence, 
devolve  upon  the  assistant  Rector. 

In  communicating  this  answer  to  the  Vestry,  I  beg  you 


250  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

will  tender  to  them,  and  thro'  them  to  the  Parish,  at  large, 
.my  grateful  acknowledgements  for  this  mark  of  their  confi- 
dence —  and  I  most  earnestly  pray  that  the  great  Head  of 
the  Church  may  keep  you  all  in  his  especial  favour  and  pro- 
tection. 

T.  C.  BROWNELL. 

1820. 

BOND  FOR  PAYMENT  OF  SERVICES  AT  EAST  WINDSOR. 

Jan.  J.  Whereas,  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  Hart- 
ford, have  proposed  to  the  Parish  of  St.  John's  Church  at 
Warehouse  Point,  in  East  Windsor,  to  supply  the  s**  Church 
with  public  services  and  preaching  one-half  of  the  time,  To 
wit :  with  the  services  of  Bishop  Brownell,  Rector  of  Christ 
Church,  Hartford,  one-quarter  of  the  time,  and  with  the  ser- 
vices of  the  assistant  Rector  one-quarter  of  the  time  —  Now 
therefore,  we  the  subscribers  do  guarantee  the  payment  of 
the  sum  of  Four  hundred  dollars  (in  quarterly  instalments), 
to  the  Treasurer  of  the  said  parish  of  Hartford,  within  one 
year  from  the  commencement  of  the  s"^  services,  and  as  a 
compensation  therefor.     Done  at  East  Windsor,  this  3''  day  of 

Jan^,  1820. 

Charles  Jencks, 

Epaphras  L.   Phelps, 

Horace  Barber, 

Jonathan  Pasco. 

Jany  5,  P.  Voted,  That  this  Parish  agree  to  the  accept- 
ance of  the  Right  Rev''.  Bishop  Brownell  of  the  Rectorship 
of  this  Parish,  on  the  conditions  expressed  in  the  Bishop's 
letter  of  the  18'  Dec^  18 19,  to  the  Committee  appointed  to 
communicate  with  him. 

Voted,  That  the  Parish  agree  to  pay  the  Bishop  for  his 
services,  in  conformity  to  his  letter,  the  sum  of  Five  hundred 
dollars,  in  quarterly  payments,  to  commence  from  the  18"' 
day  of  Dec',  past. 

Voted,  Unanimously  that  the  Rev''.  N.  S.  Wheaton  be  in- 
vited to  accept  the  situation  of  assistant  Rector  of  this 
Parish. 


IMrORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  25  I 

Voted,  That  this  Parish  agree  to  pay  the  Rev''.  N.  S. 
Wheaton  for  his  services,  the  sum  of  Nine  hundred  dollars 
for  the  year  ensuing  —  it  being  understood  that  the  whole 
of  his  services  are  to  be  rendered  in  this  Parish,  and  that  of 
St.  John's,  in  East  Windsor. 

Voted,  That  the  Right  Rev'^.  Bishop  Brownell  be  requested 
to  communicate  the  above  Votes  to  Rev'd  N.  S.  Wheaton, 
and  to  explain  to  him  the  situation  of  the  two  Parishes  — 
with  such  other  general  information  as  he  may  deem  proper 
for  his  government. 

Fel>y  p.  At  a  Vestry  meeting  held  at  the  house  of  Mr. 
Bartholomew,  on  the  evening  of  the  9"'  of  Feb'y  1820,  it  was 
Voted,  That  the  Wardens  &  Vestry  highly  approve  of  the 
laudable  efforts  of  the  "  Hartford  Episcopal  Musical  Society" 
for  the  improvement  of  the  Musick  of  Christ  Church,  and 
will  use  their  individual  efforts  to  promote  the  objects  of  the 
Society  so  far  as  the  same  shall  be  conformable  to  the  order 
of  the  Church.  With  respect  to  the  selection  of  the  tunes 
and  to  the  control  of  the  Orchestra,  the  Vestry  beg  leave  to 
refer  the  Society  to  the  Rector  of  the  Parish,  in  whom  these 
subjects  are  confided  by  the  Rubrics  and  Canons  of  the 
Church. 

April  4,  P.  Voted,  Unanimously,  that  the  thanks  of  this 
Parish  be  presented  to  John  Morgan,  Esq"",  for  his  long  and 
faithful  services  as  Warden  of  this  Parish. 

Mr.  Morgan  had  previous  to  this  time  become  seriously 
embarrassed  in  his  financial  affairs,  and  so  was  not  able  to 
contribute  as  liberally  as  in  former  years.  This  tribute 
to  his  former  usefulness  was  well  earned  and  deservedly 
bestowed.  That  the  Parish  did  not  forget  their  faithful 
friend  is  also  shown  by  the  following  vote  of  the  Vestry, 
March  24,  1826 : 

Voted,  That  S.  Tudor  and  C.  Sigourney,  call  on  John  Mor- 
gan, Esq.  request  him  to  designate  where  he  would  prefer  to 
be  seated  in  the  Church,  and  that  two  seats  be  reserved  for 
him  and  Mrs.  Morgan,  where  he  may  select. 


252  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Nov.  6,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Rev"*  Mr.  Wheaton,  and  A. 
Hayden  be  a  Committee  to  revise  the  rules  and  regulations 
of  the  Library,  and  cause  such  part  of  the  same  to  be  printed 
and  pasted  into  each  Vol.  as  they  may  think  fit. 

Voted,  That  Mr.  C.  Sigourney  be  requested  to  purchase 
for  the  use  of  the  Church,  i  P''  Candlesticks,  for  the  Pulpit, 
one  Basket  for  the  Communion  Service,  Lamps  for  new  pews, 
and  sperm  Candles. 

Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  be  directed  to  pay  Mr.  Spencer's 
bill  for  sundry  expenses  incur'd  by  the  Singers. 

Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be 
presented  to  Mr.  James  M.  Goodwin,  for  his  indefatigable 
exertions  in  directing  the  Sunday  School. 

Nov.  II,  Though  Bishop  Brownell  resigned  as  Rector 
of  the  Parish,  Nov.  ii,  1820,  yet  I  do  not  find  a  copy  of 
the  resignation  on  the  records  ;  it  was,  however,  discovered 
among  some  old  files  of  documents. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Gentlemen  : —  You  are  well  acquainted  with  the  circum- 
stances which  have  rendered  necessary  my  removal  from 
Hartford.  The  establishment  of  the  general  Theological 
Seminar}^  in  this  Diocese,  has  called  upon  me,  by  the  duty 
which  I  owe  to  the  Church  at  large,  to  be  near  it  during  its 
infant  state,  that  I  may  be  better  able  to  render  it  such  sup- 
port and  assistance  as  may  not  be  incompatible  with  my  par- 
amount duties  to  the  Diocese. 

Under  these  circumstances  it  becomes  proper  that  I 
should  resign  the  Rectorship  of  Christ  Church  to  which  I 
have  been  elected,  that  its  duties  may  be  more  perfectly  dis- 
charged by  the  present  assistant.  As  however  the  arrange- 
ment made  with  the  Parish  of  East  Windsor  does  not  expire 
till  February  next,  I  will  continue  my  services  to  both  con- 
gregations as  heretofore,  (either  personally,  or  by  a  substitute,) 
until  that  time,  unless  some  other  more  satisfactory  arrange- 
ment should  be  made. 

In  thus  tendering  you  my  resignation.  Gentlemen,  I  cannot 
forbear  to  acknowledge,  (though  I  am  unable  adequately  to 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  253 

express  it)  the  deep  and  grateful  sense  which  I  entertain  of 
the  friendship  and  kindness  which  I  have  experienced  from 
you  individually,  as  well  as  from  the  Congregation  at  large. 
I  can  only  return  for  your  liberality,  my  heartfelt  gratitude, 
and  my  most  sincere  prayers  for  your  welfare. 

With  my  earnest  prayers  for  the  temporal  and  spiritual 
prosperity  and  welfare  of  the  Congregation,  I  remain,  Gen- 
tlemen, 

Your  obliged  Friend  and  Servant, 
T.  C.  Brownell. 
Hartford,  No'  nth,  1820. 

PARISH    LIBRARY. 

The  usefulness  of  a  Parish  Library  was  regarded  as 
quite  important,  and  the  Vestry  had  voted  Feb.  2,  18 18, 
"  that  James  M.  Goodwin  and  Anson  Hayden  be  a  com- 
mittee to  solicit  donations  in  Books,  etc.,  for  the  purpose 
of  increasing  the  Library  belonging  to  the  Church,"  and 
the  following  Rules  and  Regulations  were  passed  Dec.  4, 
1820. 

Dec".  4,  Rules  and  Regulations  for  the  Library  of  Christ 
Church,  Hartford. 

Article  i.  The  Library  shall  be  open  every  Sunday  both 
before  morning  and  after  evening  service,  and  the  Librarian 
shall  not  be  required  to  deliver  books  at  any  other  time. 

2.  No  book  shall  be  kept  out  longer  than  4  weeks  on 
penalty  of  a  fine  of  one  cent  per  day,  for  each  Vol.  till  such 
book  is  returned. 

3.  No  family  or  individual  shall  be  entitled  to  receive 
more  than  two  books  at  a  time. 

4.  If  a  book  be  lost,  the  person  who  drew  it  from  the 
Library,  shall  make  it  good,  by  paying  its  value,  or  providing 
another,  and  if  it  was  a  volume  belonging  to  a  set,  he  shall 
take  the  whole  set,  and  replace  it  with  a  new  copy  of  the 
same  work. 

5.  If  a  book  be  damaged,  the  person  to  whom  it  is  charged 
shall  pay  such  a  fine  as  the  Rector  and  Librarian  shall  im- 
pose or  replace  it  with  a  new  one  at  his  own  discretion. 


254  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

6.  No  person  against  whom  a  fine  or  fines,  are  charged, 
shall  be  entitled  to  receive  books,  till  such  fine  has  been  paid. 

7.  No  person  shall  take  a  volume  from  the  Library  with- 
out having  it  charged  in  the  Librarian's  book,  on  a  penalty  of 
fifty  cents. 

8.  So  much  of  the  above  regulations  as  relates  to  the 
number  of  Vo?  taken  out  at  once,  and  the  time  of  their  de- 
tention, shall  not  apply  to  the  Rector  of  the  Parish,  but  with 
all  the  other  provisions  he  shall  comply. 

9.  All  monies,  collected  from  fines,  shall  be  expended 
under  the  direction  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  in  purchasing 
books  for  the  Library. 

Feb.  2,  V.  Voted,  That  James  M.  Goodwin,  and  Anson 
Hayden  be  a  committee  to  solicit  donations  in  Books,  &c.  for 
the  purpose  of  increasing  the  Library  belonging  to  the 
Church. 

I  have  no  hesitation  in  copying  from  the  records  the 
result  of  Messrs.  Goodwin  and  Hayden's  efforts  in  secur- 
ing books  to  increase  the  library.  The  list  is  not  only  in- 
teresting but  suggestive,  and  might  be  considered  at  this 
day  as  rather  dry  and  unprofitable.  Our  younger  people, 
and  perhaps  the  older  ones  also,  would  now  permit  them 
to  remain  upon  their  shelves  unread,  or  not  even  ex- 
amined, since  the  magazines  or  the  Sunday  newspapers 
supply  them  with  more  palatable  food.  The  fact  that 
they  were  formerly  read  confirms  the  opinion  expressed 
in  the  Report,  that  our  fathers  were  better  acquainted  with 
church  history,  and  more  grounded  in  the  faith,  than  are 
a  majority  of  our  people  now. 

Flowers  of  M.  History;  Hobart's  Apology;  Sherlock  on 
Death  ;  Leslie's  Method  with  the  Deists  &  Jews ;  Potter  on 
Church  Government;  Christian  Observer,  5  vols.;  Church- 
man's Magazine,  10  vols.;  Chateaubrian's  Martyrs;  Loyalist, 
3  vols;  Alison's  Sermons;  Young's  Night  Thoughts;  Christian 
Sacrifice  ;  Clergyman's  Advice;  Seabury's  Sermons,  2  vols.; 


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Easy  Method  with  Deists;  Discourse  on  Episcopacy;  Howeon 
the  Psalms;  Paley's  vSermons;  Taylor's  Sermons;  Porteus  Lec- 
tures; Paley's  Works,  5  vols.;  Theological  Magazine,  2  vols.; 
Sherlock's  vSermons;  Burnet  on  Schisms;  Chandler's  Vindica- 
tion; Delany's  Works;  Blair's  Sermons,  2  vols.;  Homilies  of 
the  Church;  Obeirn's  Sermons;  Abercrombie's  Mourner  Com- 
forted; Dodd  on  Death;  White's  Sermons;  Wilton's  Sermons; 
Christian  Duty;  Christian  Life  by  Scott;  Chandler's  Appeal; 
Lathrop's  Sermons ;  Theological  Magazine  ;  Churchman's 
Magazine  ;  Heaven  and  Hell ;  Evans  Sequel ;  Porteus  Life  ; 
Wells  Geography  ;  Paley's  Evidence  ;  Doddridge's  Rise  and 
Progress;  Watts  on  the  Mind;  Saybrook  Platform;  Jerusalem 
Destroyed;  Stackhouse's  Practical  Duty;  Hurd  on  the  Prophe- 
cies ;  Franklin's  Works ;  Poor-man's  Help ;  Mosheim's  Ec- 
clesiastical History,  6  vols.;  Compendium  of  the  Bible;  Mis- 
cellaneous Tracts,  2  vols.;  Gregory's  Christian  Church;  West 
on  the  Resurrection;  WoUaston's  Religions  of  Nature;  Rol- 
lin's  Ancient  History,  4  vols.;  Grove  on  the  Supper;  Minute 
Philosopher;  Life  of  Eusebius  ;  Cooper's  Sermons  ;  Porteus 
Sermons;  Willson's  Sacramental  Directions;  Christian  Jour- 
nal, No.  I  to  24;  Lowth's  Isaiah,  with  Notes;  Colyer's  Lec- 
tures; Foster's  Essays;  Massilon  &  Bourdaloue;  Newton  on 
Prophecies,  2  vols. 

1821. 

April  2j,  P.  Voted,  Unanimously,  that  the  Rev.  Nathaniel 
S.  Wheaton  be  invited  to  accept  of  the  Rectorship  of  this 
Parish,  and  that  One  Thousand  Dollars  be  offered  him  per 
annum  as  salary. 

Voted,  That  Michael  Olcott,  and  Samuel  Tudor  be  a  com- 
mittee to  wait  on  Rev**'  Mr.  Wheaton,  and  communicate  to 
him  the  foregoing  vote  of  the  Parish. 

June  5.  To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church 
Parish,  Hartford, 

Gentlemen: — I  have  received  through  the  Clerk  of  your 
Parish,  the  vote  of  your  body,  inviting  me  to  accept  the  Rec- 
torship of  your  Church,  with  a  salary  of  One  thousand  dollars 
per  annum. 

Allow  me  to  express  to  you  my  thanks  for  this  mark  of  your 


256  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

confidence  and  esteem,  and  my  acceptance  of  your  offer  to 
constitute  me  your  Rector.  That  God  of  the  fulness  of  his 
mercy  may  make  me  in  some  humble  measure,  worthy  of  the 
trust  you  reposed  in  me,  is  the  sincere  prayer  of 

Your  friend  &  Servant  in  Christ, 

Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton. 
Hartford,  June  5,  1821. 

1822. 

Feb.  25,  V.  Voted,  That  the  present  pews  and  slips  in 
Church  be  so  altered -as  to  make  as  much  room  as  possible, 
by  removing  the  inner  partition  &c. 

Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  M.  Olcott,  and  S.  Tudor,  jr.,  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  carry  the  above  vote  into  effect,  and 
to  make  the  necessary  contracts. 

This  change  was  rendered  necessary  by  the  increasing 
number  of  attendants,  and  a  contract  for  the  work  was 
made  with  William  Hayden,  March  12th.  It  was  to  be 
completed  by  the  first  of  April  following,  and  he  received 
for  it  two  hundred  and  seventy-three  dollars.  The  plan 
of  the  pews  and  slips  in  1805  and  in  1822,  which  is  sub- 
mitted, will  show  the  changes  which  were  made. 

April  I.  F.  A  letter  from  the  young  gentlemen  of  the  Parish, 
thro'  Charles  Munn  their  agent,  enclosing  One  hundred  dol- 
lars subscribed  by  them  for  the  purchase  of  Lamps,  was  laid 
before  the  meeting. 

Thereupon,  it  was  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Wardens 
and  Vestry  be  presented  to  the  young  gentlemen  of  this  Par- 
ish, for  their  liberal  and  handsome  donation  of  one  hundred 
dollars,  to  purchase  Lamps. 

Voted,  That  the  names  of  the  young  gentlemen,  who  con- 
tributed to  raise  the  above  sum,  be  recorded  in  the  book  of 
parish  records. 

Voted,  That  there  be  paid  to  the  Sexton  of  the  Parish  forty 
dollars  per  annum,  for  the  performance  of  the  following 
duties,  viz.:  ringing  the  Church  bell  whenever  there  is  ser- 
vice—  Sweeping  the  Church  out  and  dusting  it  once  a  week, 


IMPORTANT    VOTES    AND    COMMENTS. 


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—  blowing  the  bellows  for  the  Organ  whenever  there  is  ser- 
vice,—  clearing  away  the  snow  in  the  winter,  making  fires  in 
the  Stoves  and  taking  care  of  the  wood, —  and  washing  the 
surplices  12  times  a  year.  And  that  fifty  cents  in  addition  be 
paid  the  Sexton  for  every  time  he  fills,  trims,  and  lights  the 
lamps  for  evening  service,  which  it  is  expected  he  will  always 
keep  clean. 

Voted,  That  James  M.  Goodwin  communicate  the  above 
vote  to  the  Sexton,  and  instruct  him  particularly  in  regard  to 
the  performance  of  his  Duties. 

COPY  OF    THE    SUBSCRIPTION    PAPER    FOR    PURCHASING 

LAMPS. 

March  ij.  We,  the  young  men,  members  of  the  Parish 
of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  in  testimony  of  our  regard  for 
and  attachment  to  the  Church,  to  which  we  profess  to  belong, 
voluntarily  agree  and  promise  to  pay  the  sum  affixed  to  our 
several  names,  to  raise  a  sum  of  money  to  be  presented  to 
the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  said  Church,  as  a  donation  from 
the  Subscribers,  for  the  purpose  of  purchasing  a  sufficient 
number  of  handsome  and  appropriate  Lamps  for  lighting  the 
Church. 


Hartford,  ]\Iarch  15, 

1822. 

Dudley  Buck 

$10 

Russell 

S2 

Charles  Munn 

12 

W">.  H.  Hoadley 

I 

Dan  H.  Arnold 

10 

Miles  A.  Tuttle 

2 

Josephus  Granger 

10 

James  Church,  Jr. 

I 

W"\  W.  Tudor 

5 

A.  S.  Beckwith 

I 

Asa  Farwell 

5 

Hervey  H.  Eliott 

I 

Jeremiah  Butler 

3 

Charles  Benton 

I 

D.  F.  Manice 

3 

Elizur  B.  Clark 

I 

E.  B.  Stedman 

3 

James  A.  Canfield 

I 

Amos  B.  Ross 

3 

Edward  Marsh 

2 

T.  D.  Stewart 

3 

N.  J.  Eliott 

I 

Joseph  Church 

2 

Benj".  Bolles,  Jr. 

2 

Chs.  H.  Northam    . 

2 

Henry  Carter 

I 

W">.  T.  Lee 

2 

0.  E.  Williams 

2 

John  W.  Bull 

2 

Harrington 

I 

Ge<'.  Sumner 

2 

P.  B.  Goodsell 

I 

J.  Basset 

2 

Dollars 

luo. 

May  18.     At  a  meeting  of  the   members  of  this   Parish, 
convened  in  pursuance  to  previous  legal  notice  this  day  at  4 


258  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

o'clock  P.  M.  the  Rev''.  N.  S.  Wheaton  being  moderator  in 
conformity  to  the  Canon. 

The  Constitution  of  the  Episcopal  Church  in  this  Diocese  as 
adopted  in  Convention  June  7,  182 1,  was  presented  to  the 
Parish  for  their  consideration,  and  unanimously  adopted. 

1823. 

There  was  established  by  the  Convention  of  the  Dio- 
cese in  1 818,  "The  Connecticut  Protestant  Episcopal 
Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Christian  Knowledge." 
The  objects  were,  "  the  employment  of  missionaries  in  the 
vacant  parishes  of  the  diocese,  the  gratuitous  distribution 
of  the  Bible,  the  book  of  Common  Prayer,  and  religious 
tracts."  The  Parish  accepted  it  and  appointed  a  com- 
mittee consisting  of  Messrs.  Charles  Sigourney,  Samuel 
Tudor,  and  William  McCrackan  as  their  trustees,  and 
secured   quite  a  list  of  members. 

In  1823  an  Auxiliary  Society  of  ladies  was  formed, 
which  existed  for  some  years,  and  it  seems  to'  be  of  suffi- 
cient interest  to  copy  the  constitution,  together  with  a  list 
of  the  members  for  five  years,  this  being  the  only  record 
which  can  be  found.  Mrs.  Humphrey  and  Mrs.  Potter 
were  wives  of  professors  in  the  college. 

Constitution  of  the  Ladies  Society  Auxiliary  to  the  Society  for  the 
Promotion  of  Christian  Knoivledge  in  the  Diocese  of  Con- 
necticut. 

Art.  I.  This  Society  shall  be  known  by  the  name  of  the 
Female  Auxiliary  Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Chris- 
tian Knowledge. 

Art.  2.  The  annual  payment  of  fifty  cents  and  upwards 
shall  constitute  a  person  a  member,  while  she  continues  her 
subscription.  No  person  shall  withdraw  from  the  Society 
without  leaving-  a  written  notice  of  her  intention,  with  the 
Secretary,  and  paying  up  all  arrearages. 

Art.  3.  There  shall  be  an  annual  meeting  of  the  Society 
at  4  o'clock  P.  M.  on  Easter  Monday,  at  which  time  a  Presi- 
dent, vSecretary,  and  Treasurer  shall  be  chosen  by  ballot,  and  a 
Collector  by  nomination,  each  of  whom  shall  hold  her  office 
during  the  year. 


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Art.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside 
at  all  the  meetings.  The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  true  record 
of  the  proceedings  of  the  Society  with  a  list  of  the  names  of 
all  the  members  belonging  to  it.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep 
a  faithful  record  of  the  receipts  and  expenses  of  the  Society, 
a  statement  of  which  shall  be  exhibited  at  each  annual  meet- 
ing ;  she  shall  also  previous  to  the  annual  Convention,  trans- 
mit to  the  Treasurer  of  the  parent  Society  all  the  monies 
collected  and  paid  over  to  her  (after  deducting  incidental  ex- 
penses whenever  they  occur),  which  monies  shall  be  appro- 
priated to  the  objects  named  in  the  Constitution  of  the  parent 
Society.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Collector  annually  to 
collect  the  subscriptions,  and  pay  them  over  to  the  Treasurer, 
previous  to  the  annual  meeting  ;  it  shall  also  be  her  duty  to 
solicit  new  subscriptions  as  soon  after  the  annual  meeting  as 
may  be  convenient. 

Art.  5.  The  President  shall  call  a  special  meeting  of 
the  Society  whenever  she  shall  be  requested  thereto  by  any 
three  of  its  members. 

Art.  6.  This  Constitution  shall  be  tmalterable,  except 
by  a  vote  of  two  thirds  of  the  members  present,  at  the  regu- 
lar annual  meeting. 

The  Society  was  organized  the  23d  of  April,  18 18:  it 
was  thought  best  by  their  Pastor,  the  Rev''  ]\Ir.  Wheaton, 
to  have  a  Constitution,  which  w^as  written  by  him,  and  the 
above  is  a  true  copy.  The  members  of  said  Society  met 
the  first  Monday  of  July,  A.  D.  1823,  agreed  to  sign  the 
Constitution,  and  made  choice  of  Mrs.  Eli  Todd,  President, 
Mrs.  Jeremy  Hoadley,  Treasurer,  Mrs.  Anthony  Jeffrey, 
Secretary  and  Collector. 

Names  of  Subscribers  to  the  Ladies'  Auxiliary  Society 
for  the  Promotion  of  Christian  Knowledge. 

Adams,  Mrs.  Chester  Butler,  Rebecca 

Beach,  Sarah  B.  Butler,  Cornelia 

Buck,  Mrs.  Dudley  Brainard,  Mrs.  Chs. 

Bull,  Elizabeth  Brainard,  Mrs.  R. 

Bull,  Sarah  Bartholomew,  Mrs.  R. 

Bull,  E.  M.  Baxter,  Sarah 


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CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Beach,  Mrs.  George 
Bruce,  Fanny 
Brownell,  Mrs.  T.  C. 
Barlow,  Mrs.  William 
Buckley,  Mrs.  Stephen 
Benjamin,  Mrs. 
Belknap,  Mrs.  Thos. 
Collins,  Mrs.  Ebenezer 
Canfield.  Betsy 
Clerc,  Mrs.  Eliza 
Carter,  Elizabeth 
Church,  Mrs.  Joseph 
Chamberlain,  Mrs   James 
Collins,  Mary 
Dodd,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Doane,  Mrs.  Mary  H. 
Doane,  Ann  M. 
Ellsworth,  Ann 
Eaton,  Frances 
Eaton,  Harriet 
Flower,  Mrs.  Ebenezer 
Farwell,  Mrs.  Asa 
Griswold,  Mrs.  Lucretia 
Gordon,  L.  H. 
Grosvenor,  Mrs.  H.  W. 
Goodwin,  Roxana 
Gray,  Mrs.  Ann 
Goodwin,  Mrs.  Ralph 
Goodwin,  Mrs.  James  M. 
Goodwin,  Mrs.  Erastus 
Gourley,  Mrs.  Hugh 
Goodsell,  Mrs.  P.  B. 
Gaines,  Mrs. 
Hoadley,  Mrs.  Jeremy 
Hoadley,  Mrs.  Wm.  H. 
Hatch,  Mrs.  L. 
Humphrey,  Mrs.  Mary 
Holt,  Mrs.  Alfred 
Humphrey,  Mrs.  Hector 
Hickock,  Jane 
Huntington,  Mrs.  S.  H. 
Huntington,  Mrs.  S.  M. 
Imlay,  Mrs.  Wm.  H. 
Jeffrey,  Mrs.  Anthony 
Kirby,  Mrs.  Lucy 


Killam,  Mrs.  James 
Ledlie,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Lloyd,  Mrs.  Thomas 
Lloyd,  Caroline 
Lyman,  Mrs.  Justin 
Lee,  Mrs.  Wm.  T. 
Munn,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Morgan,  Mrs.  Denison 
Morgan,  Mrs.  Nathan 
Morgan,  Mrs.  Mary 
Merrill,  Mary 
Meigs,  Mrs.  Wm.  H. 
Morgan,  Mrs.  John 
Mills,  Mrs.  Chs.  N. 
Nichols,  Mrs.  C. 
Nichols,  S.  S. 
Olcott,  Abbey 
Potter,  Mrs.  Horatio 
Powers,  Mrs.  Enoch 
Phelps,  Cynthia 
Phelps,  Mrs. 
Pitkin,  Ann  H. 
Pitkin,  Mrs.  Timothy 
Pratt,  Martha 
Perkins,  Mrs.  Isaac 
Peters,  Mary 
Porter,  Eliza 
Pratt,  Mrs.  Lucy 
Philips,  Emily 
Pratt,  Mrs. 
Phelps,  Mrs.  Walter 
Richardson,  Mrs.  John 
Royce,  Mrs.  Lydia 
Ransom,  Mrs. 
Ransom,  Penelope 
Ramsey,  Mrs.  Jonathan 
Ross,  Mrs.  Amos  B. 
Stedman,  Frances 
Stedman,  Mrs.  Eliza  L. 
Sigourney,  Mrs.  Charles 
Spencer,  Mrs.  Charles 
Sumner,  Mrs.  George 
Todd,  Rachel 
Tuttlc,  Mrs.  Samuel 
Tudor,  Mrs.  Samuel 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  261 

Terry,  Mrs.  Edward  P.  Wolcott,  Mrs.  Talcott 

Taylor,  Mrs.  William  Ward,  Mrs.  James 

Wadsvvorth,  Mrs.  William  Warner,  Mrs.  Betsy 

Woodbridge,  Harriet  Wolcott,  Laura 

Aug'  26.  P.  The  Bishop  of  this  Diocese  in  behalf  of 
the  Trustees  of  Washington  College,  having  requested  the 
Rev"*  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  (rector  of  this  Parish)  to  go  to 
Great  Britain  to  solicit  the  donation  of  Books  and  Philosophi- 
cal apparatus  for  that  College,  it  was 

Voted,  That  this  Parish  consent  to  the  departure  of  their 
Rector,  the  Rev'^  N.  S.  Wheaton,  for  Great  Britain  to  fulfill 
the  duties  assigned  hitn,  by  the  Trustees  of  Washington 
College. 

Voted,  That  the  Rev''  Edward  Rutledge  of  South  Carolina 
be  requested  to  officiate  in  this  Parish  during  the  absence  of 
their  Rector  and  that  the  Vestry  be  requested  to  make 
arrangements  for  that  purpose. 

Voted,  That  until  this  Parish  can  obtain  the  services  of 
the  Rev''  Mr.  Rutledge,  the  Vestry  be  authorized  to  engage 
some  Clergyman  to  officiate  in  this  Church  during  the 
absence  of  their  Rector. 

1825. 

A  committee  appointed  by  the  Vestry  April  4,  con- 
cerning the  building  of  a  new  Church,  having  reported, 
it  was 

Sept.  26.  P.  Voted,  "  That  this  Committee  be  discharged 
from  further  duty.  After  considerable  discussion  by  the 
members  of  the  Parish  on  the  subject  of  the  expediency  of 
building  a  new  Church,  it  was, 

Voted,  That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to  enquire  into 
and  report  to  an  adjourned  meeting  of  this  Parish  the  ways 
and  means  within  its  power  to  purchase  a  building  lot  and 
to  erect  a  Church  thereon,  together  with  the  probable  ex- 
pense of  the  Lot  and  building. 

Wm.  H.  Imlay,  George  Beach,  and  Nathan  jSlorgan  were 
appointed  as  this  committee,  and  reported  Oct.  loth, 
which  gave  rise,  the  clerk  says,  "  to  considerable  debate," 


262  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

and  was  laid  upon  the  table,  for  consideration  at  an  ad- 
journed meeting-  Oct.  24tli,  when  two-thirds  of  the  mem- 
bers present  not  voting  for  it,  "  it  was  negatived." 

Although  the  seating  capacity  of  the  church  had  been 
increased  by  the  alterations  made  in  1822,  yet  more  rooin 
was  needed.  The  prosperity  which  was  attending  other 
religious  bodies  had  extended  to  the  Episcopalians ;  the 
old  building  was  not  sufficient  for  their  wants.  Churchmen 
were  increasing  in  numbers  and  in  wealth,  and  were 
already  considering  an  application  for  a  college :  they 
were  now,  more  than  ever  before,  becoming  conscious  not 
of  their  strength  merely,  but  of  their  needs  and  obligations. 
The  charter  of  Washington  College  having  been  obtained, 
it  became  a  stimulus  for  further  work  in  Hartford  in  the 
erection  of  a  new  church.  So  one  duty  fulfilled  leads  to 
the  accomplishment  of  another,  and  work  which  was 
thought  to  be  impossible  before,  becomes  easy  of  execution 
afterwards.  Men  find  that  the  development  of  a  new 
enterprise  leads  to  another,  often  difi^erent  and  unex- 
pected. 

So  in  1825  there  began  agitation  for  a  new  church.  The 
story  has  been  told  by  Mr.  Hoadly  in  the  Annals,  and 
partially  also  in  the  Report  of  the  Covnnittce  on  the  Ftinds. 
It  is  therefore  only  necessary  to  state  here,  that,  after 
much  discussion  and  considerable  excitement,  a  lot  was 
purchased,  and  a  church  built,  which  was  consecrated  in 
December,  1 829.  It  seems  as  if  it  was  almost  necessary  that 
the  erection  of  a  building  for  public  religious  worship,  or 
the  location  of  a  schoolhouse,  should  be  attended  with 
such  diverse  opinions,  as  to  become  not  a  wrangle  merely, 
but  a  bitter  quarrel. 

There  is  no  reason  to  suppose  that  the  latter  occurred 
in  the  case  of  our  Parish.  But  there  were  differences  of 
opinion  as  to  the  selection  of  a  lot.  A  number  of  locations 
had  been  proposed,  and  one  was  purchased,  the  one  of  all 
least  .suited  for  the  purpose,  as  now  appears  to  us.  The 
Spencer  and  Oilman  lot  was  the  one,  upon  which  the  old 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  263 

City  Hall  now  stands  in  Market  street.  It  was  very  soon 
evident  that  this  location  was  not  satisfactory,  and  by  a 
vote  of  the  Parish  it  was  ordered  to  be  sold.  About  this 
time  there  was  an  agitation  for  a  public  hall,  and  for  a 
public  market.  With  an  unsatisfactory  piece  of  property 
on  hand,  the  Episcopalians  were  ready  to  sell  to  the  city 
their  recent  purchase,  and  more  of  them  attended  the  city 
meeting  probably  than  ever  before,  very  ready  to  be- 
lieve that  the  Spencer  and  Oilman  lot  was  just  the  place 
for  the  city's  use.  At  any  rate,  the  city  bought  it, 
and  erected  upon  it  the  large  building  which  is  now  stand- 
ing. The  part  which  we  took  in  this  transfer  is  a  matter 
of  unwritten  history,  as  far  as  I  know,  but  there  are  often 
parts  of  unwritten  history  as  true  as  that  which  is  written. 
The  building  served  its  purpose  well  for  a  long  time,  and 
if  all  which  occurred  in  it  afterwards  should  ever  be 
recorded  by  a  faithful  chronicler,  it  would  be  called  "  very 
interesting  reading."  The  significance  of  the  word  "  un- 
loading,'' is  comparatively  of  recent  origin,  and  should 
not  be  too  severely  applied  to  the  members  of  our  Parish. 

ABOUT  AN   OLD   WELL. 

April  4.  V.  Voted,  That  Isaac  Toucey,  Griffin  vSted- 
man,  and  Nathan  Morgan,  be  a  committee  to  confer  with  the 
committee  appointed  by  the  Common  Council  of  this  city, 
relating  to  the  well  on  the  corner  of  the  church  lot. 

There  was  a  controversy  between  the  city  and  the 
Parish  as  to  the  rightful  owner  of  this  well.  In  May, 
1823,  the  Court  of  Common  Council  "  Voted,  That  Mess. 
Joseph  Pratt,  and  Jacob  Sergeant,  be  a  committee  to  ascer- 
tain whether  the  ground  through  which  the  well  by  the 
Episcopal  Church  is  sunk,  is  parish  ground,  or  otherwise, 
as  the  case  is,  and  make  report  to  some  future  meeting  of 
this  Court."     1825,  March  7,  this  committee  reported, 

"  That  there  is  no  record  of  the  Episcopal  Society  on  the 
subject.     That  there  is  a  report  of  a  committee  of  the  Com- 


264  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

mon  Council  in  1796,  a  copy  of  which  is  hereto  subjoined, 
marked  A,  but  the  members  of  which  committee  are  either 
dead,  or  unable  to  communicate  any  facts  respecting  the 
right  to  the  soil. 

"  Your  committee,  from  an  examination  of  the  subject,  are 
of  the  opinion,  that  the  land  where  the  well  now  stands  was 
originally  a  highway,  and  the  right  and  title  to  the  same,  if  not 
vested  in  the  city,  must  be  claimed  by  possession  ;  when,  or 
how  long  since  the  property  was  enclosed,  your  committee 
cannot  ascertain.  In  construction  of  the  Report  of  the  com- 
mittee of  1796,  your  'committee  infer  that  permission  was 
granted  by  the  Episcopal  Church,  to  affix  spouts  and  conduct- 
ors from  said  Church  to  the  well,  but  whether  any  permission 
was  obtained  or  asked,  relative  to  the  Soil,  does  not  appear; 
and  indeed  nothing  more  appears  than  from  said  Report  itself, 
respecting  said  permission. 

"  Your  committee  therefore  are  of  opinion,  that  no  facts 
have  yet  been  discovered  to  justify  the  committee  in  recom- 
mending to  the  Court  of  Common  Council  to  relinquish  a 
right  so  long  and  uninteruptedly  enjoyed  by  the  citizens  to 
said  well." 

The  further  consideration  of  the  Report  was  post- 
poned, but  was  resumed  March  24th,  when  it  was  "  referred 
back  to  the  committee  for  further  investigation,  and  his 
Honor  the  Mayor,  and  Enoch  Perkins,  Esq.,  were  added  to 
the  aforesaid  committee." 

The  Parish  doubtless  became  impatient  at  the  delay  in 
the  settlement  of  the  question,  for  it  had  been  commenced 
in  1823  ;  so  it  w^as 

March  24,  1826.  V.  Voted,  That  it  be  recommended  to  the 
Parish  to  cause  the  whole  land  in  front  of  the  church,  be- 
longing to  the  parish,  to  be  inclosed  within  the  limits  of  the 
Church  fence.  The  Parish  Voted,  March  27,  That  George 
Beach,  Samuel  Tudor,  and  Nathan  Morgan,  be  a  committee 
to  enclose  the  yard  in  front  of  the  Church,  including  the  well 
and  other  land  belonging  to  the  Church. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  265 

The  Council  returned  to  the  subject  again  April  4, 
1826,  when  "the  Memorial  of  the  Engineer  relating  to 
the  well  near  the  Episcopal  Church  was  read,  and  referred 
to  the  committee  appointed  on  that  subject,"  and  this  is 
the  last  that  we  hear  about  it,  on  either  side.  Joseph 
Pratt  was  quite  familiar  with  public  matters  in  the  town, 
and  was  not  deficient  in  pertinacity :  it  may  be  said  with 
confidence  that  this  last  qualification  was  not  lost  in  Isaac 
Toucey. 

No  one  living  appears  to  know  anything  about  this 
little  contest,  which  hardly  warrants  the  time  spent  in  in- 
vestigating it.  We  may  judge  that  the  fence  was  erected 
and  the  well  enclosed  by  it.  A  few  years  afterwards  the 
fence  was  still  in  place,  but  as  to  the  well  I  have  no 
recollection. 

After  the  present  Church  was  built,  the  lot  on  which 
the  old  Church  stood  was  sold  to  Oliver  D.  Cooke  for  six 
thousand  dollars,  and  he  erected  upon  it  the  present  brick 
block,  which  contained  two  tenements,  as  dwellings. 
The  south  one  was  occupied  by  his  son-in-law,  Dr.  Richard 
S.  Kissam,  a  very  respectable  physician,  who  after  a  few 
years  of  residence  moved  to  New  York.  A  flight  of  stone 
steps  led  into  a  hall,  and  his  office  was  in  the  basement ; 
the  floor  has  since  been  lowered  nearly  to  a  level  with  the 
street,  and  the  parlors  have  been  changed  into  a  store. 
If  one  looks  closely  at  the  front  of  the  building  he  will  see 
that  the  southeast  corner  is  a  few  feet  back  of  the  street 
line,  and  undoubtedly  back  of  the  fence  which  formerly 
enclosed  the  Church  in  front.  I  never  knew  why  this 
was  done,  but  a  reasonable  supposition  is,  that  this  secured 
rooms  in  the  house  which  would  be  square.  ]Mr.  Hoadly 
says  that  "  the  lots  on  Main  street  were  not  originally 
laid  out  at  right  angles  with  the  street,"  so  that  if  Air. 
Cooke  had  erected  his  house  upon  the  building  line,  his 
rooms  would  have  had  a  diagonal  frontage,  which  a 
gentleman  of  his  good  taste  would  not  readily  put  up 
with.     The  well  very  likely  was  located  on  this  vacated 


266  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

space  and  filled  up ;  and  if  any  one  had  the  curiosity,  and 
could  bear  the  expense,  and  could  secure  the  permission 
of  the  owner,  he  would  probably  find,  some  feet  under  the 
ground,  the  stones  of  this  old  well,  which  in  1796  was 
directed  to  be  "  sunk  to  the  rock,  six  feet  in  diameter, 
after  being  stoned,"  as  is  stated  in  the  report  of  the  com- 
mittee of  the  Common  Council,  which  follows  this 
account ;  the  whole  being  a  peg  on  which  to  hang  a  small 
incident  in  the  history  of  the  Parish. 

To  the  Mayor,  Aldermen  and  Common  Council  of  the  City 
of  Hartford: 

We,  your  Honors  Committee,  appointed  to  examine  the 
Public  Cistern  near  Mr.  John  Morgan's  house,  and  report  the 
probable  expense  of  repairing  the  same,  with  our  opinion  of 
the  expediency  of  making  a  well  for  the  use  of  the  City,  in 
case  of  fire,  beg  leave  to  report,  that  sd  Cistern  cannot  be  re- 
paired, and  made  fit  for  use,  exclusive  of  spouts  and  conductors, 
for  less  than  Thirty  Dollars,  that  the  expense  of  getting 
water  into  it,  from  Capt.  Joseph  Talcott's  house,  (from 
whence  only  it  can  be  procured),  will  amount  to  Forty 
Dollars,  after  which  by  reason  of  the  ascent  from  s^  Talcott's 
to  s**  Cistern,  the  same  cannot  be  much  more  than  half  filled 
therefrom.  Mr.  Morgan  will  give  the  City  Forty  Dollars  for 
a  release  of  the  ground,  there  leased  by  him,  which  proposi- 
tion we  think  ought  to  be  accepted,  and  a  well  sunk  to  the 
rock,  six  feet  in  diameter,  after  being  stoned,  near  the 
Church,  with  Spouts  and  Conductors  thereto  from  the 
Church,  (permission  being  given  therefor),  and  that  a  pump, 
with  an  iron  brake,  and  a  strong  case,  ought  to  be  provided 
therefor,  and  kept  under  lock,  all  of  which  is  submitted  by 
your  honor's  hum',  servts. 

City  of  Plartford,  August  30th,  1796. 

Miles  Beach, 
William  Moseley, 
Caleh  Bull. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  267 

After  directing  that  a  series  of  wells  should  be  made, 
for  a  term  of  seven  years,  one  in  each  year,  and  provid- 
ing for  the  payment,  the  Council 

Voted,  That  a  well  be  made  the  present  season,  near  the 
Episcopal  Church,  with  conductors  for  water  from  said 
Church,  if  liberty  therefor  can  be  obtained,  and  that  Mr, 
Timothy  Burr,  and  William  Mosely,  Esq.,  be  and  they  are 
hereby  appointed  to  superintend  the  digging,  stoning,  and 
compleating  said  well  for  use. 

1826. 

The  building  of  a  new  Church  was  not  forgotten,  and  on 

OctoV  ig.  V.  Voted,  That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to 
procure  some  proper  plan  or  plans,  of  a  Church;  to  be  sub- 
mitted to  a  future  meeting.  Rev''  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton, 
James  M.  Goodwin,  and  Samuel  Tudor,  were  appointed  on 
this  Committee. 

1827. 

Notice. 
March  14.     The  members  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church, 
Hartford,  who  are  legal  voters,  are  hereby  notified  to  attend 
a  special  meeting  of  said  Parish  to  be  held  at  the  Church  on 
Tuesday  the  20""  day  of  March  inst  at  2  o'clock  in  the  after- 
noon, to  take  into  consideration  and  decide  upon  the  question 
of  building  a  new  Church  ;  to  agree  upon  the  scite,  and  to 
locate  the  same  ;  to  provide  for  the  purchase  of  a  scite,  and 
the  expense  of  building  the  Church  by  tax  or  by  borrowing 
money  and  creating  stock  to  pa}^  for  the  same,   hereafter 
payable  and  redeemable  by  taxes  or  otherwise  ;  and  to  re- 
ceive propositions  for  creating  stock,  and  acting  upon  them, 
and  to  do  all  other  necessary  business    Dated  at  Hartford 
the  14'"  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1827. 
Jeremy  Hoadley    ] 
George  Beach         f  Wardens 
Samuel  Tudor  \  /       James  M.  Goodwin 

Ebenezer  Collins         /       ^    \       Roswell  Bartholomew 
Christopher  Saunders/      to     (^       Charles  S.  Phelps. 
Nathan  Morgan  \     > 

S.  H.  Huntington       / 


268  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

March  20.  P.  The  object  of  the  meeting  having  been 
stated  by  the  moderator,  some  discussion  took  place,  when 
the  following  votes  were  offered  and  passed: 

Voted,  Two  thirds  of  the  members  present  concurring 
herein,  that  this  Parish  do  agree  to  build  a  new  Church. 

Voted,  That  a  site  be  purchased,  a  new  Church  to  be  built 
thereon,  and  an  organ  be  purchased  for  said  Church,  —  And 
that  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  for  the  time  being,  be  and  they 
hereby  are,  authorized  and  empowered  to  carry  this  Vote 
into  effect, 

Proznded  the  expenses  to  be  incurred  thereby,  shall  not 
exceed  the  sum  of  Twenty  eight  thousand  dollars. 

Voted,  Two  thirds  of  the  members  herein  concurring,  that 
said  new  Church  shall  be  erected  either  on  a  lot  next  east  of 
the  Hartford  Bank  in  this  City  ;  on  a  lot  on  the  West  side  of 
Main  vStreet  owned  in  front  by  Caleb  Goodwin  and  Leonard 
Bacon  ;  or  on  a  lot  on  the  west  side  of  Trumbull  Street, 
owned  by  Normand  Smith  ;  or  on  the  lot  owned  by  Spencer 
&  Gilman  ;  or  on  a  lot  owned  by  Ward  *&  Bartholomew  on 
the  west  side  of  Trumbull  Street  ;  or  on  a  lot  owned  by 
Aristarchus  Champion  on  Main  Street,  Provided  that  said  lot 
east  of  the  Hartford  Bank  shall  not  cost  more  than  Eleven 
thousand  Five  hundred  Dollars ;  or  the  lot  on  Main  Street 
owned  in  front  by  Caleb  Goodwin  and  Leonard  Bacon, 
Thirteen  thousand  five  hundred  Dollars;  or  the  lot  owned 
by  Normand  Smith,  more  than  Eight  thousand  dollars  ;  or 
the  lot  owned  by  Spencer  &  Gilman  more  than  Eight 
thousand  Five  Hundred  Dollars;  or  the  lot  owned  by  Ward 
&  Bartholomew  more  than  Twelve  thousand  Dollars;  or  the 
lot  owned  b)^  Aristarchus  Champion  more  than  Nine  Thous- 
and Five  hundred  Dollars;  and  that  Samuel  Tudor,  William 
H.  Imlay,  George  Beach,  Griffin  Stedman,  Nathan  Morgan, 
Jeremy  Hoadley,  Isaac  Perkins,  Christopher  Saunders,  and 
James  M.  Goodwin,  be  a  Committee  to  negotiate  the  purchase 
of  either  of  said  Lots,  according  to  the  Provisions  of  this 
Vote,  and  as  they  shall  deem  most  for  the  interest  of  the 
Parish. 

Voted,  That  for  the  sole  and  only  purpose  of  erecting  a 
new  Church  for  the  use  of  this  Parish,  and  of  procuring  a 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  269 

new  organ  for  said  Church,  this  Parish  do  accept  of  a  certain 
penal  bond,*  dated  the  id"*  day  of  February  1827,  executed  to 
this  Parish  by  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton,  William  H.  Imlay  and 
others,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming-  all  the  provisions  in 
the  conditions  of  said  bond,  implying  an  obligation  on  this 
Parish. 

Voted,  That  the  rents  of  the  Pews  and  Slips  of  said  new 
Church,  when  completed  be,  and  they  hereby  are  specially 
pledged  to  secure  the  payment  of  the  interest  on  the  stock 
created  by  the  conditions  of  said  bond. 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  and  they  hereby 
are  authorized  to  sell,  and  the  Treasurer  to  convey  the  site 
of  the  present  Church,  and  the  Church  and  organ.  Provided 
the  use  thereof  shall  not  be  relinc|uished  until  the  new 
Church  is  consecrated. 

NEW   MEMBERS    OF   THE    PARISH. 

The  persons  named  below  have  enrolled  themselves  as 
members  of  the  Episcopal  parish  of  Christ  Church  Hartford, 
and  have  signed  the  following  paper  which  is  on  file,  of 
which  this  is  a  Copy. 

We  the  undersigned  do  hereby  declare  it  is  our  desire  and 
intention  to  become  members  of  the  Society  or  Parish  of 
Christ  Church  in  Hartford. 

Hartford  Apl  30'"  1827. 
Benjamin  L.  Rayner        Alfred  Holt  Henry  S.  Tudor 

F.  J.  Huntington  Charles  Butler  2'"'  Daniel  Goodwin 

Winthrop  Hillyer  Seth  Hubbard  Elisha  Latimer 

Miles  A.  Tuttle  Edward  Day  Benj.  H.  Norton 

William  Isham  James  A.  Canfield  Wm.  J.  Barry 

William  H.  Hoadley        Luther  Spencer  I.  P.  Doan 

Wm.  Wadsworth,  Jr.       S.  H.  Huntington  H.  Huntington,  Jr. 

William  T.  Lee  George  Sumner  Chas.  Spencer 

E.  B.  Stedman  Wm.  W.  Tudor  Jam.es  Chamberlain 

Enoch  Powers  Edward  P.  Terry  Ebenezer  Collins. 

December  8""  1830.     Samuel  Hanmer  this  day  called  and 
signified  his  desire  to  be  enrolled  as  a  member  of  the  Parish 
of  Christ  Church  in  this  City. 
William  T.  Lee  Clerk  of  the  Parish. 

*  Since  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Funds  was  published,  a 
copy  of  this  "  penal  bond  "  has  been  found;  it  is  in  the  Appendix. 


270  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Oct.  ip,  V.  Voted,  That  N.  S.  Wheaton,  S.  Tudor,  R.  Bar- 
tholomew, John  W.  Bull,  Wm.  Wadsworth,  James  Rose,  Jr., 
and  Luther  vSpencer,  be  a  Committee  to  employ  Mr.  Ives  as  a 
teacher  of  music  if  they  shall  think  proper,  and  also  to  ascer- 
tain if  a  class  can  be  raised  in  the  parish,  who  wish  to  be 
taught  to  sing. 

1828. 

Dec".  J,  V.  Voted,  That  Samuel  Tudor,  Roswell  Barthol- 
omew, and  Griffin  Stedman  be  a  Committee  to  sell  the  old 
Church  to  the  best  advantage. 

Dec',  ij,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  accept 
Mr.  Imlay's  proposition  offering  to  loan  the  Parish  such  a 
sum  of  money  as  may  be  required  to  finish  the  new  Church, 
on  the  security  of  the  old  Church  and  ground  on  which  it 
stands,  not  exceeding  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars,  on 
condition  of  receiving  interest  annually,  until  such  time  as 
the  old  Church  and  ground  can  be  sold  advantageously. 

1829. 

Jaji.  14,  V.  Voted,  That  a  subscription  be  opened  for  the 
purpose  of  raising  Seven  thousand  dollars,  (to  be  void  unless 
that  sum  be  subscribed)  payable  in  four  annual  instalments, 
which  sum  shall  be  applied  towards  the  payment  of  the  par- 
ish debt,  but  all  subscriptions  under  twenty  dollars  shall  be 
payable  in  one  year. 

Voted,  That  I.  Toucey,  C.  Nichols,  J.  Hoadley,  S.  H.  Hunt- 
ington, Nathan  Morgan,  and  G.  Beach  be  a  Committee  to 
ascertain  the  proportion  of  each  member  of  the  parish,  ac- 
cording to  their  list,  and  to  solicit  from  each  individual  a 
subscription  of  at  least  that  amount. 

Jan.  21,  P.  looted,  That  this  Parish  do  approve  of  the 
doings  thus  far  of  the  Building  Committee  in  erecting  the 
new  Church,  and  that  said  Committee  be  and  they  hereby 
are  authorized  to  complete  the  same,  with  the  funds  here- 
tofore appropriated,  either  by  advertising  for  proposals,  or 
by  contracting  therefor  by  the  day,  or  otherwise  at  their  dis- 
cretion, as  they  shall  deem  most  advantageous  to  the  Parish. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  2/1 

Feb»  23,  V.  Voted,  That  James  M.  Goodwin,  and  vS.  H. 
Huntington,  be  a  Committee  to  obtain  the  Masonic  Hall  or 
some  other  room  for  the  purpose  of  a  lecture  room. 

The  Masonic  Hall  was  in  the  second  story  of  a  build- 
ing on  the  south  side  of  Pearl  street,  a  short  distance  from 
Main  street ;  it  was  occasionally  used  for  public  purposes. 

April  ij,  V.  Voted,  That  no  person  shall  be  entitled  to 
hold  a  slip  or  pew,  who  is  in  arrears  for  pew  rent,  nor  shall 
any  Student,  until  he  has  delivered  to  the  Treasurer  of  this 
Parish,  or  Collector,  a  permit  from  the  Bursar  of  the  College. 

April  20,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Delegates  from  this  Parish 
to  the  next  State  Convention,  be  instructed  to  oppose  the 
proposed  alteration  in  the  Liturgy  of  the  Church  submitted 
by  the  last  General  Convention  to  the  several  State  Conven- 
tions. 

The  following  note,  from  Rev.  Dr.  Hart,  is  in  expla- 
nation of  the  "proposed  alteration." 

"Trinity  College,  Sept.,  1894. 
"In  1826,  Bishop  Hobart  introduced  in  the  House  of 
Bishops  a  provision  for  rubrics  to  allow  the  shortenings  of 
services  by  the  abbreviation  of  the  appointed  Psalm  and  Les- 
sons, etc.  The  proposal  passed  both  Houses  of  the  Conven- 
tion ;  but  in  the  ensuing  three  years  it  was  found  to  be 
so  generally  disapproved  by  the  Church  at  large,  that  it  did  not 
come  to  a  vote  in  the  Convention  of  1829,  but  was  quietly 
dropped.  It  must  have  been  this  proposal  that  the  delegates 
from  Christ  Church  were  instructed  to  oppose. 

Very  truly  yours, 

SAMUEL  HiVRT." 

P.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be,  and  are  here- 
by authorized  to  sell  the  old  Church,  land  and  fixtures,  at 
their  discretion,  and  pay  the  avails  to  the  building  Commit- 
tee to  be  applied  towards  building  the  new  Church. 

Oct.  16,  V.  Voted,  That  James  M.  Goodwin,  J.  Hoadley, 
S.  Tudor,  and  G.  Stedman  be  a  Committee  to  provide  a  room, 

for  the  accommodation  of  the  Sunday  School. 


272  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Dec.  12.  At  a  Vestry  meeting  held  at  the  house  of 
Jeremy  Hoadley,  vSaturday  evening  Dec.  12,  1829,  the  follow- 
ing invitation  was  resolved  to  be  sent  to  Bishop  Hobart. 

To  THE  Rt.  Rev"  J.  H.  Hobart, 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  New  York. 
Rt.  Rev.  Sir. 

We  the  Rector,  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church, 
Hartford,  hereby  express  our  united  wish  that  you  would 
consecrate  to  the  service  of  Almighty  God,  the  Church  lately 
erected  in  our  Pari.sh,  and  deliver  a  discourse  on  the  occasion, 
on  the  22n'^  day  of  this  present  month,  or  as  soon  after  as  may 
consist  with  your  convenience.  In  soliciting  you  to  perform 
this  Episcopal  act,  we  have  the  satisfaction  of  knowing,  that 
it  is  no  less  agreeable  to  the  wishes  of  our  absent  Diocesan, 
than  to  our  own  feelings. 

We  have  named  the  above  day,  because  it  will  on  many 

accounts,  be  most  conducive  to  the  interest  of  the  parish,  to 

have  the  rite  performed  before  Christmas,  and  indulge  the 

hope  that  it  may  not  be  inconsistent  with  your  engagements 

to  visit  us  at  that  time.     With  sentiments  of  high  esteem  and 

regard,  we  remain  Rt.  Rev*^  Sir.  your  obt.  &  humble  Servts, 

N.  S.  WHEATON,  Rector  of  C.  Church. 

Hartford,  Dec  12"',  1829. 

T.  M.  Goodwin,       )   „^      , 
R.  Bartholomew,  \ 

o   o^  1  f  S.  H.  Huntington, 

S.  Tudor,  ' 

T    TT  \  ir   ^       ]  Isaac    Ioucey, 

).  Hoadley,  )■  Vestry. {  ^  e 

<T               tvt'  I  -^    \  Griffin  Stedman, 

JNathan  Morgan,  r^   at 

'  J  {C.  Nichols, 

Z>cc.  6.  Voted,  That  the  New  Church  be  consecrated  on 
Wednesday  the  23rd.  instant,  services  to  commence  at  11 
o'clock  A.  M. 

Voted,  That  Isaac  Toucey,  Esq.  be  a  committee  to  prepare 
notice  of  consecration,  and  sale  of  Slips. 

Voted,  That  the  Slips  be  sold  on  Tuesday,  Dec.  24th,  until 
next  Easter  (April  nth,  1830). 

Dec^.  j6.  V.  Voted.,  That  a  General  Committee  of 
Arrangements  be  appointed  for  day  of  Consecration,  whose 


nirORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  273 

duty  it  will  be  to  invite  the  Clergy  of  the  City,  and  dis- 
tinguished persons,  —  wait  on  the  Clergy  from  out  of  town  — 
and  provide  lodgings  for  them.  Provide  Mahogany  Chairs 
for  Chancel,  prayer  books  for  Altar  and  Desk,  Bible  for 
Desk,  Chairs  and  Table  for  Vestry  Room,  and  inake  any 
other  necessary  arrangements,  —  and  that  James  Ward,  Deni- 
son  Morgan,  G.  Beach,  Dudley  Buck,  Isaac  Perkins,  and 
Erastus  Goodwin,  be  that  Committee. 

Voted,  That  a  Committee  of  attendance  be  appointed  for 
day  of  Consecration,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  wait  near  the 
doors  and  conduct  strangers  to  their  seats,  and  preserve 
order,  —  and  that  Joseph  Church,  James  Goodwin,  Jr.,  Daniel 
Goodwin,  James  H.  Ward,  Thomas  Belknap,  James  Killam, 
Henry  S.  Tudor,  Miles  A.  Tuttle,  and  E.  B.  Stedman,  be 
that  Committee. 

Voted,  That  we  accept  the  Transparency  referred  to  in 
Mr.  Wheaton's  note  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  and  that 
Isaac  Toucey  and  S.  H.  Huntington  Esq'  be  a  Committee  to 
prepare  a  Vote  of  Thanks,  to  be  presented  to  him. 

PAINTING  IN  CHANCEL  WINDOW. 

In  1829,  Dec.  1 6th,  the  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  Rector  of 
the  Parish,  presented  to  the  same,  a  transparent  painting 
of  the  Ascension,  after  Raphael,  by  W.  Bacon  of  London, 
to  be  placed  in  the  chancel  window.  There  it  remained 
for  many  years,  the  admiration  of  the  parishioners,  and 
the  astonishment  of  many,  who  had  not  been  accustomed 
to  the  sight  of  pictures  in  churches.  Unfortunately,  it  was 
damaged  by  the  falling  of  a  ladder  some  years  afterwards, 
at  a  time  when  the  church  was  being  decorated  for  Christ- 
mas. It  was  replaced  by  a  window  of  stained  glass  in 
1854,  which  was  never  very  much  commended,  and  was 
removed,  and  stored  in  the  tow^er  of  the  church,  when  the 
present  beautiful  window,  a  memorial  of  Dr.  Wheaton, 
was  put  in  its  place  in  1879. 

The  painting  was  afterwards  sent  to  Dr.  Wheaton, 
who  was  at  the  time  residing  in  Marbledale,  but  it  never 
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274  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

reached  him.  It  was  learned  that  in  being  transported  to 
Marbledale  by  railroad  an  accident  occurred,  and  it  was 
completely  destroyed. 

"  Copy  of  note  received  from  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton  by  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry,  presenting  the  Transparency. 

"  To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of 
Christ  Church  Parish, 
Gentlemen. 
I  beg  leave  to  present,  through  you, 
to  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  the  Transparent  painting  of 
the  Ascension,  now   fitted  up  in   the  New   Church,  and  to 
solicit  their  acceptance  of  the  same. 

In  the  hope  it  may  be  considered  as  an  acceptable  and 
appropriate  ornament  to  our  new  building, 
I  remain  Gentlemen 

Your  aiTectionate  Friend, 
and  Pastor, 
N.  S.  Wheaton." 
Hartford,  Dec.  i6th,  1829. 

It  was  afterwards 

Voted,  That  the  Parish  gratefully  accept  the  picture  so 
presented,  and  respectfully  request  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton 
to  accept  their  thanks  for  his  appropriate  and  liberal  dona- 
tion, and  also  be  assured  of  their  affectionate  gratitude  for 
his  devotion  to  their  interests  and  prosperity,  manifested  by 
his  zeal  and  munificence  in  their  service. 

The  cost  of  the  painting,  it  is  understood,  was  five 
hundred  dollars.  The  Wardens  and  Vestry,  April  10, 
1830,  "  Voted,  that  the  Treasurer  be,  and  hereby  is  author- 
ized to  pay  Mr.  Wheaton  the  amount  advanced  by  him 
for  freight  and  duties  on  the  Transparency."  This  was 
$94.21. 

Dec.  22.  V.  Voted,  That  Mr  Stedman  and  Mr  Toucey  be 
a  Committee  to  assign  a  seat  for  Mr  and  Mrs  John  Morgan 
and  also  two  seats  in  each  Gallery  for  colored  people. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  275 

COPY  OF  INSTRUMENT  OF  DONATION. 
We  the  Rector,  Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  Christ  Church 
in  the  City  of  Hartford,  County  of  Hartford,  and  vState  of  Con- 
necticut, do  hereby  appropriate  a  building  erected  by  the  said 
Church  to  the  Worship  and  service  of  Almighty  God,  according 
to  the  doctrines,  ministry,  liturgy,  rites  and  usages  of  the  Pro^ 
Ep.  Church  in  the  United  States  in  America,  and  do  place  it 
under  the  spiritual  jurisdiction  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Tho^  Church 
Brownell,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut 
and  of  his  successors  in  office,  and  in  his  absence  do  rec^uest 
the  Rt.  Rev.  John  Henry  Hobart,  Bishop  of  the  Pro.  Ep. 
Church  in  the  State  of  New  York,  to  consecrate  the  said 
building,  for  the  uses  and  purposes  aforesaid. 
Hartford,  Dec.  22nd,  1829. 

N.  S.  Wheaton,  Rector. 

James  M.  Goodwin        |  Wardens 
Roswell  Bartholomew  f 

W"  H.  Imlay 

S.  Tudor 

Jeremy  Hoadley     f     >:, 

Nathan  Morgan      \    -^ 

I.  Toucey  I     j> 

Griffin  Stedman 

S.  H.  Huntington 

Z)ec.  2j.  On  Wednesday  the  23"^  day  of  December  1829, 
being  the  day  appointed  by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  for  con- 
secrating the  new  Church,  the  Bishop  and  Clergy,  Wardens 
and  Vestry,  assembled  at  the  old  Church  and  at  1 1  o'clock 
walked  in  procession  to  the  New  Church,  in  the  following 
order,  first  the  Vestry,  afterwards  the  Wardens,  Clergy  and 
Bishops,  where  the  service  of  Consecration  was  performed 
agreeable  to  the  rights  and  usages  of  the  Pro.  Episcopal 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  by  the  Rt.  Rev. 
John  Henry  Hobart,  Bp.  of  the  Diocese  of  New  York,  acting 
in  behalf  of  Bishop  Brownell  who  is  absent  on  a  Western 
Missionary  tour. 

Prayers  were  read  by  the  Rev.  Professor  Humphrey,  and 
the  lessons  by  the  Rev.  Professor  Potter,  of  Washington 
College  ;  The  Instrument  of  Donation  was  read  by  the  Rev. 


276  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

N.  S.  Wheaton,  Rector  of  the  Parish,  and  the  sentence  of 
Consecration  by  the  Rev.  W"'-  Jar  vis,  Rector  of  Trinity 
Church,  Chatham.  The  sermon,  which  was  truly  eloquent, 
was  delivered  by  Bishop  Hobart,  a  copy  of  which  has  been 
requested  by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  for  publication. 

COPY  OF  SENTENCE  OF  CONSECRATION. 

Whereas,  the  Rector,  Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  Christ 
Church  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  County  of  Hartford,  and 
State  of  Connecticut,  have  by  an  instrument  this  day  pre- 
sented to  me,  appropriated  a  building  erected  by  the  said 
Church,  to  the  worship  and  services  of  Almighty  God,  accord- 
ing to  the  doctrines,  ministry,  liturgy,  rights,  and  usages  of  the 
Pro'  Ep'  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America,  and  in  the 
absence  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Thomas  Church 
Brownell,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut, 
have  requested  me  to  consecrate  it  for  the  uses  and  purposes 
aforesaid, 

Be  it  therefore  known  that  I,  John  Henry  Hobart,  Bp. 
of  the  Pro.  Ep.  Church  in  the  wState  of  New  York,  acting  in 
behalf  and  by  the  authority  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Tho'.  Church 
Brownell,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut, 
have,  on  this  23''  day  of  Dec',  A.D.  1829,  consecrated  a  build- 
ing erected  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  County  of  Hartford,  and 
State  of  Connecticut  by  the  name  of  Christ  Church,  and  with 
the  prescribed  prayers  and  solemnities  have  set  it  apart 
henceforward  from  all  unhallowed,  wordly  and  common  uses, 
and  dedicated  it  to  the  service  and  worship  of  Almighty  God, 
for  reading  his  holy  word,  for  celebrating  his  holy  sacraments, 
for  offering  to  his  glorious  majesty  the  sacrifices  of  prayer 
and  thanksgiving,  for  blessing  the  people  in  his  name,  and  for 
the  performance  of  all  other  holy  offices,  according  to  the 
terms  of  his  covenant  of  grace  and  mercy,  in  his  Son  our  Lord 
and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  conformity  with  the  doc- 
trines, ministry,  liturgy,  rites  and  usages,  of  the  Pro.  Ep. 
Church  in  the  United  States  of  America.  In  Witness 
Whereof,  I  have  hereto  set  my  hand  and  seal  the  day  and 
Year  above  written  and  in  the  19"'  year  of  my  consecration. 
Signed,  JOHN  HENRY  HOBART  [L.S.J 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  2/7 

It  is  well  to  incorporate  in  this  history  of  the  parish 
the  address  of  the  Rector  on  this  occasion. 

ADDRESS. 
My  Christian  Brethren  :  — 

If  the  Stone  on  which  I  now  stand  has  been  laid  in  the 
faith  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  in  the  religious  hope  that  our 
present  undertaking  may  conduce  to  the  advancement  of  the 
Redeemer's  kingdom,  it  is  an  event  on  which  we  have  rea- 
son to  congratulate  ourselves.  While  it  forms  a  new  and 
interesting  era  in  the  annals  of  our  parish,  it  furnishes  an 
evidence  how,  from  small  beginnings,  our  society  has  grown 
up  to  a  fulness  of  stature  sufficient  to  authorize  the  present 
attempt ;  and  now  that  we  are  beginning  to  see  our  long- 
cherished  hopes  realized,  in  the  commencement  of  a  more 
spacious  house  of  worship,  the  occasion  calls  for  an  expres- 
sion of  devout  thanksgiving  to  the  great  Head  of  the  church, 
under  whose  spirit  we  have  been  thus  far  guided  and 
prospered. 

Thirty-five  years  have  elapsed,  since  the  frame  of  the 
building  in  which  we  have  just  worshipped,  was  erected; 
and  thirty-three  since  it  was  opened  as  a  sanctuary  for 
prayer.  The  recollection  of  the  many  pleasant,  and  we 
would  hope,  profitable  hours,  which  have  been  spent  within 
its  walls  ;  and  the  hallowed  associations  connected  with  it, 
tend  to  mingle  some  pensive  emotions  with  the  joy,  which 
the  ceremonies  of  this  day  are  calculated  to  inspire.  Yet, 
while  memory  loves  to  linger  around  the  place,  where  we 
have  so  long  prayed  and  sung  praises  to  God  ;  it  is,  on  the 
whole,  with  highly  grateful  feelings,  that  we  are  called  upon 
to  take  a  part  in  the  exercises  of  this  morning. 

The  motives  which  prompt  us  to  this  undertaking,  my 
christian  friends  and  brethren,  are  such,  we  trust,  as  we  are 
neither  afraid  nor  ashamed  to  avow.  It  would  be  no  wish  of 
ours,  were  the  thing  possible,  to  build  on  the  ruins  of  other 
denominations,  who  hold  the  essentials  of  the  Christian 
faith.  "We  would  overturn  no  man's  altar  —  we  would 
spoil  no  man's  prayer."     We  only  desire    to   exercise  that 


2/8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

liberty  wherewith  Christ  has  made  us  free  ;  and  which  our 
political  institutions  have  assured  to  us,  in  common  with  all 
classes  of  citizens.  We  censure  none  for  the  preferences 
they  may  honestly  entertain  :  —  we  too  have  ours  ;  and  it  is  a 
pleasing  thought,  that  the  truly  good  of  all  denominations 
may  hold  the  faith  in  the  bond  of  peace,  while  they  bow 
down  before  different  altars. 

We  build  this  temple  in  opposition  to  the  rulers  of  the 
darkness  of  this  world.  With  the  spirit  that  worketh  in  the 
children  of  disobedience,  we  wish  to  be  on  no  terms  of  amity. 
Let  there  be  perpetual  war  between  us,  whether  our  enemy 
comes  in  the  hypocritical  guise  of  a  child  of  light,  or  in  his 
own  proper  attire.  If  this  undertaking  should  result  in  win- 
ning over  any  subjects  of  vSatan's  kingdom  to  the  truth  as  it 
is  in  Jesus,  our  labour  will  not  have  been  in  vain  in  the 
Lord. 

This  temple  we  erect  to  the  glory  of  God,  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost  —  the  holy,  blessed,  and  glorioiis 
Trinity.  We  have  no  ambition  to  become  the  disciples  of 
that  improved  theology,  which  strips  our  adorable  Redeemer 
of  all  the  attributes  of  a  divine  Being,  and  sends  us  to  our 
own  good  works  for  the  means  of  propitiating  the  Deity. 
This  is  no  temple  of  Unitarianism  ;  and  God  grant  it  may 
never  become  such.  Palsied  be  the  tongue,  which,  in  the 
pulpit  of  this  house,  shall  ever  deny  that  the  Word  was  God 
—  that  "Word  which  was  made  flesh,  and  dwelt  amongst  us." 
Hitherto,  our  scriptural  forms  of  worship,  with  the  divine 
blessing,  have  kept  us  singularly  free  from  the  errors 
which  have  elsewhere  overthrown  the  faith  once  delivered  to 
the  saints  ;  and  we  cannot  help  thinking,  that  every  success- 
ful undertaking  of  this  kind  will  be  hailed  with  pleasure,  by 
the  good  of  every  christian  name.  It  is  an  additional  defence 
erected  against  the  spread  of  that  fashionable  infidelity, 
which  assumes  the  garb  of  religion,  only  to  make  war  on 
every  thing  in  it  worth  preserving. 

We  build  this  temple,  to  gather  souls  into  the  fold  of 
Christ,  through  the  ministry  and  ordinances  of  the  gospel. 
Here,  wc  trust,  the  lively  oracles  will  be  faithfully  explained 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  279 

—  the  way  of  salvation  pointed  out  —  sinners  admonished  — 
hearts  renewed  —  the  feeble  strengthened,  and  mourners 
comforted.  With  this  spot  will  our  religion  be  hereafter  in- 
separably connected.  Here  will  arise  the  incense  of  our 
prayers;  here  will  those  truths  be  proclaimed,  by  hearing 
which  we  shall  inevitably  be  made  better  or  worse;  here,  we 
shall  either  be  sealed  imto  the  day  of  redemption,  or  become 
irreclaimably  hardened  in  the  ways  of  sin.  With  such  inter- 
esting realities  as  these  before  us,  which  time  only  can 
develope,  can  you  behold  the  ceremonies  in  which  you  are 
engaged,  without  some  anxious  presentiments  what  will  be 
the  issue  of  the  ministry  of  reconciliation,  in  your  individual 
case?  Will  it  be  a  savour  of  life  tmto  life;  or  a  savour  of 
death  unto  death? 

It  is  in  no  human  confidence  that  we  have  put  forth  our 
hand  to  this  work.  We  know  that,  "  except  the  Lord  build 
the  house,  their  labour  is  but  lost  that  build  it."  "  We  lift  up 
our  eyes  unto  the  hills  from  whence  cometh  our  help,"  for 
the  divine  blessing  on  the  enterprise  in  which  we  are  em- 
barked; and  with  humble  trust,  commit  our  cause  to  the 
great  keeper  of  Israel. 

We  build  this  house  in  Faith.  We  have  the  divine  assur- 
ance, that  the  gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against  the 
church;  and  it  is  therefore  with  no  feelings  of  distrust  that 
we  strengthen  our  hands  for  the  work. 

We  build  this  house  in  Hope.  We  are  animated  by  the 
expectation  that  many  sons  and  daughters  will  here  be  born 
to  God  —  that  many  sinners  will  be  reclaimed,  and  fitted  for 
eternal  glory.  For  ourselves,  we  anticipate,  if  such  is  God's 
pleasure,  the  enjoyment  of  many  days  of  holy  communion 
with  Him  in  this  house;  and  when  our  voices  have  ceased  to 
roll  along  its  walls,  and  our  heads  are  laid  low  in  the  dust,  it 
is  our  confidence  that  a  generation  will  not  be  wanting  to 
perpetuate  our  hymns  to  Christ  the  King  of  Glory. 

We  build  this  house  in  Charity.  While  we  conscientiously 
differ  from  some  of  our  Christian  brethren,  and  on  points  not 
unimportant;  we  desire  to  be  united  with  all  who  love  the 
Lord  Jesus  in  sincerity,  in  the  bonds  of  Christian  love. 
Most  devoutly  do  we  pray  also,  that  the  harmony  of  feeling 


28o  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

which  pervades  the  parish  in  relation  to  our  undertaking, 
may  continue  and  increase.  It  will  be  the  surest  pledge  of 
our  prosperity,  that  our  Jerusalem  is  built  as  a  city  that  is  at 
unity  in  itself.  O  pray  then  for  her  peace,  —  that  it  may  be 
foiind  within  her  walls,  and  knit  all  hearts  together  in  the 
bonds  of  a  close  and  holy  fellowship. 

I  alluded  to  an  early  period  in  the  history  of  the  parish; 
and  the  allusion  brings  to  mind  the  mutability  which  is 
stamped  on  every  thing  here  below.  Short  as  the  time  is, 
since  those  foundations  were  laid;  how  small  a  number  of  the 
fathers  of  the  parish  are  now  alive,  to  rejoice  in  the  fruits  of 
their  christian  zeal,  which  we  are  permitted  to  witness  this 
day!  One  generation  goeth,  and  another  cometh  —  the 
parish  has  changed  —  the  city  has  changed  —  wealth  and  en- 
terprise have  caused  this  place  to  assume  a  new  appearance; 
and  in  all  our  streets,  we  hear  the  hum  of  a  busy  and  thriving 
population. 

But  time  rolls  on,  and  changes  still  more  important  are 
destined  to  follow.  By  and  by  when  we,  and  the  generations 
after  us,  shall  have  gone  down  to  our  graves,  even  these  solid 
walls  shall  decay  under  the  weight  of  years;  and  buttress, 
and  turret,  and  arch,  and  tower,  shall  be  shaken  by  the  slow 
grasp  of  time  into  a  shapeless  pile  of  ruins.  And  when  the 
world  itself  shall  have  attained  its  appointed  age,  and  be  in- 
volved in  the  general  wreck  of  matter,  with  what  desires 
shall  we  look  forward  to  an  entrance  into  that  city,  of  which 
the  Lord  God  Almighty  and  the  Lamb  are  the  temple;  in 
whose  light  the  nations  of  them  which  are  saved  shall  walk, 
and  shall  bring  their  glory  and  honour  unto  it ! 

The  following,  containing  matters  of  interest  about  the 
consecration  of  the  Church,  are  published  by  the  favor  of 
Mrs.  Henry  K.  Morgan,  of  this  city. 

Extract  of  a  letter  from  COL.  DANIEL  PUTNAM  of  Brooklyn, 
Conn.,  to  Mr.  George  Brinley  of  Boston,  Mass., 
Dated  Hartford,  Dec.  20th,  182^. 

I  have  l)ecn  all  day  in  Church  —  Mr.  Wheaton  this  after- 
noon preached   his  farewell  Sermon  in  the  Old  Chh.       His 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  28 1 

text  from  127"'  Psalm — ''Except  the  LORD  build  the  house,  they 
labour  in  vain  that  build —  Except  the  LORD  keep  the  City  the 
Watchman  Watchcth  in  J^ain."  He  gave  us  a  very  good 
Sermon. — 

A  second  letter,  date  vSunday  Eve,  Dec.  27th,  tells  of 
the  consecration  of  the  present  Church,  Christ  Church, 
Hartford,  on  the  23d. 

Dear  friends:  —  Your  letter  dated  Wednesday  last  I  did 
not  receive  till  last  evening,  and  have  been  all  day  in  Church 
so  that  I  shall  hardly  have  time  to  write  a  letter  and  get  it  to 
the  office  in  season  to  go  to-morrow,  as  it  rains  in  torrents 
and  the  streets  are  almost  impassable  from  mud. 

We  had  a  noble  Consecration  Wednesday,  as  fine  a  one  as 
could  be  wished  for,  the  weather  was  fine  and  every  nook  in 
the  Chh  was  filled  to  overflowing. 

Bp.  Hobart,  who  does  all  his  Episcopal  duties  well,  never 
performed  a  service  more  admirably.  It  had  been  arranged 
by  the  Congregation,  with  Mr.  Wheaton  at  the  head,  that  the 
Church  should  be  opened  only  for  the  admission  of  Ladies  in 
the  Galleries,  the  lower  floor  to  be  reserved  for  the  Vestry 
and  Congregation,  who  were  to  meet  in  the  old  Church  and 
form  a  procession  to  the  new  one,  following  the  Bp.  into  it. 
But  the  Bishop  had  the  good  sense  to  alter  this  arrangement. 
— "  What !  "  said  he,  "  am  I  to  enter  the  new  Chh.  and  com- 
mence the  service  to  naked  walls?  —  No, —  let  every  one  that 
can  get  in  be  quietly  seated,  that  the  services  may  not  be  in- 
terrupted by  any  disturbance  or  commotion."  The  Chancel 
and  three  or  four  of  the  upper  pews  were  reserved  for  the 
Clergy  and  the  Wardens  and  Vestry.  The  Bishop  entered 
the  broad  aisle  at  their  head,  solemnly  repeating  the  first 
verse  of  the  24"^  Psalm  —  then  halting  for  the  Clergy  to  make 
the  response,  and  so  on  at  every  verse  till  they  reached  the 
Chancel.  I  never  witnessed  a  service  more  impressive  from 
beginning  to  end.  Christmas  Day  Mr.  Wheaton  officiated 
with  great  excitement  and  interested  the  Congregation  very 
highly.  The  day  after  the  Consecration  the  pews  were  sold 
in  a  manner  that  gave  great  encouragement.      They  were 


282  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

sold  only  till  Easter,  and  in  less  than  two  hours  brought  an 
S'g'gTeg-ate  of  about  3,700  dollars  per  annum.  Mr.  Goodwin 
(the  Warden)  says  the  old  Church  pews  were  never  so  nearly 
all  sold  at  the  first  sale  —  some  have  been  reserved,  enough 
it  is  thought,  to  make  up  about  $4000.  A  great  many  of  the 
purchasers  were  neiv  comers.  Gen'  Terry  among  the  num- 
ber. Christmas  Day,  the  Chh  was  as  crowded  as  at  the  Con- 
secration, and  I  expected  to  see  a  great  falling  off  to-day  ; 
but  nearly  every  pew  was  filled  and  what  was  better  all 
supplied  with  Prayer  books.  From  present  appearances  I 
should  think  the  Chh  will  be  filled  to  crowding  in  a  year  or 
two.  In  many  cases,  four  or  five  young  men  associate  and 
purchase  a  pew,  so  that  they  are  filling  up  with  a  young  Con- 
gregation. Wheaton  and  Tudor  and  Ward  and  Huntington, 
in  short  everybody  is  in  high  spirits,  and  look  forward  to  the 
extinguishment  of  their  debt  in  a  few  years.  The  Pulpit  and 
reading  desk  are  ifi  the  Chancel,  and  Huntington  might  well 
commend  them  to  your  notice,  for  they  are  just  what  they 
should  be  —  at  least  they  just  suit  my  taste,  tho'  I  should  like 
this,  and  your  Church  better,  if  there  were  but  one  stair-case 
to  the  Pulpit.  Bishop  Hobart  says  it  looks  as  if  you  ex- 
pected an  officer  with  a  legal  process  for  your  clergyman, 
since  you  have  provided  means  for  his  escape. —  believe  me 

yrs  aff. — 

D.  Putnam. 
1830. 

Feb.  ig.  The  land  on  which  the  old  church  stood 
was  sold  to  Oliver  D.  Cooke  Feb.  19,  1830,  for  $5,000,  and 
he  erected  the  present  building  upon  it. 

April  4,  1 83 1,  the  church  was  sold  to  Deodat  Taylor, 
together  with  the  organ  and  ftirniture,  for  $goo.  Mr.  Tay- 
lor was  a  joiner  by  occupation,  an  American,  and  as  far  as 
I  can  ascertain,  the  first  convert  to  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  in  this  city.  Though  young,  I  well  remember  the 
surprise,  and  the  comment  which  was  made  at  the  time. 
He  was  commonly  called  the  Yankee  Catholic.  He  sold 
it  to  the  Catholic  Society,  January  11,  1832,  for  $1,600, 
subject  to  a  mortgage  to  Nicholas  Deveraux  for  $2,500. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  283 

March  8,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  be  requested  to 
employ  Mr.  Shaw  to  attend  in  the  Gallery  during  divine  ser- 
vice, until  Easter,  to  prevent  the  Church  being  defaced. 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  requested  to 
appoint  a  suitable  number  of  persons,  to  preserve  order  in 
Church,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  cause  all  persons,  who 
deface  the  Church,  or  shall  in  any  other  way  be  disorderly,  to 
be  prosecuted. 

Voted,  That  a  reward  of  Five  dollars  be  offered  to  any  per- 
son, who  shall  give  such  information,  as  will  lead  to  the 
detection  of  any  person  or  persons  defacing  the  Church. 

These  votes  \vere  directed  to  be  printed,  and  "  placed 
in  a  conspicuous  place  in  the  church." 

March  ij.  To  the  Rt.  Rev"  T.  C.  Brownell,  Bishop  of  the 
Diocese  of  Connecticut. 

Rt.  Rev.  Sir,  We  the  undersigned,  a  Committee  appointed 
by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  to 
offer  their  congratulations  on  the  happy  accomplishment  of 
the  purposes  of  your  late  visitation,  beg  leave  to  express  in 
their  behalf  and  our  own,  the  satisfaction  we  feel  in  seeing 
you  again  restored  to  your  family,  and  to  the  Diocese  over 
which  you  preside.  In  the  arduous  duty  you  have  performed, 
we  conceive  that  you  have  rendered  a  most  important  service 
to  the  Church,  not  only  in  the  distant  and  destitute  regions 
you  have  visited  ;  but  also  in  these  Atlantic  States,  by  open- 
ing new  fields  of  Missionary  enterprise,  and  calling  our  atten- 
tion, to  the  great  duty  of  planting  the  Church  in  the  populous 
valley  of  the  Mississippi.  It  is  our  earnest  hope  and  prayer, 
that  your  highest  wishes  in  reference  to  this  object  may  be 
realized,  and  that  the  Diocese  and  College,  which  share  your 
paternal  cares,  may  largely  participate  in  the  honorable  dis- 
tinction of  carrying  into  effect  the  designs  of  the  Society,  to 
which  you  have  rendered  so  important  a  service. 

With  sentiments  of  high  esteem.  We  remain  Rt.  Rev.  Sir, 
your  faithful  Obe^  Servants,  N.  S.  WH EATON, 

ISAAC  TOUCEY, 
Hartford,  March  15,  1830.  S.  H.  HUNTINGTON. 


284  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

March  16.  To  Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton^  and  I.  Toucey  and  S. 
H.  Huntington,  Esq". 

Gentlemen,  I  thank  you  very  sincerely  for  your  note  of 
yesterday,  addressed  to  me  in  behalf  of  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  and  I  beg-  you  to  assure  the)n,  that  I 
receive  with  deep  sensibility  their  kind  congratulations  on 
my  return  from  a  long  and  arduous  journey.  Any  privations 
incident  to  this  journey,  have  been  more  than  compensated, 
by  the  kindness  with  which  I  have  every  where  been  re- 
ceived, and  by  the  auspicious  prospects  for  the  advancement 
of  our  Church,  which  I  have  witnessed,  as  well  as  by  the 
hearty  greetings  which  I  have  received  from  my  friends  on 
my  return.  I  am  not  so  vain  however  as  to  make  s^ personal 
application  of  the  lively  interest  which  has  been  evinced  in  my 
visitation  to  the  West.  That  interest  belongs  to  the  object 
of  the  Mission,  in  which  I  have  been  so  fortunate  as  to  be 
employed.  I  cordially  unite  with  you  in  supplicating  the 
divine  Being,  that  he  would  graciously  bless  the  efforts  which 
have  been  made  for  the  advancement  of  his  kingdom,  and 
that  he  would  direct  our  counsels,  and  animate  our  exertions 
for  sending  the  Gospel  of  his  Son,  and  the  Ministrations  of 
his  Church,  to  our  destitute  Brethren. 

Begging  you  to  accept  personally  the  assurance  of  my 
affectionate  regards,  and  to  convey  the  same  assurance  to  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church, 
I  remain  very  truly, 

Your  friend  and  serv*^, 

THOS.  C.  BROWNELL. 

Hartford,  March  16,  1830. 

April  12,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Delegates  who  attend  the 
next  Convention  of  the  Diocese,  be  requested  to  use  their 
efforts  to  procure  the  payment  to  Bishop  Brownell  of  the 
amount  due  him  from  the  Diocese,  according  to  the  terms  of 
the  agreement  upon  which  he  accepted  the  appointment  of 
Bishop. 

Jufte  12,  V.  Voted,  That  a  set  of  keys  be  left  at  Mrs.  L. 
Royce's  store  to  be  delivered  to  any  member  of  the  Parish 
who  wishes  to  visit  the  Church. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  285 

July  20,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Senior  Class  have  liberty  to 
hold  Commencement  in  the  Church,  and  that  Messrs.  Tudor 
and  Chamberlain  be  a  committee  to  superintend  the  erection 
of  staging,  &c.,  for  that  purpose.* 

Oct.  4,  V.  Voted,  That  S.  H.  Huntington,  J.  Hoadley,  and 
N.  Morgan,  be  a  Committee  to  confer  upon  the  state  of  the 
Sunday  School,  with  the  rector,  and  devise  a  suitable  manner 
of  presenting  the  subject  to  the  consideration  of  the  Parish. 

V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  Nichols,  Mr.  Morgan,  Mr.  Goodwin, 
[J.  G.  Jr.]  be  a  Committee  upon  the  subject  of  purchasing 
the  old  Court  House  property  west  of  the  Church. 

V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  Toucey,  :\Ir.  S.  H.  Huntington,  and 
Mr.  Imlay,  be  a  Committee  to  converse  with  Mr.  Wheaton 
upon  the  subject  of  delivering  a  course  of  lectures  on  sub- 
jects treated  of  by  Mr.  Hawes. 

1831. 

Jati.  20,  V.  Voted,  That  Eli  Todd,  Dudley  Buck,  Z.  Pres- 
ton, S.  Tudor,  and  Isaac  Toucey,  be  a  Committee  to  make  en- 
quiry respecting  the  qualifications  of  an  Organist,  and  the 
terms  on  which  one  can  be  obtained,  to  take  the  place  of  Mr. 
Taylor  when  he  leaves,  and  report  to  the  Vestry  at  a  future 
meeting. 

March  7,  V.  Voted,  That  W™.  H.  Imlay,  C.  Nichols  and  S.  H. 
Huntington,  be  a  Committee  to  take  into  consideration  the 
indebtedness  of  the  Parish,  and  report  to  the  Vestry  at  a 
future  meeting,  whether  in  their  opinion  some  plan  cannot 
be  devised  to  commence  the  liquidation  of  the  said  debt. 

March  14,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Committee  appointed  at  the 
last  meeting,  to  confer  with  Mr.  vShaw  be,  and  they  hereby 
are  authorized  to  employ  him  as  Sexton  at  the  rate  of  one 
hundred  dollars  pr  ann.  so  long  as  he  shall  perform  the  duties 
satisfactorily. 


*The  Commencement  exercises  of  Washington  College  had,  previous 
to  this  time,  been  held  in  the  First  or  Center  Church. 


286  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

V.  Voted,  That  Nathan  Morgan,  and  H.  Huntington,  Jr., 
be  a  Committee  to  ascertain  from  Mr.  Hurlburt,  upon  what 
terms,  he  will  furnish  William  Babcock  to  play  on  the  organ, 
and  report  to  the  Vestry  at  their  next  meeting. 

April  2,  V.  looted,  That  one  Pew  in  the  vSouth  Gallery, 
and  two  Pews  in  the  North  Gallery,  be  appropriated  for  the 
use  of  the  coloured  people. 

July  24,  V.  Voted,  That  the  use  of  the  Church  be  granted 
for  Commencement  day. 

Sept.  ly,  V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  Perkins  be  and  he  hereby  is 
authorized  to  engage  Masonic  Hall,  Friday  evening  of  each 
week,  until  next  Easter,  at  an  expense,  not  exceeding  fifty 
cents  each  week.* 


RESIGNATION  OF  MR.  WHEATON. 

October  ij.      To  the    Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church, 
Hartford. 

Gentleinen  —  Enclosed  is  the  instrument  of  my  Resignation 
of  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish,  which  you  will  have  the 
goodness  to  lay  before  the  members,  at  such  time  and  in  such 
manner  as  you  may  think  proper.  I  have  only  to  add  that 
although  I  should  much  desire  to  have  an  interval  of  leisure, 
between  the  cessation  of  the  active  duties  of  the  Parish,  and 
my  entrance  on  those  of  the  College,  the  interest  I  feel,  and 
shall  never  cease  to  feel  in  your  welfare,  will  place  any  ser- 
vices I  can  perform,  at  your  disposal,  should  you  require 
them,  until  they  can  in  your  judgment  be  safely  discontinued. 
I  am.  Gentlemen,  with  unfeigned 

esteem  and  attachment. 

Your  friend  and  Brother, 

N.  S.  WHEATON. 
Hartford,  Tuesday  Oct.  4'^  1831. 


*  This  was  for  the  use  of  the  Bible  Class  and  the  Wednesday  evening 
service. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  287 

To  the  Parishioners  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Gentlemen  —  Having  been  invited  by  a  vote  of  the  Trus- 
tees of  Washing-ton  College,  to  accept  of  the  Presidency  of 
that  Institution,  after  weighing  the  proposition  with  all  the 
attention  in  my  power,  and  with  I  trust  a  full  sense  of  the  re- 
sponsibility attending  the  step  I  am  about  to  take,  both  in 
reference  to  the  College,  and  the  Parish,  with  which  I  have 
been  so  long,  and  to  me,  so  happily  connected,  I  have  come 
to  the  conclusion,  that  it  is  my  duty  to  accept  it. 

If  I  have  rightly  interpreted  my  motives  in  this  decision, 
the  consideration  which  has  most  prevailed  with  me  is  the 
persuasion  that  my  services  may  be  more  useful  to  the  Church 
at  large  in  the  station  to  which  I  have  been  called,  than  in 
the  one  I  now  occupy.  In  this,  I  may  be  deceived,  but  I  can 
truly  say,  that  I  have  endeavored  to  place  myself  under  the 
guidance  of  a  sense  of  duty  solely. 

Whether  the  measure  will  prove  a  judicious  one,  time  only 
can  determine.  I  can  only  say  that  I  have  done  that  which 
in  view  of  all  the  circumstances,  and  with  such  illumination 
as  God  has  afforded  me,  I  believe  to  be  for  the  best.  The  re- 
sults are  in  His  hands,  and  I  ardently  hope  and  trust  they 
will  be  happy. 

Had  I  allowed  m3'-self  to  be  governed  by  my  personal  feel- 
ings towards  you,  my  beloved  Parishioners,  a  separation 
never  would  have  been  sought  by  me,  so  long  as  I  had  reason 
to  hope  that  my  services  among  you  were  received  as  they 
have  been  in  times  past,  with  indulgence  and  approbation. 

The  uniform  kindness  I  have  experienced  from  you,  indi- 
vidually and  collectively,  during  more  than  eleven  years  I 
have  served  at  your  altar,  your  readiness  to  engage  in  every 
good  work,  your  indulgence  towards  me  personally,  have  not 
only  left  me  without  a  single  cause  of  complaint,  but  inspired 
me  with  sentiments  of  ardent  attachment  and  esteem,  which  I 
am  sure  neither  time  nor  change  of  circumstances  can  efface. 

With  this  brief  expression  of  the  motives  which  have  con- 
ducted me  to  the  present  decision,  and  with  the  unfeigned 
assurance  that  your  prosperity  individually,  and  as  a  Parish, 
will  ever  be  a  source  of  heartfelt  satisfaction  to  me,  I  now 


288  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

beg  leave  to  tender  my  resignation  of  the  Rectorship  of  the 
Parish  of  Christ  Church,  which  your  kindness  has  so  long 
continued  to  me.  In  doing  this,  I  am  actuated  by  the  hope 
and  belief  that  your  choice  will  fall  on  a  successor  more 
worthy  of  the  office,  and  of  you,  and  that  the  same  delibera- 
tion, the  same  spirit  of  conciliation  and  brotherly  love,  the 
same  disposition  to  preserve  at  all  hazards  "the  unity  of  the 
spirit,  in  the  bonds  of  peace,"  as  you  have  heretofore  mani- 
fested, will  govern  you  in  that  important  transaction.  With 
sentiments  of  unabated  affection  and  regard,  I  ain  Gentle- 
men, Your  Friend  and  Brother  in  the  bonds  of  the  Gospel, 

N.  S.  WHEATON. 
Hartford,  Tuesday  evening, 

October  4"',  1831. 

After  reading  the  foregoing  communications,  the  follow- 
ing preamble  and  resolutions  were  offered  by  I.  Perkins,  Esqr., 
and  passed. 

Whereas,  the  Rector  by  note  of  4**"  instant,  addressed  to 
the  Parishioners  of  Christ  Church,  has  given  notice  of  his 
election  to  the  Presidency  of  Washington  College,  and  having 
weighed  the  subject  with  all  the  attention  in  his  power,  in 
relation  to  the  Parish,  the  College,  and  the  Church  at  large, 
has  come  to  the  conclusion,  in  opposition  to  his  own  feelings, 
that  duty  requires  him  to  accept  that  office,  and  resign  his 
Rectorship,  which  he  tenders  to  the  Parish.  Before  acting 
on  a  question  of  so  much  feeling  as  well  as  importance,  in 
relation  to  the  future  welfare  of  the  Parish,  her  members 
will  cherish  the  wisdom,  and  resolve  to  follow  the  parting 
advice  of  their  beloved  Rector,  in  relation  to  his  successor, 
"to  act  with  deliberation,  in  the  spirit  of  conciliation  and 
brotherly  love,"  and  a  disposition  to  preserve  at' all  hazards, 
"the  unity  of  the  spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace." 

We  however  cannot  fail  to  remark,  that  the  separation  of 
Minister  and  people,  under  ordinary  circumstances  of  mutual 
attachment,  must  necessarily  be  painful,  but  when  we  look 
back  for  a  series  of  more  than  twelve  years  ;  when  we  bring 
to  mind  how  great  has  been  the  accession  of  Parish  mem- 
bers ;  how  many  have  been  added  to  our  communion  ;  what 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  289 

harmony  has  prevailed  and  prosperity  attended  our  Parish, 
in  all  respects,  by  the  blessing  of  God,  through  the  unceas- 
ing labours  and  pious  administration  of  him  who  during 
that  period  has  served  at  our  altar,  mingled  in  our  afflictions, 
and  received  our  approbation  and  esteem,  his  loss  to  us,  col- 
lectively and  individually,  can  be  duly  appreciated  only  by  a 
just  estimate  of  the  blessings  we  have  thus  enjo3'ed. 

Had  the  question  of  separation  been  left  to  the  determi- 
nation of  the  Parishioners,  they  doubtless  would  have  ad- 
verted to  the  practical  results  of  the  union,  the  unparalleled 
unanimity  that  has  prevailed  in  the  Parish,  in  furtherance  of 
the  wishes  and  views  of  their  Rector,  the  happy  results  of  all 
his  counsels,  and  the  dangers  incident  to  any  important 
change  especially  in  the  constituent  members  of  the  body  to 
be  affected,  as  powerful  arguments  and  motives  against  the 
measure.  The  question  however  has  been  decided  by  the 
Rector,  in  view  of  all  attending  circumstances  on  the  ground 
of  duty  to  the  attainment  of  the  highest  good.  A  motive  so 
worthy  addresses  itself  to  our  approbation,  and  though  he 
cease  to  be  Rector  of  our  Parish,  that  we  may  continue  to 
enjoy  his  advice,  and  offices  of  love,  we  commend  him  to 
God's  holy  keeping. 

Therefore  Voted,  That  the  resignation  of  the  Rev.  Nathan- 
iel S.  Wheaton,  of  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish  of  Christ 
Church,  be  and  hereby  is  accepted. 

Voted,  That  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton  be  requested  to  offici- 
ate as  Rector,  so  far  as  his  situation  and  circumstances  will 
permit,  until  the  Parish  is  provided  for. 

Nov.  24,  V.  Voted,  The  successful  skill  and  perseverance 
of  Mr.  James  M.  Goodwin,  Jr.,  heretofore  directed  to  the  im- 
provement of  the  Choir  of  the  Parish  in  sacred  music,  and 
his  constant  attendance  on  its  performance  in  Church,  insures 
to  him  an  affectionate  remembrance  of  his  liberal  services ; 
with  sincere  regret  therefore,  for  the  necessity  which  vacates 
his  seat  in  the  Orchestra,  calls  him  from  the  Parish,  and  our 
Communion,  we  respectfully  tender  to  him  our  thanks  and 
the  thanks  of  the  Parish,  and  direct  the  Clerk  to  transmit  to 
him  a  certified  copy  of  this  Vote. 


290  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Voted,  That  the  Senior  Warden  be  requested  to  ask  the 
Bishop  to  write  Mr.  Whitehouse,  on  the  subject  of  accepting 
the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

Dec\  s"',F.  Voted,  That  the  Rev.  Hugh  Smith,  of  Au- 
gusta, Georgia,  having  the  approbation  of  the  Bishop  of  this 
Diocese,  is  requested  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

Voted,  A  salary  of  One  Thousand  Dollars  per  annum  is 
hereby  settled  upon  the  Rev.  Hugh  Smith,  to  be  paid  to  him 
in  quarter  yearly  payments,  so  long  as  he  shall  continue  to 
be  Rector  of  this  Parish.  [This  was  increased  to  $1200,  April 
3,  1832.] 

Voted,  That  the  sum  of  Two  hundred  dollars  be  allowed 
and  paid  to  the  Rev.  Hugh  Smith,  towards  defraying  the  ex- 
penses of  removal  to  this  Parish,  and  upon  the  acceptance  of 
the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish,  he  be  authorized  to  draw  on 
the  Treasurer  for  that  amount. 

Voted,  The  Right  Rev.  Bishop  of  this  Diocese  is  respect- 
fully requested  to  approve  of  the  election  of  the  Rev.  Hugh 
Smith  to  be  Rector  of  this  Parish,  and  to  communicate  this 
and  the  foregoing  votes  to  the  Rev.  Hugh  Smith,  accom- 
panied with  such  information  in  his  possession  as  the  nature 
of  the  case  requires  ;  and  in  the  name  and  behalf  of  this 
Parish  to  invite  him,  upon  the  terms  expressed  in  the  preced- 
ing Votes,  to  accept  of  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

Dec.  21.  Copy  of  a  letter  received  from  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Smith,  accepting  the  Rectorship. 

Augusta  (Ga.),  Dec.  21",  1831. 
To  Isaac  Perkins,  Esq'. 

Dear  Sir  —  Through  the  kindness  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop 
Brownell,  and  enclosed  in  a  letter  from  him,  I  rec*"  on  the 
ip""  inst,  the  official  notice  of  the  proceedings  of  a  lawful 
meeting  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  held  on 
the  5"*  inst.  I  also  subsequently  rec*^  on  the  19"*  inst  a  letter 
from  your  late  Rector,  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton,  in  reference 
to  the  same  subject.  The  communication  was  wholly  unex- 
pected, and  the  honor  you  have  conferred  on  me,  by  this 
unanimous  choice,  I  feel  to  be  wholly  unmerited.     The  con- 


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IMPORTANT  VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  29I 

flict  of  feeling-  to  which  it  has  given  rise,  has  been  great  and 
painful,  and  the  struggle  it  has  cost  me,  to  think  of  parting 
soon  from  a  beloved  flock,  gathered  together,  through  my  in- 
strumentality, whose  first  and  thus  far  whose  only  pastor  I  have 
been,  and  with  whom  I  have  continued  for  more  than  12 
years,  have  been  severe  indeed. 

The  result  is,  that  after  a  full  consideration  of  your  kind 
and  flattering  proposal,  and  an  earnest  supplication  for  the 
Divine  Guidance  I  feel  it  to  be  my  duty  to  my  family,  in 
reference  to  their  education,  and  to  the  Church,  that  I  should 
accept  the  same.  This  result,  you  as  the  organ  of  commimi- 
cation,  will  have  the  goodness  to  communicate  to  the  re- 
spected Parish  of  Christ  Church.  In  coming  to  this  deter- 
mination I  relinquish  a  situation  where  I  am  happily  and 
delightfully  situated,  and  of  which  the  emoluments  are  nearly 
double  the  compensation  proposed  in  your  Resolves.  But  I 
am  willing  to  believe  that  the  sum  named  may  be  adequate 
to  the  comfortable  maintenance  of  my  family.  At  all  events, 
I  feel  as  though  I  could  confidently  and  cheerfully  trust, 
without  particular  stipulation,  the  provision  for  our  necessary 
temporal  wants,  to  a  people,  whose  Christian  liberality  is 
abundantly  known,  and  whose  "  praise  is  in  all  the  Churches." 
In  accepting  this  offer  I  feel  fully  the  weight  of  the  respon- 
sibility assumed;  and  my  own  unworthiness  to  fill  the  place 
vacated  by  5^our  late  estimable  Rector;  but  while  distrustful  of 
my  own  ability,  I  am  cheered  by  the  thought  that  I  shall 
have  the  benefit  of  his  presence,  and  Counsel,  as  also  that  of 
your  able  Diocesan,  and  the  countenance,  support,  and  co- 
operation of  an  enlightened,  intelligent,  and  pious  Laity.  My 
chief  reliance  is  however  on  the  aid  of  "  Him  without  whom 
nothing  is  strong,  nothing  is  holy,"  and  by  whom  out  of 
weakness,  we  may  be  made  strong. 

Will  you,  my  dear  Sir,  have  the  goodness  to  lay  this  com- 
munication before  those  in  whose  behalf  you  wrote,  and  to 
ascertain  from  them,  and  to  communicate  to  me,  the  farthest 
period,  until  which,  they  would  be  willing  to  dispense  with 
my  services.  Your  late  Rector,  the  Bishop,  and  other  of  the 
Resident  clergy,  for  whose  kind  aid  I  shall  apply,  will,  no 


292  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

doubt,  take  care  that  your  Church  shall  not  be  closed,  until  it 
may  be  possible  for  me  to  arrive.  It  is  now  mid-winter  and 
I  should  feel  almost  reluctant  to  bring  on  my  family,  consist- 
ing of  a  Wife  and  seven  children,  most  of  whom  are  small, 
until  about  the  opening  of  spring.  In  addition  to  which  it 
will  take  some  time  for  me  to  arrange  my  domestic  and 
pecuniary  affairs,  nor  would  I  be  willing  to  leave  my  beloved 
people  here,  without  giving  them  some  short  period  for  pro- 
viding a  successor.  The  reasonableness  of  these  causes  of 
delay,  will,  no  doubt,  be  obvious  to  you  all,  and  secure  from 
you  a  little  indulgence 'as  to  time. 

I  shall  await  the  expression  of  opinion  on  the  subject. 
With  due  acknowledgments  to  the  Parishioners  of  Christ 
Church  for  their  kind  preferences,  and  earnest  prayers  that 
our  future  union  may  be  productive  of  good  to  their  eternal 
interests,  and  with  considerations  of  personal  respect  for  your 
family,  I  remain.  Dear  Sir, 

Your  friend  and  obedient  Servant,  in  Christ, 

HUGH    SMITH. 
1832. 

Jan.  7,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Brownell, 
and  the  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton,  be  requested  to  perform  the  duties 
of  Rector  of  the  Parish  until  the  arrival  of  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Smith. 

Copy  of  a  letter  sent  to  Mr.  Smith,  in  reply  to  his  of  the  21st 
Dec.  1831. 

Rev.  Hugh  Smith, 

Dear  Sir  —  Your  letter  of  21st  ult.  came  in  season  for  a 
New  Years  gift  to  the  Parish,  especially  to  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry,  who  rejoiced  for  its  contents,  and  the  prospect  of  set- 
tlement and  happiness  it  opens  to  the  Parish.  They  appointed 
a  committee  consisting  of  Mess.  S.  Tudor,  C.  Nichols,  and 
myself,  to  communicate  their  sentiments  in  reply. 

In  parting  from  their  late  Rector  the  trial  was  severe;  they 
had  enjoyed  his  talents,  remembered  his  worth,  and  called  to 
mind  with  what  diligence  he  had  devoted  the  gifts  of  God  to 
himself,  in  promoting  the  prosperity,  happiness,  and  piety  of 
the  people  of  his  immediate  charge.     As  a  Pastor  we  have 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  293 

grown  with  his  years,  and  have  gained  strength  in  his  ex- 
perience; he  had  participated  in  our  joys  and  sympathised 
with  our  sorrows,  and  you  will  be  rejoiced  rather  than  jeal- 
ous, to  find  us  cheered  by  the  thought  that  we  shall  still  have 
the  benefit  of  his  presence  and  counsels. 

On  the  subject  of  salary,  no  meeting  of  the  Parish  having 
been  called  since  the  receipt  of  your  letter,  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry  cannot  now  speak  with  authority.  They  however  are 
confident  the  Parish  will  always  be  careful  that  the  provision 
for  their  Rector  shall  be  found  adequate  for  the  comfortable 
support  of  his  family.  The  generous  confidence  with  which 
you  propose  to  wait  the  experiment  of  living  on  the  salary 
that  has  been  established  by  the  Parish,  will  not,  they  trust, 
fail  to  be  met  with  corresponding  equitable  feeling,  to  the 
mutual  satisfaction  of  the  parties  concerned. 

On  the  5th  inst,  the  active  duties  of  President  will  de- 
volve on  Mr.  Wheaton;  from  that  period,  therefore,  no  one 
until  your  arrival  will  be  constantly  charged  with  the  care  of 
the  Parish.  The  services  of  the  Church  will  however  be  per- 
formed by  Mr.  Wheaton,  when  the  Bishop  or  other  clergy  are 
not  able  to  relieve  him.  It  was  not  expected  that  you  would 
be  able  to  leave  Augusta  immediately,  or  that  you  would  be 
willing  to  remove  your  family  during  the  severity  of  winter. 
The  Parish  indeeds  desires  your  presence  as  early  as  possible, 
as  soon  as  a  due  regard  to  the  people  you  are  to  leave,  the 
settlement  of  your  affairs,  and  the  safety,  convenience  and 
comfort  of  your  family  will  permit. 

Easter  Monday,  (16  April,)  begins  our  Parish  year;  on 
that  day  the  pews  will  be  leased  for  the  year,  and  your  pres- 
ence sometime  previous,  will  no  doubt  be  of  importance,  es- 
pecially in  respect  to  the  leases. 

The  Wardens  and  Vestry  desire  a  respectful  remembrance 
to  you  and  your  family;  the  committee  tender  their  respects; 
and  for  myself,  impressed  with  pleasing  anticipations,  Dear 
Sir,  I  am,  with  great  considerations  of  respect, 

Your  Obedient  Servant, 

ISAAC   PERKINS. 


294  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

N.  B.  I  have  just  received  enclosed  from  S.  M.  Laughlin, 
Sec,  a  copy  from  the  minutes  of  a  meeting,  (holden  Dec.  21st, 
1831,)  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  St.  Paul's  Church, 
Augusta,  also  a  copy  of  address  referred  to  in  the  minutes, 
which  will  be  laid  before  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ 
Church,  when  assembled. 

A  committee  was  subsequently  appointed  "  to  see  that 
the  house  about  to  be  occupied  by  Rev.  Hugh  Smith  be 
cleaned,  either  by  Wm.  Ely,  the  owner,  or  at  the  expense 
of  the  Parish."  And  also,  to  procure  "such  assistance 
as  may  be  necessary,  for  unpacking  his  furniture,  and 
placing  the  same  in  order  in  his  house." 

Feb.  21,  V.  Voted,  That  N.  Morgan,  George  Beach,  and 
wS.  H.  Huntington  be  a  committee,  to  collect  all  information 
requisite  to  the  erection  of  a  Chapel,  and  to  report  to  a  future 
meeting  of  the  Vestry. 

Voted,  That  Nathan  Morgan  be  a  committee  to  call  on 
Deacon  Colton,  and  engage  if  he  thinks  best,  the  old  Con- 
ference room,  as  a  temporary  accommodation  for  a  Lecture 
Room. 

Voted,  That  I,  Perkins  be  a  committee  to  negotiate  for  the 
Masonic  Hall. 

The  "  old  Conference  room  "  belonged  to  and  had  been 
used  by  the  First  Ecclesiastical  Society  for  weekly  meet- 
ings and  lectures.  It  was  a  building  of  one  story,  and  was 
in  the  rear  of  the  house  owned  and  occupied  by  Deacon 
Aaron  Colton  in  Temple  street.  An  occasional  attendance 
there  with  a  maiden  aunt  brings  him  clearly  to  mind, 
with  his  own  peculiarities,  and  with  the  peculiarities  of 
one  of  his  brother  deacons,  Aaron  Chapin.  The  pitch- 
pipe,  which  was  used  in  the  setting  of  the  tune,  was  quite 
an  attraction  to  a  youngster,  and  the  sounds  were  alto- 
gether more  musical  than  the  notes  which  came  from  the 
throats  of  either  of  the  good  deacons,  that  of  Deacon 
Chapin  in  particular.     Both  of  them  were  good,  honest, 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  295 

industrious,  cheerful,  Christian  men,  enjoying  the  univer- 
sal love  and  esteem  of  the  community. 

This  Conference  room  was  made  vacant  by  the  pur- 
chase of  the  building  next  north  of  the  Center  Church, 
by  the  First  Society.  It  has  been  used  for  various  pur- 
poses since  that  time,  and  was  fitted  up  and  occupied  for 
one  year  by  the  Church  City  Missionary  Society. 

May  p.  At  a  Vestry  meeting  held  at  the  Church  on 
Wednesday  evening  May  9""  1832. 

Voted,  That  50  dollars  be  offered  as  a  reward  for  the  ap- 
prehension of  the  person  or  persons,  who  committed  depre- 
dations on  the  Church,  by  throwing  stones  and  brickbats 
through  the  south  window  of  the  west  end  of  said  Church, 
and  that  the  same  be  inserted  in  the  Revieiv,  Mirror  and  Epis- 
copal Watchman. 

Copy  of  the  Advertisement. 

"  50  Dollars  reward." 
will  be  given  to  any  person  who  shall  give  information  so 
that  the  perpetrators  of  the  trespass  committed  in  the  night 
of  Sunday  6""  of  May  instant,  by  throwing  stones  and  briclc- 
bats  through  the  South  window  of  the  West  end  of  the 
Episcopal  Church,  may  be  brought  to  punishment.  It  is  be- 
lieved our  citizens  generally  will  take  an  interest  in  discover- 
ing the  perpetrators  of  so  foul  a  deed,  and  that  the  vigilance 
of  the  City  Watch  will  be  increased,  to  prevent  disorders,  in 
the  night  season.  By  order  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of 
Christ  Church,  Hartford  May  8'"  1832. 

M.  A.  TUTTLE,  Clerk. 

June  26,  V.  Voted,  That  Otis  Cook  be  employed  to  ex- 
amine the  timbers  over  the  ceiling  of  the  Church,  and  give 
his  opinion,  whether  any,  and  if  any,  what  measures  are  re- 
quired for  ventilating  the  loft  in  question,  to  secure  said 
timbers  from  decay  by  dry  rot,  or  any  other  cause. 

Dec''  ip,  V.  Voted,  That  Messrs.  Wm.  H.  Imlay,  S.  Tudor, 
and  Geo.  Beach,  be  a  Committee  to  confer  with  Mr.  J.  Good- 
win Jr.,  with  regard  to  the  price  of  the  Old  Court  House,  and 
report  to  a  future  meeting  of  the  vestry. 


296 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Hartford,  December  26,  1832. 

Subscriptions  for  purchasing  and  removing  the  Old  Court  House. 

We  the  subscribers  promise  to  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of 
Christ  Church  Parish  the  sums  respectively  annexed  to  our 
names,  to  be  applied  to  the  purchase  of  the  Old  Court  House, 
on  condition  that  when  the  requisite  sum  shall  have  been 
subscribed,  the  Vestry  of  the  Parish  cause  said  Building  to 
be  removed;  the  first  payment  to  be  made  on  the  first  day  of 
February  next.  It  is  understood  by  the  undersigned  that  the 
said  purchase  is  to  include  the  lease  of  the  ground  on  which 
said  Buildings  stand,  subject  to  the  annual  ground  rent  of 
ninety  dollars. 


Samuel  Tudor 

$100 

Horace  W.  Goodwin 

$10 

Nath'  S.  Wheaton  . 

10 

Aetna  Insurance  Company 

50 

Nichols  &  Humphrey 

50 

James  Rose  &  Sons 

60 

Dudley  Buck 

70 

Edward  B.  Stedman 

10 

George  Beach 

50 

A  Gentleman  . 

25 

John  Butler     ,         .         .         . 

50 

Griffin  A.  Stedman 

5 

Nathan  Morgan 

60 

Horatio  Alden 

5 

Hez''.  Huntington  jr 

50 

Walter  Phelps 

25 

Ward  Woodbridge 

50 

Isaac  Toucey  . 

30 

Samuel  Tuttle  &  Sons    . 

45 

Cyprian  Nichols 

15 

Thomas  Belknap    . 

50 

James  Goodwin,  jr. 

30 

Charles  H.  Northam 

30 

Hez*".  Brainard 

25 

George  Sumner 

25 

E.  Goodrich,  jr. 

50 

Francis  J.  Huntington  . 

35 

Richard  S.  Kissam 

20 

Daniel  Goodwin 

10 

Joseph  Pratt   . 

25 

Asahel  Saunders     . 

20 

Daniel  St.  John 

5 

Miles  A.  Tuttle 

5 

Ehsha  Colt      . 

50 

Watson  Adams 

5 

Leonard  Bacon 

20 

James  Chamberlain 

15 

Nathan  Johnson 

10 

Wm.  H.  Hoadley   . 

5 

Pratt,  Hart,  &  Newton  . 

100 

Joseph  Church 

30 

Charles  A.  Colton  . 

10 

Samuel  Ledlie 

10 

Timothy  M.  Allyn  . 

10 

Wm.  T.  Lee   . 

60 

Thos.  D.  Gordon    . 

25 

Ebenezer  Flower    . 

25 

Wm.  H.  Imlay 

200 

John  W.  Bull 

20 

Charles  Sigourney 

40 

Isaac  Perkins 

30 

Phillip  Ripley 

25 

Roswell  B.  Ward    . 

10 

Zephania  Preston  . 

20 

James  M.  Goodwin 

10 

Edwin  Taylor 

20 

Alexander  H.  Pomroy   . 

10 

George  C.  Collins  . 

12 

Denison  Morgan     . 

20 

H.  E.  Hale     . 

12 

IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  297 


Hez''.  B.  Chaffee     . 

$10 

Amos  S.  Collins 

$12 

Asa  Farwell    . 

10 

Robert  Buel    . 

12 

Saml.  H.  Huntington     . 

50 

William  D.  Eaton  . 

12 

Charles  H.  Brainard 

10 

Horace  Loveland    . 

8 

Ralph  Goodwin 

10 

$2,038 

1833. 

March  16,  V.  Voted,  That  hereafter  in  dressing-  the 
Church  with  Evergreens,  no  trees  or  wreaths  shall  be  used, 
and  that  it  shall  be  dressed  with  boughs  only. 

THE  OLD  COURT  HOUSE. 

April  7j,  F.  At  a  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Parish 
held  at  the  Church  this  day  at  7  o'clock  P.  M.  agreeably  to 
adjournment,  Isaac  Perkins  being  moderator  stated  that  the 
object  of  the  meeting  was  to  devise  some  plan  for  the  Parish 
to  become  in  possession  of  the  Old  Court  House  property. 
It  was  now  in  the  market  at  two  thousand  Dollars,  subject  to 
a  ground  rent  of  ninety-three  dollars  per  annum,  and  that  a 
considerable  part  of  the  requisite  sum  for  its  purchase  had 
already  been  subscribed,  mostly  by  individuals  of  the  Parish. 

After  some  conversation  with  regard  to  the  propriety  of 
taxing  the  members  of  the  parish  for  the  remainder  of  the 
purchase  money  it  was  finally  Voted,  That  Samuel  Tudor  be 
a  Committee  to  procure  additional  subscriptions  for  the  pur- 
chase of  the  Old  Court  House. 

It  was  voted  July  8,  that  the  Parish  accept  the  subscrip- 
tion upon  the  terms  upon  which  it  has  been  made,  and  also, 
that  the  sum  not  exceeding  four  hundred  dollars  be  appro- 
priated for  the  purpose  of  removing  the  Old  Court  House, 
and  the  purchase  of  the  land  in  accordance  with  the  subscrip- 
tion. 

August  75,  V.  Voted,  That  Isaac  Perkins  be  a  Committee 
to  rent  the  Old  Conference  room  occasionally,  when  it  will 
not  interfere  with  the  wants  of  the  Parish. 

There  was  evidently  some  discontent  in  the  parish 
concerning-  the  Rector,  the  reason  for  which  at  this  time 
is  not  very  apparent.     Some  who  had  been  instrumental 


298  CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

in  bringing  him  here  from  the  South,  had  now  ceased  to 
be  his  friends,  and  Mr.  Smith  addressed  the  following  let- 
ter to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  resigning  his  position. 

Sept.  2.  "  To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church 
Parish, 

Gentlemen.  Being  disposed  to  enter  upon  another  sphere 
of  duty  in  which  I  have  been  invited  to  labor,  I  hereby  re- 
spectfully present  to  you,  and  through  you  to  the  Parish,  my 
resignation  of  the  rectorship  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  duties 
of  which  I  have  been  very  happily  engaged  for  more  than  a 
year  past,  —  the  resignation  to  take  effect  from  the  first  of 
October  next,  or  sooner  should  it  be  desired.  With  my  best 
wishes  for  your  individual  happiness,  and  for  the  welfare  of 
the  Parish  you  represent,  I  remain.  Gentlemen, 

Your  friend  and  servant  in  Christ, 

HUGH  SMITH. 

Hartford,  Sept.  2'^,  1833." 

A  parish  meeting  was  held  September  9th,  when  action 
was  taken  by  ballot,  whether  the  resignation  should  be  re- 
ceived, and  there  were  in  the  negative  forty-five  votes,  in 
the  affirmative  twelve,  and  one  blank.  Mr.  Samuel  Tudor 
and  Mr.  George  Beach  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
communicate  the  above  vote  to  Mr.  Smith. 

An  adjourned  meeting  was  held  on  the  12th  of  the 
vSame  month,  when  the  following  communication  was  re- 
ceived from  Mr.  Smith. 

Sept.  12.  Hartford,  Sept.  12,  1833. 

To  the  Wardens  of  Christ  Church  Parish,  Hartford. 

My  Friends  and  Brethren,  Through  a  Committee  of  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  I  duly  received  an 
official  statement  of  a  vote  passed  at  a  parish  meeting,  held  on 
the  9th  inst.  declining  by  a  very  large  majority,  to  accept  the 
resignation  which  I  had  tendered  to  the  Vestry,  and  through 
them  to  the  Parish.  For  the  tacit  approval  of  my  past 
course,  and  the  wish  of  my  continuance  among  you,  implied 
in  that  vote,  and  subsequently  most  frequently  and  most  af- 


IMPORTANT  VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  299 

feelingly  expressed  to  me  unofficially,  and  privately,  permit 
me  to  return  my  sincere  thanks.  After  allowing-  to  that  ex- 
pression of  your  feelings  and  wishes,  its  just  weight,  and 
after  giving  to  the  subject  to  which  it  referred  the  most 
serious,  dispassionate,  and  full  consideration,  in  the  spirit  of 
prayer  for  guidance  from  on  High  —  I  feel  it  my  duty,  once 
more  to  present  to  you  my  resignation  of  the  Rectorship, 
accompanied  by  the  earnest  request  that  you  zmll  accept  the  same,  and 
consider  the  present  communication  as  definitive  —  the  resignation 
to  take  effect  at  the  time  before  proposed,  viz.,  Oct.  ist,  un- 
less an  earlier  date  be  desired. 

To  my  reasons  for  this  I  need  not  advert.  You  will  not, 
I  am  persuaded,  impeach  their  purity.  Suffice  it  to  say,  that 
they  are  such  as  convince  my  judgment,  satisfy  my  con- 
science, and  such  as  will,  I  trust,  bear  the  inspection  of 
the  "Searcher  of  Hearts." 

I  should  do  injustice  to  my  own  feelings  did  I  refrain 
from  expressing  my  deep  and  lively  gratitude  for  the  many 
acts  of  kindness  and  favor  which  I  have  received,  and  which 
it  is  my  regret  that  I  cannot  adequately  repay  —  and  also  the 
affectionate  feelings  which  so  much  undeserved  kindness  has 
caused  me  to  entertain.  Permit  me  further  to  add  my 
earnest  desire  and  request  that  all  subjects  of  a  painful  or 
harrassing  character  may  henceforth  be  dropped,  both  in 
public  and  private,  and  that  the  brief  period  of  my  remain- 
ing pastoral  intercourse  with  you  may  be  mutually  improved 
to  the  best  and  holiest  purposes  of  Christian  edification. 

And  now.  Brethren,  that  God  may  shed  upon  you  and 
upon  your  counsels,  the  spirit  of  peace,  harmony,  and  wis- 
dom—  that  he  may  enable  you  to  "stand  fast  in  one  spirit, 
striving  together  for  the  faith  of  the  Gospel  " — that  he  may 
"send  to  you  a  Pastor  after  his  own  heart " — and  that  he  may 
bless  you  individually  and  collectively  with  all  needful  bless- 
ings, temporal  and  spiritual,  is  the  heart's  desire  and  prayer 
of  Your  affec"-  friend  and  servant  in  Christ, 

HUGH  SMITH. 

After  the  reading  of  the  above  letter,  the  resignation 
of  Mr.  Smith  was  accepted,  and  the  Bishop  was  requested 


300  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

to  dissolve  the  pastoral  connection  between  him  and  the 
parish. 

Voted,  That  upon  thus  separating  from  our  Rector,  we 
would  express  to  him  our  grateful  acknowledgments  for  his 
services  while  he  has  resided  among  us,  and  would  also 
assure  him  of  our  earnest  prayers  that  the  Lord  will  keep 
him,  and  bless  him  with  his  most  gracious  favor  in  his  person, 
in  his  family,  and  in  his  ministry. 

Voted,  That  C.  Sigourney,  I.  Toucey,  and  S.  Tudor  be  a 
committee  to  respond  to  the  communication  just  received 
from  the  Rev.  Mr.  Smith,  and  to  make  known  to  him  the 
doings  of  this  meeting. 

It  is  difficult  to  ascertain  why  Mr.  Smith  did  not  longer 
remain  in  Hartford.  There  is  a  suspicion  that  the  resig- 
nation came  from  some  plain  speaking  which  was  regarded 
by  a  few  as  too  personal.  He  followed  Mr.  Wheaton,  and 
was  unlike  him,  and,  as  I  have  said  in  another  place,  may 
have  "  suffered  from  the  contrasts  which  unwise  people  are 
apt  to  draw,  as  often  without  reason  as  with  it."  He  was 
devoutly  religious,  an  excellent  preacher,  a  fearless  ex- 
pounder of  the  Word.  Both  before  he  came  here  and 
after  he  left,  he  was  regarded  as  an  able,  faithful,  and  con- 
scientious clergyman.  His  last  rectorship  of  eleven  years 
at  St.  Peter's,  New  York,  showed  that  he  had  found  a 
people  with  whom  he  was  in  sympathy. 

It  is  no  part  of  the  plan  of  this  history  to  deal  exten- 
sively with  the  lives  of  our  rectors,  or  their  ministry 
among  us  ;  and,  besides,  the  memory  of  Dr.  Smith  has  not 
been  neglected  by  his  many  friends.  He  was  brought  ac- 
tively to  the  front  in  1843,  when,  with  Rev.  Dr.  Anthon, 
he  felt  it  to  be  his  duty  to  "  protest  against  the  ordination 
of  Mr.  Arthur  Carey,  to  the  order  of  deacons."  No  one 
who  reads  what  he  said  on  his  death  bed  to  Dr.  Anthon  can 
fail  to  recognize  the  high  sense  of  duty  and  the  sincerity 
of  the  man.  "  My  friend  and  brother,"  said  he,  "when 
you  and  I  first  began  the  ministry,  I  think  we  laid  too 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  3OI 

much  stress  upon  the  outivard.  You  know  what  I  mean, 
but  since  then,  Anthon,  both  of  us,  thanks  be  to  God, 
have  been  better  taught,  I  trust,  how  to  preach  simply 
and  fully  Christ  and  him  crucified."  Looking  at  me  very 
earnestly,  as  I  was  preparing  to  leave  him,  he  observed, 
"And  now  remember  that  what  I  said  four  years  ago, 
when  I  was  so  ill  that  I  did  not  expect  to  live,  I  say  again 
In  many  things  which  I  have  done,  I  believe  that  I  did 
wrong  ;  but  in  that  one  matter;-  when  you  and  I  stood  up 
to  bear  our  testimony  for  Christ  and  the  Church,  I  feel 
persuaded,  noiv  as  ever,  mark  it  well,  that  we  did  riglitT 

It  has  been  attempted  to  present  as  fair  a  representa- 
tion as  could  be  obtained  of  the  different  Rectors  of  the 
Parish,  and  at  a  time  when  they  were  in  Hartford.  It 
was  difficult  to  learn  where  a  portrait  of  Dr.  Smith  could 
be  found,  but  an  advertisement  in  the  Churchman,  by  Mr. 
James  J.  Goodwin,  led  to  successful  researches  by  him, 
and  a  fine  copy  of  the  portrait  is  presented  in  this  volume. 
It  brought  with  it,  also,  an  abundance  of  material  for  a 
sketch  of  his  life.  Some  of  the  particulars  are  presented 
in  this  brief  condensation. 

The  Rev.  Hugh  Smith  was  born  August  29,  1795,  at 
the  Narrows,  Long  Island.  He  was  a  graduate  from  Co- 
lumbia College  in  18 13,  and  pursued  his  studies  for  the 
ministry  under  Bishop  Hobart,  from  whom  he  received 
Deacon's  Orders  in  18 16,  and  Priest's  Orders  in  18 19. 
After  a  short  absence  in  Savannah  he  returned  to  New 
York,  and  was  assistant  to  Rev.  Dr.  Bowen  of  Grace 
Church.  In  18 19  he  became  Rector  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  at  Augusta,  Georgia,  where  he  remained  until 
1 83 1.  He  was  elected  Rector  of  Christ  Church  in  the 
same  year,  and  resigned  the  same  in  September,  1833. 
After  some  time  spent  in  missionary  work  in  New  York, 
he  was  chosen  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  where  he  re- 
mained until  his  death,  March  25,  1849.  He  was  for  a 
short  time  engaged  in  the  General  Theological  Seminary, 

*  Referring  to  the  Protest. 


302  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

and  in   1838  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity,  from  Columbia  College. 

Ocf.  2,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be 
authorized  to  take  up  and  from  time  to  time  reissue  scrip, 
in  the  same  form  and  subscribed  by  the  same  officers  hereto- 
fore prescribed  for  any  sum  or  sums,  of  the  funded  debt  of 
the  Parish,  as  occasion  may  require.  And  also  from  time  to 
time  to  cause  security  to  be  made  for  any  debt  of  the  Parish, 
by  note  or  notes,  by  the  Treasurer  thereof,  for  the  time 
being  and  in  the  form  following,  with  such  additions  and 
variations  as  to  time,  place,  interest,  and  names,  as  occasion 
may  require,  to  wit: 
$ 

The  parish  of  Christ  Church,  of  Hartford,  hereby  promises 

to  pay  to or  order,  the  sum  of for 

value  received. 

City  of  Hartford, 

Witness  the  Treasurer  of  said  Parish, 

A.  B. 

Oct.  zf,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  be  directed  to 
issue  a  note  for  the  sum  of  three  thousand,  five  hundred  and 
eighty  three  72/100  dollars,  with  interest  from  the  i"  of  Oct. 
instant,  being  on  account  of  the  balance  due  to  the  late 
building  committee,  to  such  persons  as  they  ma}^  direct,  in 
conformity  to  the  vote  of  the  parish  passed  at  their  meeting 
held  Oct  2^  1833. 

As  I  understand  it,  after  all  the  money  which  had  been 
paid  in  for  the  building  of  the  church  had  been  spent, 
there  was  still  due  to  the  building  committee,  either  for 
sums  advanced,  or  for  which  they  were  responsible,  the 
sum  .specified  above. 

Nov.  6,  V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  Chamberlain  be  directed  to 
examine  and  make  the  necessary  repairs  on  the  Pillars  of  the 
Church;  and  that  Mess.  Tudor  and  Perkins  be  a  committee 
to  superintend  the  work. 

It  was  found  that  the  dry  rot  was  affecting  the  wood 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  3O3 

work  about  the  pillars ;  the  fitting-  being  so  tight  that 
there  could  be  no  circulation  of  air.  The  remedy  was 
found  by  making  augur  holes  at  the  top  and  bottom,  and 
it  proved  an  effectual  remedy.  No  young  wife  was  ever 
more  careful  of  her  new  house  than  were  these  men  of  the 
building  which  they  had  recently  erected,  and  of  which 
they  were  justly  proud. 

Dec.  J,  V.  Voted,  (Subject  to  the  approbation  of  the 
Parish  at  its  next  Easter  meeting)  that  the  Treasurer  of  this 
Parish  be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized,  and  directed  to  pay  to 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Bishop's  Fund,  for  the  purpose  of  mak- 
ing up  the  deficiency  in  the  Bishop's  salary,  as  the  sum  was 
fixed  in  a  resolution  of  the  Convention,  passed  June  2""*  1831, 
the  sum  of  Fifty  Dollars,  on  the  first  day  of  August  next, 
and  the  same  sum  on  the  first  day  of  August  annually,  there- 
after, for  the  term  of  five  years,  or  till  the  increase  of  the 
Bishop's  permanent  Fund  shall  equal  the  amount  of  the 
salary  fixed  by  the  Vote  aforesaid,  Provided  however  that  this 
vote  shall  not  be  obligatory  unless  the  deficiency  of  the 
Bishop's  salary  is  made  up  by  the  other  parishes  in  the 
Diocese. 

Whereas,  the  requisite  sum  of  Two  thousand  Dollars,  for 
the  purchase  of  the  Old  Court  House  *  and  lease,  has  been 
subscribed  agreeably  to  the  vote  of  the  Parish,  July  8"',  1833. 

Voted,  That  Nathan  Morgan,  Cyprian  Nichols,  and  Tho^ 
Lloyd,  be  a  Committee  to  dispose  of  the  Old  Court  House, 
and  cause  the  same  to  be  demolished,  and  do  all  other  things 
in  conformity  with  the  conditions  of  said  subscription,  and 
to  carry  the  same  into  effect. 

Voted,  That  Thomas  Belknap  be,  and  hereby  is,  appointed 
to  collect  said  subscriptions. 

*  The  Old  Court  House  was  built  by  order  of  the  Colony  of  Connecticut  in 
1719,  and  was  occupied  by  the  Colonial  Assembly,  and  by  the  General  Assem- 
bly of  the  State  until  1796.  It  stood  on  State  House  Square,  near  the  present 
City  Hall,  and  was  removed  to  Church  Street  at  about  the  above  date.  It 
had  been  occupied  for  various  purposes,  lastly  as  a  wagon  shop  and  plough 
manufactory.  The  close  proximity  was  considered  dangerous  to  the  Church 
in  case  of  a  fire,  and  so  it  was  purchased.  Rev.  Roger  Viets  administered  the 
Communion  "  in  Hartford  Court  House  March  2nd,  1766,  to  6  Commvmicants." 


304  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Voted,  That  George  Beach,  Samuel  Tudor,  and  W.  H, 
Imlay  be  a  Committee  to  obtain  a  draft  for  a  tower  to  the 
Church,  make  an  estimate  of  the  expense,  and  report. 

1834. 

Jan.  6.  In  October  last  a  committee  of  the  Vestry  had 
been  appointed  "  to  enquire  for  some  person  suitable  for 
Rector."  They  reported  favorably  on  two  names,  Jan.  6, 
1834,  and  George  Beach,  Wm.  H.  Imlay,  Samuel  Tudor, 
and  Isaac  Toucey,  were  appointed  "  to  proceed  to  New 
York  and  further  if  expedient,  and  obtain  information 
with  regard  to  Rev.  Dr.  Ducachet,  of  Norfolk,  Virginia, 
and  also  Rev.  Mr.  Johnson,  of  iVlexandria." 

Jan.  21.  At  a  Parish  meeting  the  committee  of  the 
Vestry  reported  favorably  on  the  Rev.  Dr.  Ducachet,  and 
it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Rev.  Henry  W.  Ducachet,  of  Norfolk, 
Virginia,  having  the  approbation  of  the  Bishop  of  this 
Diocese,  is  requested  to  accept  of  the  Rectorship  of  this 
Parish. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Wheaton  was  requested  to  proceed  to 
Norfolk  and  present  the  communication  of  the  Bishop  to 
Dr.  Ducachet,  informing  him  of  his  election.  But  all  the 
efforts  were  futile.     The  record  is  brief. 

Feb.  21.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry, 
Feb.  2ist,  at  the  house  of  S.  Tudor,  Esq.,  a  communication 
from  the  Rev.  Henry  W.  Ducachet,  declining  the  call  of 
the  Parish  was  read. 

March  //,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Brown- 
ell,  and  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wheaton,  be  requested  to  take  charge 
of  the  Parish  for  the  six  months  next  ensuing,  and  that 
measures  be  taken  to  procure  Mr.  Vinton  of  the  Theological 
Seminary  to  assist  them. 

Voted,  That  the  Committee  heretofore  appointed  to  procure 
a  Rector  be  authorized  to  carry  the  foregoing  Vote  into  effect. 


JL(n-c  {L.     JJ/uy)-^  t.A/^. 


IMPORTANT  VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  305 

May  10,  V.  Voted,  That  S.  Tudor,  T.  Belknap,  and 
George  Beach,  be  a  committee  to  dispose  of  30  feet  of  the 
west  part  of  the  Old  Court  House  lot  with  the  privilege  of 
the  west  gangway,  subject  to  the  annual  ground  rent  of 
sixty  dollars. 

Voted,  That  the  same  Committee  be  appointed  to  examine 
the  present  situation  of  the  Blacksmith's  Shop  on  said  lot, 
and  ascertain  the  expense  of  altering  the  same  into  a  dwell- 
ing house. 

July  27,  F.  Voted,  That  Nathan  Morgan  be  a  Committee 
to  proceed  to  Providence,  to  procure  the  services  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Burgess,  as  assistant  Clergyman  of  the  Parish,  for  a  term 
not  exceeding  twelve  months. 

Oct.  27,  P.  Voted,  Unanimously,  That  the  Rev.  George 
Burgess  (with  the  approbation  of  the  Bishop  of  this  Diocese), 
is  requested  to  accept  of  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

Voted,  That  a  salary  of  One  thousand  Dollars  per  annum 
is  hereby  settled  upon  the  Rev.  George  Burgess,  to  be  paid 
to  him  in  quarterly  payments  so  long  as  he  shall  continue  to 
be  Rector  of  this  Parish. 

Voted,  That  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  be  respectfully  requested 
to  approve  of  the  election  of  the  Rev.  George  Burgess  to  be 
Rector  of  this  Parish. 

Voted,  That  it  be  referred  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  to 
carry  into  effect  the  Votes  just  passed. 

Few  men  ever  came  into  a  parish  and  captured  the 

hearts  of  the  people  so  quickly  as  did  Mr.  Burgess.     What 

^vas  said  of  him  after  his  first  appearance,  b)'-  one  who 

went  home  and  told  the  famih'  "  that  this  man  was  the 

one  to  be  chosen  as  rector,"  was  evidently  the  opinion  of 

all. 

Mr.  Burgess  Accepts. 

Hartford,  Nov.  i,  1834. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Gentlemen:  —  Having  received  through  your  Committee, 

a   copy  of   a   vote   passed  at  a  meeting  of  the  members  of 

Christ  Church  Parish  on  the   27""  ult.  by  which  vote  I  am 

20 


3o6  CHRIST  CHURCH,  hartford. 

requested  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  that  Parish,  I  hereby 
inform  you  of  my  acceptance  of  the  charge. 

With  much  respect. 

Yours  obediently, 

George  Burgess, 

1835. 

Jan.  2j,  V.  Voted,  That  S.  Tudor,  T.  Belknap,  and 
George  Beach,  be  a  Committee  to  dispose  of  30  feet  of  the 
west  part  of  the  Old  Court  House  lot  and  gangway  with 
building  thereon  for  $1200. 

March  12,  V.  Voted,  That  the  offer  from  Dr.  James 
Beresford  of  sixty  dollars  per  annum  ground  rent  for  thirty 
feet  of  the  west  part  of  the  old  Court  House  Lot  be  accepted. 
Said  Beresford  having  the  privilege  of  gangway  in  common 
with  adjoining  proprietor  and  also  the  privilege  of  drawing 
water  by  a  pipe  from  the  well  on  the  part  reserved  by  the 
Parish,  the  said  Beresford  building  an  arch  over  said  well, 
and  to  have  access  thereto  from  his  own  premises  through 
said  arch. 

This  well  was  used  until  the  introduction  of  water 
into  the  city,  and  like  most  of  the  old  wells  in  town  was 
supposed  to  be  of  special  purity.  The  Chapel  was  built 
over  it  and  its  location  was  in  the  present  gangway.  It 
was  filled  up  when  the  Chapel  was  taken  down. 

April  20,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  of  this  Parish 
be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized  to  execute  a  lease,  or  convey- 
ance by  deed  or  indenture,  or  otherwise,  to  Dr.  James 
Beresford,  of  certain  leasehold  premises  belonging  to  the 
Parish,  said  conveyance  to  be  in  accordance  with  the  provis- 
ions of  a  written  agreement  entered  into  by  the  Wardens 
and  Vestry,  and  Dr.  Beresford,  bearing  date  the  13th  day  of 
March,  1835. 

April  25,  V.  Voted,  That  W".  H.  Imlay,  Nathan  Morgan, 
and  W".  T.  Lee,  be  a  Committee,  to  make  an  estimate  of  the 
expence  of  building  a  Lecture  Room,  and  to  solicit  subscrip- 
tions therefor. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS. 


307 


////)'  /,  V.  Voted,  That  S.  Tudor,  Nathan  IMorgan,  W.  T. 
Lee,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess,  be  a  Committee,  to  erect  a 
Chapel  in  the  rear  of  the  Church  at  an  expence  not  exceed- 
ing $3000,  and  if  there  be  a  variation  of  the  plan  exhibited  to 
the  meeting  this  evening,  the  same  be  laid  before  the  vestry. 

Voted,  That  Tho\  Belknap,  W"\  H.  Hoadley,  Walter 
Phelps,  F.  J.  Huntington,  and  Dudley  Buck,  be  a  Committee 
to  solicit  subscriptions  for  the  purpose  of  building  a  Chapel. 

Subscription  for  the  Chapel. 
We  the  subscribers  agree  to  pay  the  sums  set  against  our 
several  names  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  a  Chapel  in  the 
rear  of  Christ  Church,  on  the  lot  owned  by  the  Parish,  to  the 
Treasurer  of  said  Parish,  on  or  before  the  first  of  January, 
1836. 

Wm.  H.  Imlay,   .        .        .        $250 

Nathan  Morgan,  .         .  100    Brick — 125.  if  of  Stone. 

M.  A.  Tuttle,       ...  50 

Wm.  T.  Lee,        .         .         .  100    25.  additional  if  of  Stone. 

John  Butler,         .        .         .  100    if  of  one  story  only  in  height. 

Thomas  Belknap,        .         .  100 

George  Beach,     .         .         .  50    if  of  Brick,  75.  if  of  Stone. 

Samuel  Tudor,     .         .         .  100    and  if  built  according  to  Dr.  Whea- 

ton's  plan  25.  more. 
Walter  Phelps,    ...  50    and  if  of   Stone   according  to  Dr. 

Wheaton's  plan  25.  in  addition. 
100    (Stone  preferred.) 


Dudley  Buck, 
Robert  Watkinson, 
N.  F.  Humphrey, 
C.  A.  Colton, 
Eben'  Flower, 
Phillip  Ripley, 
Geo.  Burgess, 
Haynes  Lord, 
F,  J.  Huntington, 
Denison  Morgan, 
Thomas  D.  Gordon, 
Geo.  Sumner, 
John  W.  Bull,      . 
Samuel  H.  Huntington, 
Griffin  Stedman, 
Asa  Farwell, 
Wm.  H.  Hoadley, 


100    if  only  one  story  in  height. 
20    Stone  or  Brick. 
50    (Stone.) 

50 
30 

30 

100 

50 

50  Stone  preferred. 
40 

50 
100 
50 
25 
10 


308                           CHRIST 

CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Wm.  F.  Tuttle,  . 

$25 

H.  Huntington,  . 

100 

Charles  Sigourney, 

50 

I.  Toucey,    . 

50 

J.  Goodwin, 

25 

J.  M.  Goodwin,    . 

25    if  of  Stone,  and  if  the  other 
ers  pay  in  full. 

subscrib 

Zephaniah  Preston,     . 

10 

Chs.  H.  Northam, 

15 

Simeon  Griswold, 

20 

Roswell  B.  Ward, 

30 

W.  Woodbridge, 

25 

James  Beresford, 

30 

Isaac  M.  Hall,     . 

10 

G.  C.  Collins, 

10 

A.  H.  Pomroy,    . 

10 

W.  Phelps  for  Mrs.,    . 

10 

Lot  Dean,    . 

5 

Geo.  Beach,  Jr., 

10 

Robert  Buell,       . 

5    if  built  within  1836. 

P.  F.  Robbins,    . 

10 

E.  B.  Pratt, 

50 

Horace  Loveland, 

5 

Saml.  Ledlie, 

5 

Asahel  Saunders, 

20 

Charles  Brainard, 

10 

Watson  Adams, 

5 

T.  Lloyd,     . 

25 

B.  &  C.  Adams,  . 

10 

Allyn  S.  Stillman, 

10 

William  Humphrey,    . 

2 

Theodore  Metcalf , 

5 

H.  B.  Chaffee,     . 

5 

H.  Brainard, 

5 

Doct.  J.  S.  Rogers, 

10 

Danl.  Goodwin,  . 

10 

James  Rose, 

25 

George  Ripley,    . 

10 

Sally  J.  Bartholomew, 

15 

Septeniiis  Stocking,     . 

5 

George  Stringer, 

5 

L.  B.  Hanks, 

5 

L.  L.  Cowdery, 

5 

Phillip  Ilcwins,    . 

10 

$2,587 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  3O9 

Dec.  7,  V.  Voted,  That  the  building  Committee  of  the 
Chapel  be  also  a  Committee  to  make  an  arrangement  with 
Dr.  Bacon,  for  continuing  the  gangway  to  rear  of  the  Chapel. 

1836. 

Feb.  7,  V.  Voted,  That  contributions  be  taken  monthly 
in  the  Church,  in  aid  of  the  Missionary  cause. 

Voted,  That  the  Rector,  Rev.  Mr.  Wheaton,  and  Mr.  Tudor, 
be  a  Committee  to  select  a  suitable  Baptismal  Font  which 
shall  be  given  to  the  Parish. 

Feb.  16,  V.  Voted,  That  the  sum  of  $150.  for  the  year 
1836,  payable  quarterly,  be  paid  to  Mr.  Emerson  for  his 
services  in  leading  the  Choir  on  Sundays,  and  other  occasions 
when  there  is  public  worship  in  the  church,  for  practicing 
with  the  choir  as  heretofore,  and  for  teaching  a  school  of  such 
persons  as  choose  to  attend,  at  least  twenty-six  evenings  in 
the  year. 

Voted,  That  the  salary  of  the  Sexton  be  increased  $30.  per 
annum.     [Previously  $100.] 

April  12,  V.  Voted,  That  the  West  8  Seats  in  the  South 
gallery  be  offered  for  sale,  and  that  the  Miss  Draper's  *  have 
leave  to  take  the  same  number  of  them  as  now  stand  to  them 
in  the  North  Gallery,  and  that  the  Rector  be  requested  to 
make  the  same  known  to  D^  Wheaton,  that  the  Students  may 
not  interfere. 

Nov.  22,  V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  T.  Belknap,  and  Mr.  N. 
Morgan,  be  a  Committee  to  see  that  proper  tythingmen  be 
appointed  by  the  Town  for  the  ensuing  year,  who  will 
perform  their  duties  in  the  galleries. 

Dec.  20,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  a 
committee  to  preserve  order  in  the  Church,  Saturday  even- 
ing, being  Christmas  Eve,  and  to  seat  strangers  and  others. 

*  Miss  Julia  Draper,  with  her  sisters,  came  from  Greenfield,  Mass.,  and 
opened  a  school  for  young  ladies  in  October,  1831.  The  house  on  Trumbull 
street,  at  the  foot  of  Pratt  street,  was  occupied  by  them,  and  here  the  school 
was  conducted  for  thirty  years  or  more,  very  successfully  and  very  creditably. 
The  teachers  and  many  of  the  scholars  attended  Christ  Church,  and  when 
seated  in  the  gallery  were  in  close  proximity  to  the  students  of  the  college, 
who  were  seated  just  east  of  them.  It  is  worthy  of  note,  that  at  this  moment, 
there  is  a  movement  to  place  a  memorial  Tablet  on  the  walls  of  the  Church  by 
her  former  pupils,  as  a  token  of  their  aflfection  and  respect. 


310  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Voted,  That  Staves  be  obtained  for  the  tythingmen  as  a 
badge  of  office,  and  that  the  Clerk  obtain  them. 

Nathan  Moi'gaii  was  born  in  the  town  of  Groton, 
October  lo,  1786.  He  came  to  Hartford  from  Hebron, 
where  he  had  been  established  as  a  merchant  for  a  short 
time,  and  probably  was  soon  connected  with  Christ 
Church,  as  he  is  on  the  list  of  those  assessed  for  taxes  in 
18 10.  He  was  a  vestryman  in  1820,  and  was  repeatedly 
chosen  afterwards;  was  Junior  Warden  in  1827  and  1830, 
and  Senior  Warden  in  1831.  He  was  zealous  in  all  that 
pertained  to  the  Parish  and  generous  in  its  support.  He 
was  extensively  engaged  in  mercantile  business  on  Com- 
merce street,  near  the  bridge.  His  residence  was  in 
Morgan  street,  where  he  and  his  brother  Denison  had 
built  two  houses  in  1825.  He  was  an  intelligent,  in- 
dustrious, and  religious  man,  much  respected  and  beloved 
for  his  amiable  disposition  and  sound  sense.  He  married 
Lydia  Brewster,  January  6,  1808,  but  left  no  family,  and 
died  January  21,  1837. 

Defiison  Morgan  came  to  Hartford  several  years  after 
his  brother,  and  was  engaged  with  him  in  business  near 
the  river.  He  is  found  on  the  records  as  early  as  18 19,  as 
a  contributor  to  parish  expenses.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Vestry  in  1825,  and  was  chosen  many  times  after- 
wards. In  1840  he  was  Junior  Warden,  and  Senior 
Warden  in  1841-43,  1851-54.  He  was  much  valued  as  a 
parish  member,  interested  and  influential  in  all  its  under- 
takings. It  can  be  said  of  him  and  his  brother  Nathan, 
that  they  both  were  staunch  churchmen,  men  of  excellent 
sense,  good  judgment,  and  perfectly  reliable.  Mr.  Morgan 
was  born  October  29,  1790,  and  died  May  7,  1855.  He  was 
married  to  Ursula  Brainard  October  10,  181 5. 

1837. 

March  j8,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens,  and  Mr.  S.  H. 
Himtington,  be  a  Committee  to  consider  the  subject  of  the 
vScrip  which  becomes  due  July  1837,  and  any  other  subject 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  31I 

connected  with  it,  and  to  bring  it  in  a  suitable  form  before 
the  next  Parish  meeting. 

March  27,  P.  Voted,  That  Isaac  Toucey,  and  Isaac 
Perkins,  Esq",  be  added  to  a  committee  appointed  by  the 
Vestry,  to  take  into  consideration  the  renewal  of  the  Scrip 
issued  by  the  Parish. 

V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  a  Committee  to  confer 
with  the  Officers  of  the  College,  as  to  seating  the  Students  so 
that  their  conduct  in  Church  be  not  so  objectionable  in 
future. 

April  8,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  a  Committee  to 
see  to  the  building  in  the  rear  of  the  Chapel,  with  full 
powers  to  fit  it  up,  as  they  in  their  judgment  may  see  fit, 
either  for  a  dwelling  or  a  schoolroom. 

July  26.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Wardens  and  \"estry  of 
Christ  Church,  held  at  the  vestry  room  July  26,  1837, 
upon  application  of  President  Totten  that  the  Junior 
class  in  College  be  permitted  to  occupy  the  Church  the 
evening  before  Commencement,  for  their  Exhibition,  it 
was 

Voted,  That  the  subject  be  left  with  the  Rector  and  War- 
dens to  decide  as  they  may  think  best. 

About  a  Difference  of  Opinion. 

Sept.  3.  At  a  meeting  of  the  Rector,  Wardens,  and  Ves- 
try of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Sept.  3,  1837, 
present,  the  Rector,  Wardens,  and  Mess.  Buck,  Morgan, 
Beach,  Preston,  Belknap,  Lee,  Colton,  and  Hoadley,  being 
all  the  members  except  Messrs.  Tudor,  Huntington,  Wood- 
bridge,  and  Ripley  (who  was  sick). 

It  having  been  represented  to  this  meeting  that  applica- 
tion has  been  made  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Bishop's  Fund  for 
a  Power  of  Attorney  to  vote  on  stock  in  the  Phoenix  Bank 
standing  in  the  name  of  said  Trustees,  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing for  the  choice  of  Directors,  to  be  holden  on  Thursday 
next,  the  7th  instant,  and  that  said  Trustees  have  granted  a 


312  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

power  of  Attorney  for  the  purpose  aforesaid  ;  and  whereas 
it  is  understood  that  there  are  two  candidates  for  the  Presi- 
dency of  said  Bank,  both  members  of  this  Parish,  and  com- 
municants, 

Resolved,  unanimously,  that  we  regret  the  granting  of  said 
Power  of  Attorney,  as  fraught  with  evil  to  the  interest  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  in  this  vState  and  tending  to  disturb 
that  harmony  which  has  so  long  prevailed  in  this  Parish. 

Resolved,  unanimously,  that  the  Person  having  said  Power 
be  and  he  hereby  is  requested  not  to  use  it  at  the  said  meet- 
ing of  the  Stockholders,  and  also,  that  the  several  Trustees 
of  said  Fund  be  respectfully  and  most  strongly  requested  to 
annul  and  cancel  said  Power. 

Resolved,  That  copies  of  these  resolutions  be  furnished  to 
the  Trustees  and  to  the  Gentleman  holding  the  said  Power 
of  Attorney. 

Voted,  That  the  Junior  Warden  be  a  Committee  to  com- 
municate the  above  to  the  person  holding  the  Proxy,  and 
also  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Bishop's  Fund. 

These  resolutions  have  reference  to  the  controversy 
which  existed  between  Mr.  Charles  Sigourney  and  Mr. 
George  Beach.  Several  pamphlets  were  published  from 
both  of  them,  which  created  considerable  excitement  in 
financial  circles  at  the  time.  Air.  Sigourney  intended  to 
resign  the  presidency  of  the  Phoenix  Bank,  which  he  had 
held  for  sixteen  years,  and  desired  that  Mr.  Samuel  Tudor, 
who  was  a  director  in  the  bank,  should  be  his  succes- 
sor. Mr.  Beach,  who  had  been  its  cashier  for  twenty 
years,  was  a  candidate  for  the  place  also,  and  on  both 
sides  most  earnest  endeavors  were  made  to  secure  proxies 
for  the  election  in  September.  A  part  of  the  securities  of 
the  Bishop's  Fund  was  invested  in  the  stock  of  the  bank, 
and  hence  the  statement  that  the  "  Trustees  have  granted 
a  power  of  attorney  "  to  one  of  the  parties,  and  that  the 
Trustees  were  requested  to  annul  it.  The  story  is  suf- 
ficiently told  in  these  resolutions  and  in  this  explanation. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  313 

Nov.  4,  A  letter  from  W.  J.  Babcock  was  read  asking  to 
have  his  wages  raised  from  three  hundred  dollars,  to  four 
hundred,  and  it  was, 

V.  Voted,  That  Messrs.  Nichols  and  Tudor  be  a  com- 
mittee to  confer  with  Mr.  Babcock  respecting  his  communi- 
cation, and  to  inform  him,  that  the  Vestry  having  before 
increased  his  salary  to  $300  under  the  express  understand- 
ing on  their  part,  that  he  would  remain  in  his  present 
situation,  with  his  present  salary,  through  his  whole  collegi- 
ate course,  and  that  they  cannot  with  propriety  accede  to  his 
request.  [Afterwards  the  Vestry  ''voted,  that  they  will  not 
insist  upon  the  fulfilment  of  the  contract  if  he  considers  it 
disadvantageous  to  himself."] 

1838. 

April  16,  P.  Voted,  That  W.  H.  Imlay,  Phillip  Ripley, 
vSam'.  Tudor,  Ge°.  Beach,  and  Samuel  H.  Huntington,  be  a 
committee  to  make  an  estimate  of  the  expense  of  complet- 
ing the  Church  with  vStone,  also  with  wood  or  other  materials, 
to  comport  with  the  original  plan,  also,  to  devise  a  plan  for 
creating  a  sinking  fund,  for  the  gradual  liquidation  of  the 
Parish  debt,  and  report  at  the  adjourned  Parish  meeting. 

April 30,  P.  The  committee  appointed  at  the  last  parish 
meeting  reported  a  plan  for  the  gradual  liquidation  of  the 
parish  debt,  which  now  amounted  to  about  $23,500. 

The  plan  of  the  committee  contemplated  the  formation 
of  a  sinking  fund  by  the  payment  of  twenty-four  hun- 
dred dollars  annually,  which,  wnth  the  accruing  interest 
would,  it  was  expected,  pay  the  indebtedness  by  April  i , 
1854.  The  Parish  voted  the  above  sum,  and  the  "War- 
dens and  Treasurer  were  appointed  a  committee  to  carry 
it  into  effect."     No  more  was  heard  about  it  after  this. 

They  also  reported  that. 

The  committee  who  were  appointed  at  a  Parish  meeting 
on  the  1 6th  instant  to  procure  a  plan  and  estimate  of  the  ex- 
pense of  completing  the  tower  of  the  church  of  stone,  wood. 


314  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

or  other  materials,  beg  leave  to  report  that  they  have  in  pur- 
suance of  their  appointment  procured  from  Messrs.  Rath- 
bone  &  Wheaton  an  estimate  of  the  cost  of  completing  the 
tower  of  the  church  according  to  the  plan  herewith  submit- 
ted, which  is  $9,290  for  the  stone  and  wood-work. 

An  important  reduction  in  the  cost  of  completing  it  ac- 
cording to  the  plan  submitted,  may  be  made  by  reducing  the 
height  about  14  feet,  and  by  simplifying  the  style  of  the  work, 
without,  in  the  opinion  of  your  committee,  any  perceptible 
injury  to  its  appearance  or  proportion,  say  of  $1,400,  leaving 
the  cost  to  the  Parish  ^$7,890,  in  place  of  the  first  named  sum. 

The  cost  of  the  balustrade  and  pinnacles  upon  the  main 
body  of  the  church,  to  complete  it  according  to  the  original 
plan,  is  not  estimated  or  included  in  either  of  the  above 
sums  ;  these  estimates  refer  exclusively  to  the  tower. 

The  labor,  time,  and  difficulty  of  procuring  a  plan  of  the 
Church  and  tower,  rendered  it  impossible  for  5^our  committee 
to  obtain  estimates  in  season  for  this  meeting  —  of  the  cost 
of  completing  the  tower  of  any  other  material  except  stone  ; 
the  estimate  has  been  carefully  made,  and  Messrs.  Rathbone 
and  Wheaton  are  here  present  to  answer  any  questions  which 
any  member  of  the  Parish  wish  to  propound  to  them  for  the 
purpose  of  obtaining  more  particular  information. 
All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted  by 
Wm.  H.  Imlay, 

in  behalf  of  the  Committee. 

The  report  was  recoinmitted  with  instructions  to  make 
further  estimates  and  report  to  a  future  meeting,  and  Dr. 
vSumner  was  added  to  the  committee. 

Voted,  That  whenever  the  sum  of  $4,000  is  subscribed  for 
completing  the  Tower  of  the  Church,  this  Parish  will  pro- 
ceed to  raise  the  balance  by  a  loan  or  otherways  and  com- 
plete the  tower,  as  soon  as  the  necessary  funds  can  be  raised. 

Voted,  That  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  to  solicit 
subscriptions  to  the  amount  of  $4,000,  to  be  expended  in 
completing  the  tower  of  the  church,  to  report  to  a  future 
meeting  of  the  Parish,  and  J.  B.  Eldredge,  J.   S.   Morgan, 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  315 

Hezekiah  Brainard,  Chas.  A.  Colton,  P.  F.  Robbins  were  ap- 
pointed as  said  committee. 

Nov  ly,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  authorized  to 
permit  Mr.  E.  R.  Johnston  to  use  the  Chapel  for  the  purpose 
of  teaching  sacred  music  at  such  times  as  it  is  not  wanted 
for  the  purposes  of  the  Parish,  provided,  that  he  furnish  his 
own  fuel,  lights,  &c.  &c.,  pay  the  expenses  of  keeping  the 
room  in  order,  and  make  good  all  damages  by  any  member 
or  members  of  his  schools. 

Dec"".  22,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  a 
Committee  to  preserve  order  in  the  Church  on  Monda)'  even- 
ing, being  Christmas  Eve. 

1839. 

Feb.  p,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Senior  Warden  and  Mr.  Tudor 
be  a  committee  to  fix  the  south-east  window  on  the  south 
side  of  the  Church  in  some  suitable  manner  to  protect  the 
Church  from  risk  of  damage  by  fire. 

When  Dr.  Bacon's  barn,  which  was  near  the  Church, 
was  burned  there  was  considerable  danger  from  the  fire, 
and  Dr.  Wheaton  did  not  improve  matters  much  when  he 
dashed  cold  w^ater  upon  the  heated  glass.  Large  spikes 
were  afterw^ards  driven  into  the  walls  near  the  top  of  the 
windows  on  which  it  was  proposed  to  hang  carpets,  or 
protection  of  some  kind,  which  might  be  kept  wet,  in  case 
such  an  incident  should  happen  again.  The  building 
near  the  southeast  window  was  but  a  few  feet  distant,  and 
was  equally  dangerous,  and  needed  like  protection. 

Feb.  16,  F.  The  committee  who  were  appointed  at  an 
adjourned  meeting  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  held  in 
the  Chapel  in  this  city  on  the  30th  of  April,  1838,  to  solicit 
subscriptions  for  completing  the  tower  of  the  Church,  beg 
leave  respectfully  to  Report, 

That  they  have  devoted  much  time  to  the  performance 
of  the  duty,  by  no  means  a  pleasant  one,  which  the  Parish 
assigned  them,  and  have  now  the  satisfaction  of  stating  that 


3l6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

they  have  succeeded  in  obtaining'  a  subscription  of  over  $4,000, 
although  a  large  number  of  wealthy  members  of  the  Parish 
have  not  yet  been  called  upon  and  have  not  subscribed  ; 
and  therefore  that  they  suppose  the  vote  of  the  Parish  passed 
at  the  meeting  above  mentioned,  which  declares  that  "  when- 
ever said  sum  of  $4,000  is  subscribed  this  Parish  will  proceed 
to  raise  the  balance  by  loan  or  otherways  and  complete  the 
tower  of  the  Church,"  is  now  binding  upon  the  Parish,  inas- 
much as  the  conditions  of  the  vote  have  been  complied  with. 
The  committee  would  also  beg  leave  to  inform  the  Parish 
that  in  accordance  with  the  suggestions  of  several  influential 
friends  of  the  undertaking,  the  conditions  of  the  subscrip- 
tions were  so  arranged  as  to  make  them  payable  in  three  an- 
nual installments,  the  first  being  due  April  i,  1839, —  ^^^^  sec- 
ond April  I,  1840, —  the  third  April  i,  1841.  This  condition 
of  the  subscriptions  was  acceded  to  by  the  committee  be- 
cause it  was  believed  that  two  or  three  years'  time  would  be 
required  to  complete  the  tower,  and  also  because  many  gen- 
tlemen assured  them  that  they  would  give  more  liberally 
upon  such  terms,  all  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

John  B.  Eldredge,  Chairman. 

The  report  was  accepted,  and  this  vote  was  passed. 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  empowered  to  ap- 
point a  committee  to  superintend  the  completion  of  the 
tower,  and  make  contracts  for  the  same,  and  that  they  be  re- 
quested to  procure  a  plan  or  plans,  and  an  estimate  of  the 
expense  of  said  tower,  and  present  the  same  to  a  meeting  of 
the  Parish,  to  be  called  for  that  purpose. 

The  younger  and  ambitious  element  had  pushed  this 
matter  vigorously,  and  had  succeeded  in  committing  the 
Parish  to  its  ultimate  success. 

The  ParivSh  meeting  had  also  been  called  to  consider 
"the  subject  of  erecting  a  New  C/tiirch,''  which  was  pre- 
sented as  follows : 

Whereas,  The  Parish  of  Christ  Church  under  the  divine 
blessing  has  so  much  increased,  that,  in  order  to  its  further 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  317 

increase,  further  accommodations  are  necessary;  and  JFhereas 
the  progress  of  the  town  and  the  general  prosperity  of  the 
Episcopal  Church,  justify  the  belief  that  imder  the  same 
Supreme  blessing  great  additions  may  still  be  made  to  the 
number  of  the  members  of  that  Church  in  this  place;  and 
Whereas  every  other  object  must  be  regarded  as  subordinate 
to  those  which  directly  furnish  the  means  of  Grace,  and 
enlarge  the  Church  of  God,  therefore  Resolved,  That  in  the 
opinion  of  this  meeting  the  time  has  arrived  when  it  is 
expedient  to  attempt,  in  reliance  on  the  favor  of  Divine 
Providence,  the  establishment  of  another  Parish  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  in  this  city. 

Resolved,  That  in  the  opinion  of  this  meeting  the  cost  of 
any  new  Church  which  may  be  at  this  time  erected,  should 
not  exceed  the  sum  of  ^10,000. 

Resolved,  That  in  the  opinion  of  this  meeting,  such  a  con- 
nection between  a  new  Parish  and  the  present  would  be 
desirable,  as  would  unite  the  pecuniary  interest  of  both,  at 
least  for  a  time,  while  it  should  leave  the  Spiritual  charge  of 
each  to  its  own  peculiar  Pastor. 

Resolved,  That  the  Gentlemen  who  have  subscribed  for 
the  completion  of  the  Tower  of  the  Church,  be  invited  to 
give  their  consent  to  the  relinquishment  of  that  object  for 
the  present,  and  to  the  appropriation  of  the  sums  respectively 
subscribed  by  them,  with  such  additions  as  they  may  be 
prepared  to  offer,  for  the  erection  of  another  Church. 

After  "  a  lengthy  discussion,"  the  preamble  and 
resolutions  "  were  ordered  to  be  laid  on  the  table  ;"  the 
majority  were  of  the  opinion  that  the  tower  should  first 
be  finished. 

The  report  of  the  committee  to  solicit  subscriptions  to 
complete  the  tovv^er  was  ordered  to  be  taken  up,  and  was 
accepted,  and  it  was 

Voted,  That  Thomas  Belknap,  Lemuel  Humphrey,  Dudley 
Buck,  William  T.  Lee,  and  Walter  Phelps,  be  appointed  a 
committee  to  solicit  subscriptions  for  the  erection  of  a  new 
church  in  this  city. 


3l8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

The  committee,  whose  report  had  been  recommitted, 
reported  at  length  on  March  9th,  that  they  had  obtained 
"  proposals  for  the  completion  of  the  Tower  of  the  church, 
agreeably  to  Mr.  Wheaton's  plan,  as  drawn  by  Mr.  Austen, 
to  be  completed  all  of  stone,"  or  part  wood  and  part  stone, 
and  then  proceed  to  state  the  difficulties  of  procuring  it 
to  be  done  with  stone,  and  argue  in  favor  of  the  plan  by 
wood  and  stone.  However,  they  concluded  their  report 
by  recommending  "  that  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  or  the 
Committee  be  authorized  to  use  either  stone  or  wood,  in 
the  construction  of  the  Tower,  at  their  discretion." 

The  following  vote  was  then  passed: 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  and  hereby  are 
authorized  to  proceed  to  make  contracts,  and  to  take  other 
measures  necessary  to  complete  the  Tower  in  accordance 
with  the  report  of  the  committee  made  this  evening,  and 
accepted. 

Mr.  Imlay  resigned  his  position  as  chairman  of  the 
committee,  and  the  Vestry  appointed  James  M.  Goodwin 
and  Wm.  T.  Lee  additional  members,  and  left  it  with  the 
committee  to  appoint  their  own  chairman.  As  a  result 
the  tower  was  built  wholly  of  stone,  and  its  beautiful 
proportions  have  been  admired  by  all.  The  church  is 
now  complete  with  the  exception  of  the  pinnacles  and 
battlement,  contemplated  in  the  original  plan. 

Subscriptions  for  Completing  the  Tower. 
Whereas  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  this  City  at  its  late 
annual  meeting,  passed  a  vote  pledging  itself  to  complete  the 
Tower  of  the  Church,  according  to  the  original  plan,  when- 
ever the  sum  of  four  thousand  dollars  should  be  raised  by 
subscription  ;  Therefore  the  undersigned  hereby  agree  to 
pay  the  sums  set  against  their  names  respectively,  to  aid  in 
accomplishing  this  object,  to  be  paid  in  three  annual  instal- 
ments, the  first,  on  the  i"  of  April,  1839,  the  second  mi  the  i" 
of  April  1840,  and  the  third  on  the  i'' of  April  1841.  The 
money  to  be  paid  into  the  hands  of  a  Committee  duly 
appointed  to  receive  the  same. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


319 


Hartford,  August  1838. 


Wm.  H.  Imlay,       . 

$333 

Henry  Waterman  Jr.,    . 

$50 

Wm.  T.  Lee, 

200 

Timothy  M.  Allyn, 

50 

Samuel  Tuttle  &  Sons,  . 

100 

John  W.  Bull, 

50 

Charles  Davies, 

100 

Alexander  H.  Pomroy, 

50 

Samuel  Tudor, 

100 

George  C.  Collins, 

45 

Charles  H.  Northam,     . 

100 

Junius  S.  Morgan, 

50 

Thomas  Belknap,  . 

100 

James  Goodwin,  Jr., 

50 

Lucien  B.  Hanks,  . 

100 

Zephaniah  Preston, 

50 

Luther  Smith, 

150 

Henry  S.  Humphrey,     . 

45 

Asa  Farwell,  . 

150 

Philemon  F.  Robbins,    . 

50 

Ebenezer  Flower,  . 

150 

Alexander  Houston, 

50 

Denison  Morgan,    . 

100 

George  Sumner,     . 

50 

James  M.  Goodwin, 

100 

George  Beach, 

100 

Walter  Phelps, 

100 

Isaac  Toucey, 

100 

J.  &  S.  B.  Beresford,      . 

100 

Hezekiah  B.  Chaffee,     . 

50 

Lemuel  Humphrey, 

150 

Allyn  S.  Stillman, 

■         36 

Griffin  Stedman,     . 

100 

L[ydia]  Morgan,     . 

50 

Charles  Brain  ard,  . 

100 

Daniel  Goodwin.     . 

25 

Cyprian  Nichols,     . 

100 

Cornelia  Russ, 

50 

Dudley  Buck, 

100 

George  D.  Morgan, 

25 

Charles  A.  Col  ton. 

50 

Alexander  M.  Gordon,  . 

25 

John  B.  Eldredge, 

50 

Charles  J.  Gilbert, 

50 

Asahel  Saunders  &  Son, 

60 

Horace  Averill, 

30 

Hezekiah  Brainard, 

50 

George  Burgess,     . 

.        150 

$4024 
None  of  these  persons  are  now  living. 

Sep''.  7,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Clerk  be  directed  to  give  legal 
notice  of  a  Parish  meeting  to  be  holden  on  Saturday  evening 
the  14"'  inst.,  at  7  o'clock,  for  the  purpose  of  considering  the 
expediency  of  providing  a  new  Bell  for  the  Church,  and  of 
transacting  any  other  business  which  may  be  brought  before 
the  meeting. 

Sep.  14,  P.  Voted,  That  the  committee  appointed  to  super- 
intend the  building  of  the  Tower,  with  the  addition  of  Mr. 
Phillip  Ripley,  be.  authorized  to  procure  a  new  Bell  for  this 
Parish,—  provided  that  the  cost  shall  be  raised  by  a  tax. 

Voted,  That  the  City  Common  Council  have  leave  to  use 
the  water  from  the  Church  for  filling  a  reservoir  to  be  laid 
in  Main  Street. 

Voted,  That  the  City  have  liberty  to  sink  a  reservoir  in 


320  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

front  of  the  Church,  under  the  direction  of  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry. 

Oct.  24^  V.  Voted,  That  a  Committee  be  appointed  to 
cause  if  possible  the  excavation  in  front  of  the  Church  de- 
signed for  a  City  reservoir,  to  be  filled  up,  and  if  it  cannot 
be  filled  up,  that  the  Committee  be  requested  to  superintend 
the  construction  of  said  reservoir,  and  take  care  that  the 
same  be  built  in  the  most  substantial  and  secure  manner. 

There  was  for  a  short  time  quite  an  excitement  about 
the  building  of  this  reservoir  in  front  of  the  Church.  In 
the  process  of  construction  it  was  found  that  the  work 
was  imperfectly  done,  and  it  was  feared  that  it  was  not  of 
sufficient  strength  to  resist  the  pressure  caused  by  the 
tower  of  the  Church.  During  the  progress  of  the  excava- 
tion, the  sides  of  it  repeatedly  fell  in,  and  extended  so  far 
into  the  street  that  there  was  a  partial  justification  for  the 
suspicion.  It  is  not  surprising,  therefore,  that  the  Vestry 
passed  the  vote  of  October  24tli. 

The  Council  met  on  the  25th  and  was  willing  that  the 
work  should  be  suspended,  provided  the  Parish  would  pay 
the  contractor  "  the  expenses  that  have  already  accrued, 
and  will  fill  the  excavation  at  their  expense,  and  on  their 
own  responsibility,"  and  a  committee  was  appointed  "  to 
make  an  arrangement  to  carry  the  same  into  effect." 

This  proposition  was  not  acceptable,  and  was  protested 
against  by  the  Vestry  on  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  and 
the  Mayor  was  informed  "  that  if  the  City  authorities 
persist  in  constructing  the  proposed  reservoir  in  front  of 
the  Church,  it  must  be  done  upon  the  responsibility  of 
the  City,  without  the  consent  or  approbation  of  this 
Parish." 

The  Council,  however,  had  voted,  or  did  vote  (for 
I  suspect  that  both  bodies  were  in  session  at  the  same 
time,  and  that  there  was  a  hurr3nng  to  and  fro  between 
them,  to  adjust  details  satisfactorily),  "  to  increase  the 
thickness  of  the  walls  of  said  Reservoir,  and  to  make  use 
of  other  materials  at  their  discretion."     And  it  was  also 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   CO?*rMENTS.  32I 

"  voted  that  if  the  work  should  be  abandoned  that  the  city 
will  pay  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  toward  the  expenses  that 
have  already  accrued." 

No  more  complaint  was  made,  and  the  work  was 
completed  and  remains  to  this  day.  It  never  was  supplied 
with  water  from  the  roof  of  the  Church,  but  from  the 
building  on  the  north  corner  of  Main  and  Church  streets. 
The  original  cistern  or  well  made  in  1796  was  on  this 
corner,  or  near  it,  and  the  little  contention  about  it  has 
already  been  described.  I  do  not  know  that  the  parish  has 
ever  had  any  other  disputes  with  the  public  authorities, 
but  it  is  a  little  singular  that  both  of  them  should  have 
been  upon  the  subject  of  obtaining  or  preservation  of 
water. 

As  I  often  passed  this  work  while  the  excavation  was 
in  progress,  it  was  noticed  how  extensive  was  the 
caving  in  of  its  sides.  This  occurred  mostly  if  not  wholly 
in  the  night-time,  and  was  often  the  subject  of  remark. 
The  ground  had  evidently  been  filled  in  to  the  depth  of 
several  feet,  which  was  a  cause  of  insecurity  and  danger  ; 
the  parishioners  were  justly  supicious.  In  all  probability 
the  roadway  is  now  considerably  above  the  original 
surface.  When  the  sewer  extending  from  the  City  Hall 
to  Pleasant  street  was  built,  great  logs,  many  in  number, 
were  found  far  below  the  surface  at  the  corner,  opposite 
the  head  of  Village  street.  The  sewer  was  twelve  feet  in 
depth,  and  two  and  one-half  feet  in  diameter.  These  logs 
were  of  pine  and  in  a  good  state  of  preservation.  They 
doubtless  had  been  placed  there  sometime  in  the  early 
history  of  the  town,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a  firm 
foundation,  at  the  bottom  of  one  of  the  numerous  ponds 
known  to  have  existed  in  this  neighborhood.  The  surface 
along  this  roadway  to  the  north  was  by  no  means  perfectly 
level  or  regular.  In  the  immediate  neighborhood,  at  the 
Tuttle  corner,  it  was  firm  clay,  while  a  few  rods  to  the 
west  it  was  pure  sand.  In  this  vicinity  was  Centincl  Hill, 
from  which,  in  early  days,  an  unobstructed  view  could  be 


322  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

had  as  far  south  as  the  South  Green.  From  this  hill  large 
quantities  of  sand  were  taken  by  the  early  inhabitants,  so 
large  that  its  use  was  forbidden  unless  authorized. 
From  this  point  northwest  there  must  have  been  a  grad- 
ual rise  in  the  ground  as  far  west  certainly  as  the  house 
occupied  by  the  late  Nathaniel  Goodwin,  who  once  told 
me  that  his  house  stood  upon  the  highest  ground  in  the 
then  limits  of  the  city,  excepting  Asylum  Hill.  Hartford 
originally  was  by  no  means  located  on  level  ground  ;  the 
hills  have  been  made  low,  and  the  valleys  have  been  filled 
up.  Brick-kiln  Hill  has  been  erased,  and  the  land  south 
of  it  has  been  much  elevated.  That  portion  of  Asylum 
street  lying  west  of  Ann  street  as  far  as  Ford  street 
(called  within  my  remembrance  Pleasant  Valley),  has 
been  filled  in  as  many  as  ten  or  twelve  feet,  probably, 
and  some  of  the  small  houses  upon  the  south  side  of  it 
have  been  raised  twice. 

In  excavating  for  the  above  sewer,  at  the  head  of  Village 
street  the  contractor  found  considerable  obstruction  from, 
the  logs,  and  some  time  was  spent  in  endeavoring  to  cut 
them  apart,  but  as  it  was  difficult  to  work  in  such  a  limited 
space  it  was  given  up.  By  depressing  the  bottom  of  the 
sewer  a  little,  tJic  logs  ivere  zvorked  into  the  top  of  it,  and  no 
serious  injury  so  far  has  been  sustained.  It  may  be  some 
years  before  it  caves  in.  I  know  that  the  bottom  of  the 
sewer  was  clean,  and  no  water  standing  in  it,  a  few  years 
after  its  construction,  about  six  rods  or  so  west  of  the 
locality  of  the  logs. 

Here  is  another  instance  in  which  the  use  of  pegs  has 
been  found  convenient. 

1840. 

Feb.  II,  V.  Voted,  Unanimously,  that  the  thanks  of  the 
Vestry  be  presented  to  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hart,  for  the  elegant 
Episcopal  Chair  presented  by  her  to  this  Parish. 

Voted,  Unanimously,  that  the  thanks  of  the  Vestry  be  pre- 
sented to  Miss  Hetty  B.  Hart,  for  the  beautiful  Baptismal 
Font  presented  by  her  for  the  use  of  this  Church. 


I^rrORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  323 

Voted,  That  while  the  Vestry  would  express  their  g-rateful 
sense  of  the  generosity  of  the  donors,  they  would  also  place 
upon  record  their  devout  trust  that  these  offerings  for  the 
glory  of  God,  and  the  endowment  of  this  Sanctuary,  will 
always  be  regarded  and  employed  in  the  same  spirit  of 
reverence  for  His  service,  and  love  for  His  Church,  in  which 
they  doubt  not  they  have  been  given. 

The  Chair  presented  by  ]Mrs.  Hart,  usually  called  the 
Bishop's  Chair,  is  the  one  now  used  by  him,  in  the  Chancel. 
The  Baptismal  Font,  given  by  her  daughter,  was  of  white 
marble,  and  was  in  continued  use  until  1891.  It  was  made 
in  several  pieces,  which  were  movable ;  as  a  consequence, 
the  edges  became  more  or  less  chipped,  in  changing  it  from 
one  place  to  another,  and  it  was  finally  placed  in  the 
present  Chapel.  The  new  Font,  which  is  larger  and  a  fine 
piece  of  workmanship,  stands  in  the  southwest  corner  of 
the  Church,  a  portion  of  the  gallery,  and  several  of  the 
pews  having  been  removed.  It  has  been  ventured  to  call 
this  place  the  Baptistery.  The  Font  was  presented  to  the 
parish  by  the  children  of  the  Sunday-school,  in  1891,  and- 
cost  five  hundred  and  ten  dollars. 

Among  the  very  useful  organizations  within  the  parish 
should  be  mentioned  the  Ladies'  Benevolent  Soeiety,  which 
was  organized  in  1829.  Its  Constitution  is  submitted 
below,  though  it  may  have  been  changed  in  some  particu- 
lars. The  Society  is  still  in  active  existence,  and  generally 
meets  once  in  a  fortnight,  and  is  fruitful  in  good  works. 
Occasionally  a  supper  is  served,  and  then  the  gentlemen 
are  permitted  to  attend,  and  add  their  contributions  to  the 
general  fund.  These  meetings  are  held  in  the  Parish 
Room,  are  numerously  attended,  and  are  productive  of 
much  good  ;  the  social  element  is  added  to  that  of  industry; 
and  to  the  work  of  helping  the  poor  is  added  that  the 
members  of  the  parish  become  more  acquainted  with  one 
another. 

For  a  long  time  the  meetings  of  the  Society  were  held 


324  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

at  the  residences  of  the  members,  and  a  light  refreshment 
was  served.  For  fear  of  disturbing  the  work  in  which 
they  were  engaged,  perhaps,  no  gentleman  was  expected 
to  appear  until  8  o'clock  in  the  evening,  when  the  young 
people  felt  a  necessity  for  relief  after  their  steady  work, 
though  some  of  their  elders  continued  it  for  an  hour  longer. 
These  social  gatherings  were  extremely  pleasant,  and  yet 
linger  in  the  minds  of  the  very  few  who  are  left.  The 
rector  was  accustomed  to  call  at  this  time  also,  and  it  was 
supposed  that  his  presence  did  not  seriously  interfere 
with  any  conversation,  though  it  might  have  diverted  it, 
somewhat. 

Several  other  societies  now  exist,  for  teaching  young 
girls  to  sew,  and  encouraging  in  them  habits  of  industry, 
prudence,  and  good  behavior  ;  nor  are  the  boys  neglected 
in  the  division  of  the  parish  work.  There  is  plenty  to  do 
in  helping  the  old,  the  infirm,  and  the  needy,  and  this 
necessity  is  likely  to  be  increased  in  the  future.  The 
changing  character  of  our  population,  and  the  death  and 
ren  :>val  of  many  members  of  our  Parish  brings  to  those 
who  remain  a  work  far  more  extensive  than  was  necessary 
some  years  since.  It  is  not  probable  that  we  shall  see 
again  such  an  event  as  happened  in  Dr.  Wheaton's  time, 
when  the  alms  were  several  hundred  dollars  in  excess  of 
the  needs  of  the  parish. 

Constitution  of  the  Ladies   Benevolent  Society    of  Christ  Churchy 
Hartford,  Conn.,  Organized  Nov.  i8,  iS2g. 

The  object  of  this  Society  is  to  furnish  comfortable  gar- 
ments for  the  sick  and  suffering  poor,  and  to  assist  when  in 
its  power,  young  men  intended  for  the  Ministry. 

Relief  is  first  afforded  to  those  of  our  own  denomination,  and 
afterwards,  should  our  funds  permit,  aid  will  be  extended  to 
others. 

Each  member  of  this  Institution  shall  pay  one  dollar 
annually,  to  be  expended  in  the  purchase  of  necessary 
materials. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  325 

Once  a  fortnight,  on  Thursday  afternoon,  such  of  the  mem- 
bers as  find  it  convenient,  shall  meet  at  the  house  of  one  of 
their  number,  and  devote  the  hours  from  two  till  7iine,  to  the 
making"  of  suitable  garments  for  the  objects  of  their  charity. 

The  officers  of  this  Society  shall  be  a  President,  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Secretary,  and  eight  Directresses. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  President  to  preside  at  all  meet- 
ings, and  to  convene  an  annual  meeting  for  the  choice  of 
officers. 

The  Vice-President  shall  attend  to  the  distribution  of  the 
articles  made,  assist  the  President,  and  preside  when  she 
is  absent. 

The  Secretary  shall  keep  a  copy  of  the  Constitution,  a  list  of 
the  members,  a  statement  of  the  articles  made,  and  of  the  per- 
sons to  whom  they  are  given  ;  likewise  an  accurate  account 
of  all  monies  received  and  expended,  and  of  any  donations 
which  may  be  presented,  and  read  her  report  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Society. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Directresses  to  search  for,  and 
recommend  proper  objects  of  bounty,  and  to  exercise  a 
general  care  over  the  welfare  of  the  Institution. 

The  first  president  was  Mrs.  Mary  Morgan,  long-  and 
well  remembered  by  many  in  the  Parish.  There  is  a 
tablet  to  her  memory  in  the  hall  of  the  Chapel,  on  which 
is  the  following  inscription  : 

MRS.  MARY   MORGAN 

the  wife  of 

D^  TITUS  MORGAN 

was  a  native  of 

Upper  Middletown, 

and  died  in  Hartford 

on  Whitsunday 

May  II,   1845, 

at  the  age  of  60  years. 

Amiable  and  courteoiis, 

and  self  denying,  she  solaced  a 

long  and  childless  widowhood 


326  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

by  the  active  duties  of  BENEVOLENCE, 

making  with  Christian  sympathy 

the  poor  and  sorrowful, 

her  children.    She  was 

annually  chosen  for  a  period 

of  seventeen  3^ears  the 

President  of  the  Episcopal 

FEMALE    BENEVOLENT    SOCIETY,  by  some  of 

whose  members,  this  stone  is  erected  to  her 

memor}-,  with  a  grateful  trust  that  she  hath 

in  Heaven,  a  better  and  more  enduring  record. 

This  stone,  which  had  been  placed  over  her  grave,  was 
removed  to  the  present  Chapel  upon  its  completion. 

April  2y,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be 
requested  to  ascertain  what  seats  are  required  in  the  South 
Gallery  for  the  Students,  and  whether  any  additional  room 
can  be  appropriated  for  members  of  the  Parish. 

May  /,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Clerk  of  the  Parish  be  author- 
ized to  make  necessary  arrangements  to  accommodate  those 
members  of  the  Parish  who  are  unprovided  with  seats. 

July  18,  V.  Voted,  That  Mess.  Lee  and  Ripley  be  a  com- 
mittee to  take  into  consideration  the  repairing  of  the  Church 
windows,  and  report  at  a  future  Vestry  meeting. 

They  reported  September  19th  in  favor  of  an  iron  sash 
involving  an  expense  of  several  hundred  dollars.  The 
consideration  of  the  report  was  referred  to  a  special  Parish 
meeting,  and  Mr.  Denison  Morgan  was  added  to  the  com- 
mittee. 

Sept.  2j.  The  report  was  considered  at  a  Parish  meet- 
ing, and  is  printed  in  full,  as  follows : 

That  on  a  thorough  examination  we  find  the  lead  part  of 
the  sash  so  light  in  its  construction  as  to  be  insufficient  to 
sustain  the  glass  in  its  proper  place,  and  incapable  of  resist- 
ing the  action  of  the  wind  and  frost  upon  it.  That  in  all  the 
windows,  some  part  of  the  sash  is  thrown  out  of  its  original 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  327 

position,  lights  of  the  glass  have  fallen  out,  or  are  held  by 
such  frail  fixtures  as  to  be  liable  to  drop  out  by  any  sudden 
movement  of  the  sash,  or  to  be  blown  out  by  the  wind. 
That  every  movement  of  the  sa.sh  tends  to  open  the  joints, 
many  of  which  have  become  already  quite  large  and  appar- 
ent, and  a  close  examination  is  only  necessary  to  observe  a 
free  circulation  of  air  through  almost  every  sash  in  the 
Church. 

During  several  weeks  enquiry  your  Committee  have  been 
unable  to  find  anyone  who  could  suggest  any  practical 
method  of  efficient  and  permanent  repairs  of  the  present 
lead  sash,  and  however  unwilling  to  incur,  or  to  recommend 
any  new  burden  or  additional  tax  on  the  Parish,  we  believe 
there  is  no  alternative,  as  we  consider  it  indispensable  for 
the  comfort  of  the  Congregation  during  the  winter  season, 
and  for  the  preservation  of  the  Church,  that  something  of 
an  efficient  character  should  be  done  at  an  early  day,  and  as 
the  results  of  our  inquiries,  and  as  a  matter  of  permanence 
and  ultimate  economy,  we  respectfully  recommend  the  adop- 
tion and  use  of  Iron  sash,  a  sample  of  which  is  herewith  pre- 
sented for  your  consideration. 

This  sash  weighs  about  22  lbs.,  being  a  fraction  more  than 
i}4  lbs.  to  the  light,  and  can  be  furnished  at  6}4  cents  pr.  lb. 

The  committee  then  made  an  estimate  of  the  number 
of  the  lights  of  glass,  of  the  weight  of  the  sash,  and  of 
the  expense  of  fitting  the  sash,  and  setting  of  the  glass, 
amounting  to  $359.83. 

Whereupon  it  was  Voted,  That  the  Parish  do  approve  of 
the  report,  and  that  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  impowered 
to  carry  the  same  into  execution. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  J.  M.  Goodwin,  Voted,  That  the  War- 
dens and  Vestry  be  a  Committee  to  consider  the  subject  of  * 
persons  purchasing  seats  in  the  Church,  and  refusing  to  pay 
taxes,  and  to  recommend  to  the  Parish  some  plan  that  will 
secure  an  equitable  adjustment  of  raising  money  to  defray 
the  expenses  of  the  Parish. 

Sept.  28,  V.     In  consequence  of  some  miscalculations  in  the 


328  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

statement  of  the  expense  of  providing-  iron  sash,  and  setting- 
glass,  as  contained  in  the  report  of  the  Committee  submitted 
to  the  Parish  meeting  held  on  the  25"*  inst.  it  was  Voted^  That 
the  subject  of  repairing  the  Windows  of  the  Church,  be 
referred  back  to  the  same  Committee  to  report  at  a  future 
Vestry  meeting  and  that  they  also  be  requested  to  take  into 
consideration  the  propriety  of  substituting  cylinder  or  other 
stoves,  in  place  of  the  Nott  stoves  now  in  use, —  of  altering 
the  present  position  of  any  or  all  the  stoves  in  the  Church, 
and  the  subject  of  warming  the  Church  generally. 

With  the  increasing  expenses  of  the  Parish  it  was 
necessary  that  all  proper  and  legal  methods  should  be 
resorted  to  which  would  afford  a  sufficient  income.  The 
legal  members  of  the  Parish  by  no  means  corresponded 
with  the  number  who  annually  purchased  seats.  There 
was  a  reluctance  on  the  part  of  many  to  connect  them- 
selves more  closely  with  any  ecclesiastical  body,  and  so 
they  escaped  a  just  share  of  the  burdens  of  the  organiza- 
tion. Many  of  these  were  very  respectable  persons,  and 
pecuniarily  prosperous,  but  they  wished  for  that  kind  of 
liberty  which  made  them  free  ;  free  to  come  and  free  to 
go ;  free  to  remain  and  enjoy ;  and  free  not  to  contribute. 
It  is  possible  in  some  cases  that  a  church  may  be  so  en- 
dowed, or  supported  by  the  contributions  of  a  very  few, 
that  a  large  part  of  the  attendants  pay  no  proper  share  of 
the  expenses.  In  the  much-abused  system  of  freedom  in 
this  country,  men  often  resort  to  presumptions  and  eva- 
sions which  cannot  be  justified  by  any  proper  sense  of 
morals,  or  of  their  duty  to  support  public  religious  wor- 
ship, which  is  one  of  the  safeguards  of  the  vState. 

Voted,  That  Mess.  Imlay  and  Lee,  be  a  committee  to  con- 
sider the  subject  of  purchasing  seats  in  the  church  and 
refusing  to  pay  taxes,  and  report  at  a  future  Vestry  meeting 
some  plan  adapted  to  the  case  of  persons  so  refusing,  and 
tending  to  equalize  the  present  system  of  taxation  in  the 
Parish. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  329 

A  very  characteristic  letter  from  one  of  these  half-way 
covenanters,  more  disposed  to  take  than  to  give,  is  here- 
with submitted.  He  was  abundantly  able  to  contribute 
pecuniarily  ;  had,  with  his  family,  long  attended  at  the 
church,  and  demanded  and  received  as  much  attention  and 
consideration  as  if  he  had  been  a  legal  member.  His  case 
is  a  fair  illustration  of  not  a  few  in  most  religious  bodies, 
and.  perhaps,  in  many  others  also  outside  of  them,  who 
are  more  controlled  by  their  selfishness  than  by  their 
sense  of  duty. 

Hartford,  ]\Iarch  30,  1842. 
To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church. 

Gentlemen,  As  I  have  never  united  myself  to  the  Parish 
of  Christ  Church,  so  as  to  become  in  a  legal  sense  a  taxable 
member  thereof,  it  cannot  be  necessary  for  me  to  present  to 
the  Clerk  of  the  Parish  a  Certificate  of  my  not  being  a  legal 
member  of  the  same.  I  have  just  hired  a  Pew  in  your 
Church  and  another  also  in  vSt.  John's,  which  I  take  a  pleas- 
ure in  doing,  and  shall  be  happy,  most  probably,  to  continue 
to  do.  But  I  am  not  willing  to  go  beyond  this,  and  decline 
to  be  taxed  in  either.  I  entertain  the  highest  esteem  for  our 
most  excellent  Clergyman,  and  a  respect  for  the  gentlemen 
Wardens  and  Vestry. 

With  my  best  wishes  for  the  success  of  both  the  Church 
Parishes  in  their  praiseworthy  efforts,  and  undertakings, 
I  subscribe  myself,  Gentlemen, 

Very  respectfully  Yours, 


This  letter  was  probably  the  outcome  of  the  efforts  of 
the  committee  to  procure  a  more  equitable  adjustment  of 
the  burdens  of  the  Parish. 

Oct.  I.  The  committee  reported,  that,  having  discovered 
some  errors  in  the  report  of  the  19""  September,  they  have 
gone  over  the  subject  again  and  find  the  Church  to  contain 
beside  the  Chancel  17  Windows  as  follows  • 


330  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

2  in  front  of  3  single  sash  of         .  43S  equal  to         whole  lights. 

1  "     "       over  front  door,  double  sash,  252  lights. 
2,  West  end,  double  sash,        .         .         468 

10  in  side  with  12  sash  each,     .         .       3,600      " 

2  Vestry  windows  4  sash  each,        .  80      " 


4,838  lights. 

Expense  of  setting  the  above  quantity  of  glass,            .  $83.45 

Weight  of  Iron  sash  estimated  3,942  lbs.  at  6yi  cts.,    .  256.23 

Estimated  expense  of  Joiner  work 58. 67 


398.35 


Whereupon  it  was  Voted,  That  Messrs.  Lee,  Ripley,  and 
Morgan  be  appointed  a  Committee  in  behalf  of  the  Parish,  to 
contract  for  the  casting  and  fitting  of  the  Iron  sash,  the  set- 
ting of  the  glass,  and  any  other  repairs  of  the  windows,  as 
referred  to  in  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  repairing  the 
windows  of  the  Church. 

Voted,  Unanimously  that  the  thanks  of  the  Rector,  War- 
dens and  Vestry,  be  presented  to  Miss  Hetty  B.  Hart  for  the 
generous  gift  of  an  elegant  carpet  for  the  Chancel  within 
the  rails. 

Voted  Unanimously,  That  the  respectful  acknowledgments 
of  the  Rector,  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  presented  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Hart  for  her  liberal  contribution  in  aid  of  the  dec- 
oration of  the  Chancel  and  other  parts  of  the  Church. 

Isaac  Perkins  was  born  in  Ashford,  and  was  a  lawyer 
by  profession.  He  married  Elizabeth  Belden,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Belden,  September  7,  1806.  He  died  August  18, 
1 840,  aged  sixty  years,  three  months,  and  tw^enty  days. 
She  was  born  in  Hartford,  and  died  November  14,  1848, 
aged  sixty-five  years,  ten  months,  and  six  days.  I  cannot 
ascertain  when  he  came  to  Hartford,  but  he  was  here  in 
1 8 16,  when  his  wife  and  four  children  were  baptized  by 
Mr.  Chase.  He  was  chosen  as  secretary  of  the  ^tna  Fire 
Insurance  Company  upon  its  organization  in  18 19.  The 
office  was  then  located  in  the  east  room  of  the  Exchange 
Coffee  House  on  State  street.     This  story  is  told  of  him, 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  33I 

that  upon  the  arrival  here  of  the  news  that  the  company 
had  lost  sixty  thousand  dollars  by  a  fire  in  Mobile,  he 
threw  up  his  hands  and  rushed  into  the  street,  crying  out, 
"  we  are  ruined."  As  only  ten  dollars  a  share  had  then  been 
actually  paid  upon  the  stock,  the  news  was  not  altogether 
comforting.  As  the  company  has  since  become  one  of  the 
largest  and  .strongest  in  the  United  States,  the  officers  are 
enabled  to  take  their  losses  with  more  quietness  and  resig- 
nation. His  name  first  appears  upon  our  records  as  a 
contributor  for  paying  a  deficienc}^  in  the  parish  expenses 
in  181 8. 

The  location  of  a  church,  like  that  of  a  schoolhouse, 
affords  an  opportunity  for  quite  a  diflference  in  opinion. 
When,  at  a  parish  meeting,  April  27,  1827,  a  vote  was  pro- 
posed that  a  lot  on  Pratt  street  should  be  chosen,  the  clerk 
records,  "  on  this  vote  much  animated  discussion  took 
place.  William  H.  Imlay  and  S.  H.  Huntington  in  favor, 
and  Isaac  Perkins  and  James  M.  Goodwin  against  it.  The 
resolution  was  negatived."  He  was  Junior  Warden  in 
183 1,  and  senior  warden,  1832-33.  Attention  is  called  to 
his  letter  to  Rev.  Mr.  Smith.     He  died  August  18,  1840. 

1841. 

March  75.  At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Parishioners  of 
the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  legally  warned  and 
holden  at  the  Chapel  this  day  Monday  at  7  o'clock  P.M.  Mr. 
Cyprian  Nichols  was  chosen  Moderator. 

After  much  discussion  on  the  subject  of  forming  a  new 
Parish,  the  subject  was  referred  to  a  Committee,  consisting  of 
Messrs.  Toucey,  Lee,  and  Belknap,  who  were  instructed  to 
take  two  plans  into  consideration,  viz.,  the  plan  of  an  inde- 
pendent parish,  and  the  plan  of  two  congregations  associated 
under  one  parish,  and  report  the  same  drawn  up  in  legal 
form,  at  an  adjourned  Parish  meeting,  to  be  holden  at  the 
Chapel  on  Thursday,  March  18""  instant  at  7  o'clock,  P.M. 

March  18.     At  this  adjourned  meeting  it  was 

]''oted,  That  it  has  become  necessary  for  the  accommoda- 


332  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

tion  of  the  increased  members  of  the  Parish,  that  another 
Church  should  be  erected. 

2""*.  That  it  is  expedient  that  this  Parish  be  permanently 
organized  as  one  Parish,  with  two  Churches,  and  two  Rectors. 

f.     That 
be  a  Committee  to  obtain  subscriptions  for  the  purpose  of 
erecting-  a  new  Church,  to  be,  and  remain  the  property  of 
this  Parish. 

4"".  That  when  such  subscriptions  shall  be  obtained  to 
the  amount  of  five  thousand  dollars,  the  same  Committee 
shall  ascertain  what  eligible  site,  or  sites,  can  be  had,  and  on 
what  terms,  and  procure  plans  of  a  Church,  with  minute  and 
careful  estimates  of  the  cost,  and  make  full  report  to  a  future 
meeting  of  this  Parish. 

5"*.  That  this  Parish  will  not  be  responsible  for  any  sum, 
beyond  Twelve  thousand  dollars,  and  that  the  Committee  be 
directed  to  restrict  their  estimates,  for  land,  church,  and 
organ,  within  that  sum,  and  the  amount  of  the  subscriptions, 
which  shall  have  been  obtained. 

The  Committee  also  reported  the  following  plan  for  the 
organization  of  an  independent  Parish. 

IVhcrcas,  at  a  public  meeting  composed  of  members  of 
this  Parish,  recently  held  at  the  Chapel,  resolutions  were 
adopted  by  a  large  majority  of  the  persons  then  present,  to 
the  effect,  that  it  was  expedient  to  proceed  immediately  to 
the  erection  of  a  new  Church,  and  the  formation  of  a  new 
parish,  and  appointing  a  Committee  for  that  purpose. 

Therefore  Resolved,  That  this  Parish  is  ready  to  assent  to 
the  proposed  measure,  and  doth  hereby  declare  and  make 
known  its  assent  thereto. 

Resolved  also,  That  the  use  of  the  Chapel  for  the  year  en- 
suing, concurrently  with  this  Parish,  is  freely  granted  to  the 
Congregation  which  may  assemble  there  for  public  worship 
either  as  an  independent  parish  or  under  any  preliminary 
arrangement  that  may  be  adopted. 

After  a  long  discussion  of  the  comparative  merits  of  the 
two  plans,  as  reported  by  the  Committee  ;  the  following  res- 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  333 

olutions  were  unanimously  adopted,  being  the  seeond  plan 
proposed,  with  two  amendments,  viz.  prefixing  the  word  "  and  " 
to  the  preamble,  and  prefaeing  the  preamble  by  the  first 
clause  of  the  first  plan,  the  resolutions  as  finally  passed,  being 
as  follows: 

Voted,  That  it  has  become  necessary  for  the  accommodation 
of  the  increased  members  of  the  Parish,  that  another  Church 
should  be  erected. 

And  JJliereas,  at  a  public  meeting  composed  of  members 
of  this  Parish,  recently  held  at  the  Chapel,  resolutions  were 
adopted  by  a  large  majority  of  the  persons  then  present,  to 
the  effect  that  it  was  expedient  to  proceed  immediately  to  the 
erection  of  a  new  Church,  and  the  formation  of  anew  Parish, 
and  appointing  a  Committee  for  that  purpose. 

Therefore  Resolved,  that  this  Parish  is  ready  to  assent  to 
the  proposed  measure,  and  doth  hereby  declare  and  make 
known  its  assent  thereto. 

Resolved  also  that  the  use  of  the  Chapel  for  the  year 
ensuing,  concurrently  with  this  Parish,  is  freely  granted  to 
the  Congregation  which  may  assemble  there  for  public  wor- 
ship, either  as  an  independent  Parish,  or  under  any  prelimi- 
nary arrangement  that  may  be  adopted. 

The  following  resolution  offered  by  the  Rector,  Rev. 
George  Burgess,  was  unanimously  passed.  Resolved,  That  at 
the  commencement  of  this  undertaking,  this  Parish  desire  to 
place  upon  record,  the  expression  of  their  cordial  approbation 
of  the  same;  their  hearty  wishes,  and  earnest  prayers,  for  its 
full  success  and  prosperity,  and  their  desire  and  determination 
under  the  blessing  of  God,  that  the  unity  of  purpose,  and  the 
harmony  of  feeling  in  which  they  have  hitherto  acted 
together,  shall  never  be  broken. 

The  measure  was  supported  by  the  Rector,  ]\lr.  Bur- 
gess, greatly  to  the  surprise  of  some  of  the  older  parish- 
ioners, who  thought  that  the  parish  would  be  crippled  by 
its  success,  and  so  no  further  action  was  taken  for  a  time  ; 
but  the  consideration  of  it  only  slumbered,  and  was 
finally  carried,  and  St.  John's  parish  was  established. 


334  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

In  truth,  the  movement  had  in  it  the  elements  of 
success,  and  was  sure  to  succeed  in  the  end.  The  fear 
which  existed,  that  Christ  Church  could  not  successfully 
be  carried  on,  was  groundless.  The  exodus  of  valuable 
and  influential  members,  while  it  was  eminently  proper 
in  itself,  and  really  necessary,  was  an  incitement  to 
greater  exertions  on  the  part  of  those  who  remained. 
Like  too  many  in  such  cases,  they  hardly  estimated  their 
own  capabilities. 

The  time  had  come  when  it  was  necessary  that  the 
hive  should  swarm.  The  church  was  filled,  on  the  floor 
and  in  the  galleries ;  there  were  no  accommodations  for  new 
comers,  and  no  possibility  of  increasing  them.  Never 
before,  and  never  since,  have  the  seats  been  so  fully  and 
continuously  occupied  by  worshippers,  brought  there  by 
a  sense  of  religious  duty.  Sunday  after  vSunday  they 
attended  with  their  families,  and  from  the  chancel  to  the 
eastern  doors  there  was  a  crowd  of  men,  women,  and 
children.  The  necessities  which  kept  some  of  them  at 
home  in  the  morning  did  not  prevent  their  attendance  in 
the  afternoon. 

Let  us  look  at  the  picture  in  the  time  of  Mr.  Burgess. 

The  church  was  warmed  by  two  large  stoves,  placed 
under  the  organ  gallery ;  the  long,  black  pipes  extended 
its  whole  length  and  entered  the  flues  in  the  northwest 
and  southwest  corners ;  to  catch  the  drippings  which 
would  occasionally  occur,  long  pans  of  tin  were  hung 
under  the  pipes,  which  were  held  in  place  by  brackets 
fixed  to  the  pillars.  At  the  best  the  heat  was  not  very 
great.  Mr.  Buck,  the  warden,  looked  anxiously  at  the 
thermometer  near  his  seat ;  if  it  stood  at  50°  he  was  un- 
easy, if  it  stood  at  60°  he  was  happy,  and  the  congrega- 
tion was  thankful.  Alexander  Houston,  the  sexton,  had 
crowded  the  stoves  as  far  as  was  prudent ;  some  might 
have  complained  of  cold  then,  just  as  those  do  now,  who 
wish  for  the   heat   of   a  parlor,   although   covered   with 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  335 

heavy  winter  clothing ;  there  was,  however,  no  occasion  for 
the  use  of  fans  until  summer. 

Whatever  notices  there  were,  were  carried  to  the 
rector  by  the  sexton,  softly  stepping  in  his  slippers  after 
service  had  commenced ;  those  for  intended  marriages 
were  presented  in  the  afternoon,  usually,  when  the  parties 
bashfully  remained  away.  Sometimes,  however,  one 
might  stray  into  a  neighboring  meeting  house,  but  the 
strong  churchman  solaced  himself  at  home.  The  public 
notices,  that  is  of  matters  occurring  outside  of  the  parish, 
were  not  frequent ;  the  newspapers  were  still  printed. 
But  requests  for  persons,  who  were  sick,  or  in  affliction, 
or  who  returned  thanks  for  recovery  from  sickness,  were 
more  common  than  now.  As  there  was  much  less  of 
traveling  than  at  present,  a  request  from  a  person  about 
going  to  sea  excited  a  general  curiosity  as  to  who  he 
might  be,  and  where  he  was  going.  The  newspapers  of 
the  day  had  not  always  published  one's  movements 
beforehand. 

The  public  baptism  of  infants  or  adults  was  generally 
in  the  afternoon,  after  the  second  lesson  as  prescribed. 
Perhaps  the  announcement  "  Let  the  candidate  for  baptism 
now  be  presented  "  caused  a  sigh  from  some  on  account  of 
the  lengthened  service,  but,  if  so,  they  were  not  genuine 
churchmen,  who  believed  in  a  public  service  and  upon  a 
Sunday.  It  was  a  terrible  trial  to  the  sensitive  mothers, 
however,  who  feared  the  crying  of  their  babies,  and  the 
smiles  or  irreverence  of  some  ill-mannered  people. 

While  the  second  hymn  was  being  sung,  the  minister 
retired  to  the  vestry  room,  laid  aside  the  surplice  which 
he  had  previously  worn,  and,  clothed  with  the  scholastic 
black  gowm  of  silk,  and  with  his  bands,  entered  the  pulpit. 
After  a  short  collect  he  commenced  his  sermon,  and 
secured  the  attention  of  all ;  the  simplicity,  the  earnest- 
ness, the  directness  of  his  preaching  showed  how  highly 
he  regarded  his  obligations,  and  how  much  he  valued  the 


336  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

presentation  of  the  Word  of  God.  If  contributions  were 
taken,  they  were  collected  by  the  faithful  officers  in 
small  boxes  of  wood,  and  deposited  within  the  chancel 
rail  upon  the  floor.  The  music,  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  Babcock,  was  good,  if  not  always  satisfactory  ;  more 
from  a  lacking  of  proper  discipline  in  the  choir  than 
from  an  absence  of  skill.  The  congregation  ventured  to 
join  in  the  singing  to  a  considerable  extent,  and  en- 
joyed their  own  participation  in  it,  even  if  they  did  not 
keep  in  perfect  time  or  tune.  Good  Mr.  Tudor  was  a 
skilled  musician,  and'  fretted  somewhat  at  the  mistakes 
which  were  made.  ]SIr.  Imlay  immediately  behind  him, 
standing  as  erect  as  a  staff,  endeavored  to  perform  his 
part  of  the  worship.  With  his  book  held  high  before 
him,  he  was  neither  abashed  nor  silenced,  when  Mr. 
Tudor  turned  squarely  around,  and  intimated  by  his  ap- 
pearance that  his  nerves  were  irritated  by  unmusical 
sounds.  "  He  does  not  know  a  single  note,"  he  once  said 
to  me,  "and  he  is  always  behind."  We  are  not  all  of 
us  perfect  either  in  reading  or  in  singing,  and  an  en- 
forcement of  strictly  correct  rules  might  produce  a  thin 
congregation.  The  responses  were  fairly  made  ;  a  few 
persons  had  the  reputation  of  possessing  a  strong  voice  ; 
the  energy  which  was  spent  in  one  direction  kept  them 
lagging  a  few  words  behind. 

All  the  church  bells  in  the  city  were  rung  much 
oftener  and  longer  than  at  present.  I  must  confess  to  a 
liking  of  these  musical  sounds,  though  some  of  them  were 
harsh.  The  small  one  on  the  top  of  the  uncompleted 
tower,  fully  exposed  to  view,  was  good  enough  for  its 
size,  but  gave  way  to  a  larger  one  when  the  tower  was 
completed.  The  tones  of  this  were  extremely  sweet  and 
pleasant,  but  in  a  few  years  it  became  broken,  and  its 
equal  has  never  been  found  in  the  city.  The  custom  was 
to  ring  the  bell  at  nine  o'clock  for  the  Sunday-school  — 
then  what  was  called  "  the  first  bell  "  —  at  half-past  nine, 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  337 

a  signal  for  persons  ''to  get  ready,"  and  then  at  half-past 
ten  for  assembling  in  the  church.  Whatever  of  goodness 
there  was  in  a  bell  was  brought  out  by  Alexander  Hous- 
ton. In  the  small  area  in  which  was  located  the  Metho- 
dist Church  on  Trumbull  vStreet,  the  Second  Congrega- 
tional or  North,  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Morgan, 
Christ  Church,  the  Fourth  Congregational  just  below 
(now  the  Melodeon),  and  the  Baptist,  nearly  opposite, 
these  made  noise  enough  to  waken  all  the  sleepers  in  the 
district.  The  different  bells  down  the  street  followed 
with  their  contributions,  and  no  one  could  be  able  to  say 
that  he  had  not  been  loudly  called  to  public  worship. 
But  there  came  a  time  when  all  this  was  thought  to  be 
disagreeable  and  unnecessary,  and  the  "  church-going 
bell "  is  kept  comparatively  quiet.  Our  vestry,  some 
years  since,  thought  the  bell  was  unnecessarily  used, 
especially  on  week-days,  and  directed  that  the  practice 
should  be  diminished  ;  but  were  brought  to  terms  by  the 
rector,  as  interfering  with  his  prerogatives,  as  it  did. 

The  Wednesday  evening  service  in  the  chapel  was 
usually  well  attended,  and  by  men,  too,  who  at  that  time, 
and  probably  a  long  time  before,  and  for  a  period  after- 
wards, were  sure  to  be  present  in  much  larger  numbers 
than  now.  Borrowing  something  from  the  religious 
bodies  around  us,  it  was  frequently  called  a  Lecture. 
The  full  service  for  the  evening  was  used,  and  there  was 
an  extempore  address  by  Mr.  Burgess,  who  spoke  fluently 
enough,  and  in  an  interesting  manner.  There  was,  I 
think,  more  attention  paid  to  the  historical  subjects  of 
the  Bible,  especially  those  of  the  Old  Testament,  than  at 
present.  The  extensive  information  of  the  rector  and 
his  good  judgment  did  not  fail  to  attract  the  attention  of 
all.  There  was  no  resort  to  any  clap-trap,  or  great  ex- 
citements, or  schemes  of  amusement  to  bring  our  people 
together.  They  followed  with  willingness  the  course 
which  the  Church  had  prescribed,  and   left    to    outside 


338  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

efforts  the  numerous  schemes  which  are  now  often  con- 
sidered so  important  in  the  business  of  religious  socie- 
ties. As  far  as  can  be  discovered,  there  was  as  high  a 
sense  of  the  duty  of  public  worship  and  of  our  Christian 
obligations  as  at  present.  There  was  no  kitchen  con- 
nected with  the  Church  or  Chapel. 

It  was,  I  think,  more  customary  then  for  the  clergy  to 
exchange  with  one  another,  to  the  satisfaction  of  all  the 
persons  concerned ;  nor  would  the  parishioners,  enquir- 
ing of  the  sexton  as  to  the  preacher,  turn  away  from  the 
doors  if  not  satisfied ;  the  bond  of  union  held  them 
firmly  together.  When  there  was  but  one  Episcopal 
parish  in  the  city,  we  frequently  had  as  a  preacher  some 
one  from  outside,  or  from  one  of  the  professors  of  the 
College.  It  was  not  unusual  that  Bishop  Brownell 
preached  himself ;  his  dignity  and  plain  manner  of 
address  added  to  the  impressiveness  of  his  words.  All 
these  instances  were  of  help  to  the  rector,  who,  however, 
never  spared  himself,  and  generally  held  a  third  service 
in  the  evening.  Mr.  Burgess  was  so  ready  a  writer  that 
his  sermons  were  prepared  with  ease,  and  it  was  said  that 
he  generally  had  twenty  or  more  ready  in  advance.  He 
was  very  methodical  in  his  arrangements,  and  never 
seemed  to  be  in  a  hurry  ;  except  in  cases  of  emergency 
he  rarely  left  his  study  in  the  morning,  but  in  the  after- 
noon he  could  be  seen  coming  up  Morgan  Street,  to 
attend  upon  any  calls  or  matters  of  business.  He  resided 
with  Mrs.  Nathan  Morgan  during  his  residence  in  Hart- 
ford, until  his  marriage  with  Miss  vSophia  Kip.  Mrs. 
Morgan  entrusted  him  with  the  marketing,  which  he 
attended  to  early  in  the  day.  He  did  not  hesitate  to 
attend  such  meetings  of  the  town  as  fairly  fell  within  his 
province,  and  was  a  strong  advocate  for  the  establishment 
of  the  Public  High  School,  which  met  with  considerable 
opposition.  While  he  held  a  most  catholic  spirit  to  the 
views  of  others,  and  had  a  quiet  way  of  answering  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  339 

statements  or  objections  made  to  him,  yet  he  entertained 
his  own  opinions,  and  did  not  hesitate  to  exprevSS  them  if 
the  occasion  warranted  it.  To  a  lady  who  had  heard 
some  hard  things  spoken  in  the  North  Church  by  Dr. 
Bushnell  he  merely  said  :  "  Why,  he  was  in  his  own 
pulpit,  wasn't  he  ?  " 

He  was  a  good  churchman,  believed  in  the  Episcopal 
Church,  and  labored  for  it.  He  did  not  consider  it 
necessary  that  he  should  spend  a  large  part  of  his  time 
in  defending  it,  nor,  perhaps,  in  explaining  it.  The 
Oxford  Tracts  were  about  making  their  appearance  dur- 
ing his  residence  here,  and  were  the  subjects  of  much 
comment  in  the  Episcopal  Church.  There  were  pri- 
vate discussions  extending  long  into  the  night,  in 
which  he  joined,  in  which  his  knowledge  of  Church 
history  and  religious  views  and  practices  made  him  a 
strong  combatant.  The  "Strife  of  Brothers"  gives  us 
some  light  on  this  matter,  and  brings  out  strongly  the 
catholic  spirit  which  pervaded  him.  Though  the  town 
was  then  filled  with  cries  of  "the  Church,  the  Church," 
by  the  voices  of  some  over-zealous  members  of  the 
parishes,  yet  the  most  friendly  relations  continued  to 
exist  between  the  rectors.  Perhaps  the  zeal  of  Rev.  Mr. 
Coxe  was  needed  to  infuse  into  our  lives  a  more  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  blessings  we  enjoyed.  Neither  then 
nor  for  a  long  time  afterwards  did  we  truly  understand 
the  extent  of  the  divided  opinions  and  practices  which 
would  come  to  our  Church. 

The  number  of  communicants  was  large,  and  was 
greatly  increased  during  the  rectorship  of  Mr.  Burgess, 
He  was  very  generally  aided  in  the  administration  of  the 
Communion  by  one  of  the  clerical  Professors  in  the  Col- 
lege, or  by  some  clergyman  temporarily  in  town.  On 
Christmas  day  the  number  was  largely  increased  by  per- 
sons residing  in  the  neighboring  towns  and  by  others  who 
seldom  partook.     Dr.  Thomas  Robbins,  a  learned  Congre- 


340  ■  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

gational  clergyman,  and  the  Librarian  of  the  Connecti- 
cut Historical  Society,  was  an  occasional  attendant  on 
these  occasions,  and  was  very  noticable  from  his  vener- 
able figure,  and  the  reverence  with  which  he  received 
the  sacred  emblems.  It  was  more  noticeable  because 
he  partook  while  standing  at  the  chancel  rail,  and  not 
in  the  posture  which  is  prescribed.  What  explanations 
Mr.  Burgess  may  have  made,  I  do  not  know  about,  for 
I  never  asked  him  for  any.  It  is  possible  that  as  Mr. 
Robbins  was  advanced  in  life,  and  somewhat  infirm,  "the 
pregnant  hinges  of  the  knees  "  were  not  easily  brought 
into  the  position  of  kneeling.  But  the  stiffness  may  have 
been  of  another  kind,  taking  its  origin  in  the  upper  part 
of  the  body.  There  is  reason  to  believe,  however,  that 
Dr.  Robbins  had  no  special  hostility  to  the  Episcopal 
Church,  and  that  he  was  more  free  from  illiberality  than 
some  may  have  imagined.  When  he  was  a  minister  at 
East  Windsor,  he  was  on  friendly  terms  with  Dr.  Elihu 
Tudor,  as  truly  he  ought  to  have  been  being  a  relative 
and  near  neighbor,  and  joined  with  him  in  his  Christmas 
dinner,  partaking  possibly  of  the  plum  pudding  and 
minced  pie,  considered  so  essential  on  this  occasion.  He 
may  have  conceived  a  more  favorable  opinion  of  the  Epis- 
copal Church  than  some  of  his  brethren,  from  his  conver- 
sations with  Dr.  Tudor  and  witnessing  his  daily  life  ;  but 
I  doubt  if  he  ever  forgot  or  forgave  his  loyalist  attach- 
ments during  the  Revolution,  or  the  pension  which  he  re- 
ceived to  the  end  of  his  life  from  the  British  government. 
Services  were  always  held  on  Christmas  Eve,  and  were 
largely  attended,  especially  by  young  people  not  connected 
with  the  parish,  both  in  the  city  and  in  the  country.  It 
was  one  of  the  observances  which  were  pleasing  to  all, 
and  the  behavior  was  generally  decorous.  For  a  number 
of  days  previously  much  labor  had  been  bestowed  on 
"  dressing  the  church  "  with  evergreens,  which  was  mostly 
the  work  of  young  men  and  women,  under  the  direction 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  34I 

of  a  staid  committee  appointed  by  the  Vestry.  For 
some  time  after  the  present  church  was  built,  great  care 
was  taken  that  it  should  be  in  no  way  damaged.  The 
thoughtlessness  and  carelessness  of  some  persons  is  so 
great  that  they  need  constant  watching.  In  the  old  build- 
ing, I  have  been  told,  that  it  was  customary  to  drive  nails 
in  the  pillars,  or  elsewhere,  on  which  to  hang  the  decora- 
tions. But  no  such  license  was  to  be  allowed  in  the  new 
one,  and  the  placing  of  a  tack  so  that  no  disfigurement 
should  be  made  was  the  subject  of  consultation.  There 
was  no  attempt  at  the  decoration  of  any  other  church 
building  in  the  city,  nor  any  observance  of  Christmas  day 
as  a  holy-day.  Except  with  Episcopalians,  there  had  been 
for  years  a  carrying  on  of  business  as  usual ;  workmen 
followed  their  usual  vocations,  and  merchants  opened 
their  stores ;  there  was  nothing  to  distinguish  it  from  an 
ordinary  day.  Perhaps  this  was  more  strictly  true  of  the 
earlier  part  of  the  century,  yet  even  about  this  time  one 
might  pass  down  Main  Street  and  find  few  places  of  busi- 
ness closed,  save  those  of  S.  Tuttle  &  Sons,  Samuel  Tudor, 
Lydia  Royce,  who  kept  a  ladies'  warehouse  opposite  the 
church,  Charles  Sigourney,  James  M.  Goodwin,  H.  B. 
Chaffee  &  Co.,  Ward,  Bartholomew  &  Brainard,  John  But- 
ler, Asahel  Saunders  &  Son,  and  perhaps  a  few  others. 
But  the  custom  has  greatly  changed ;  churches  are  now 
generally  decorated,  and  religious  services  are  held ;  few 
are  the  places  in  which  some  reference  is  not  made  to 
the  Holy-day. 

At  this  time  there  was  no  curbing  of  the  streets,  the 
gutters  were  broad  and  deep,  laid  with  cobble  stones. 
H itching-posts  were  common  and  very  useful,  especially 
to  persons  coming  to  the  city ;  every  householder  felt  it 
his  duty  to  set  a  number  of  them  before  his  residence,  or 
place  of  business  ;  the  merchant  who  neglected  this  was 
not  considered  as  anxious  to  suit  his  customers.  At  a  few 
places  there  still  remained  a  long  wooden  trough  in  which 


342  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  customer  from  the  country  could  bait  his  horse  with 
oats  brought  from  his  home.  It  was  economical,  and 
saved  a  shilling  at  the  tavern ;  the  careful  husbandman 
was  mindful  in  many  ways  about  his  expenses,  and  spent 
as  little  as  possible ;  he  had  learned  from  his  father, 
or  from  the  annual  almanac,  that  "  a  penny  saved  is  a 
penny  earned ; "  the  scarcity  of  money  rendered  neces- 
sary a  close  watch  of  the  purse. 

On  Sunday  those  living  in  the  suburbs  generally  came 
to  church  in  their  own  wagons,  and  the  horses  were  se- 
cured to  the  convenient  posts  standing  all  along  Main 
street ;  if  it  was  in  summer  time  the  clanging  of  the  iron- 
shod  beasts  resounded  through  the  neighborhood  drown- 
ing all  other  sounds.  The  clatter  was  so  great  that  it 
would  never  be  tolerated  at  the  present  time.  In  the 
evening  men  left  their  horses  in  safety,  with  no  fear  of 
their  being  stolen,  or  of  losing  their  whips  or  blankets. 

Christ  Church  was  lighted  at  that  time  with  sperm 
oil ;  there  hung,  suspended  by  long  chains  from  the  top 
of  the  nave,  over  the  center  aisle,  three  large  chandeliers ; 
there  were  smaller  ones  in  the  galleries,  and  under  them, 
and  the  church  was  considered  to  be  sufficiently  well 
lighted.  Improvement  in  this  matter  was  considered  as 
impossible,  and  not  needed.  But  when  illuminating  gas 
was  introduced  in  the  city,  there  began  to  be  complaints 
of  inability  to  see  clearly,  and  so  the  gas  was  employed. 
This  was  brilliant  enough  for  a  time,  but  was  supple- 
mented by  the  electric  light  a  few  years  since.  Between 
them  both  we  are  tolerably  well  served  on  most  occasions, 
and  have  not  been  obliged  to  resort  to  sperm  candles, 
which  Mr.  Sigourney  was  requested  by  the  Vestry  to 
provide,  many  years  before. 

A  history  of  the  Church  would  be  incomplete  without 
a  reference  to  the  school  kept  by  Miss  Abby  Canfield,  for 
young  children,  in  the  rear  of  the  Chapel.  This  was  in  a 
small  building  of  one  story,  and  was  perhaps  originally  a 


liMPORTAXT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  343 

blacksmith's  shop,  which  was  thought  to  be  dangerous  to 
the  church  property.  Miss  Canfield  was  a  most  estimable 
Church  woman,  greatly  beloved  both  by  parents  and  pu- 
pils. Few  children  of  the  parish  there  were  who  did  not 
pass  under  her  kind  and  gentle  hand,  and  there  receive 
their  first  instruction.  Even  now  there  are  some  living 
who  delight  to  speak  of  their  experiences  in  this  little 
building,  and  of  her  pleasant  ways.  She  was  a  constant 
and  sincere  attendant  upon  the  services  of  the  church,  and 
regarded  with  no  favor  any  attempt  to  change  established 
forms  and  usages.  Her  good  soul  has  been  saved  a  great 
amount  of  w^orrying  by  taking  its  departure  before  the 
present  time.  She  had  that  accommodating  disposition 
which  led  her  on  Saturdays  to  hear  her  Episcopal  pupils 
recite  the  Catechism  as  found  in  the  Book  of  Common 
Prayer,  while  she  afterwards  attended  to  those  of  other  de- 
nominations, in  the  Catechism  of  the  Congregational  Di- 
vines. She  had  taught  previously  and  for  some  time  in  a 
building  on  State  street,  just  east  of  the  Hartford  hotel. 
Few  instructors  for  little  children  have  followed  this  vo- 
cation for  so  long  a  period,  or  been  more  highly  esteemed, 
her  life  extending  for  over  eighty  years,  and  teaching 
nearly  to  the  last. 

There  is  little  to  be  added  to  the  history  of  the  Sniiday- 
sdiool  which  has  been  given  by  Mr.  Hoadly.  It  has  been 
faithfully  conducted,  and  is  believed  to  have  been  instru- 
mental in  accomplishing  much  good.  In  former  years 
the  children  more  strictly  belonged  to  the  parents  who  at- 
tended the  services  of  the  church  than  at  present,  and 
there  were  few  who  did  not  avail  themselves  of  this 
method  of  instruction.  In  turn  they  became  teachers, 
and  thus  kept  up  their  connection  with  the  school.  The 
custom  of  religious  instruction  at  home  gradually  gave 
way  to  the  instruction  of  Sunday-schools,  and  parents  be- 
gan to  feel  relieved  from  some  of  the  obligations  which 
were  due  to  their  children.     Undoubtedly  the  Sunday- 


344  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

school  reaches  some  who  receive  no  other  religious  teach- 
ing, and  would  receive  no  other  if  this  was  abandoned. 
The  parish  church  sees  too  many  of  them  only  on  this 
occasion,  or  when  there  is  a  celebration,  or  an  excursion ; 
but  we  may  be  thankful  if  they  can  be  reached  at  any 
time,  for  some  will  remember,  perhaps  for  many  years 
afterwards,  the  efforts  which  have  been  made  for  their 
improvement. 

April  12,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Rector  of  this  Parish  is 
hereby  empowered  to  employ  during  the  course  of  the  ensu- 
ing year,  such  clerical  assistance  as  in  his  opinion  may  be 
desirable,  at  the  expense  of  this  Parish. 

May  27,  V.  Voted,  That  Mr.  C.  Nichols,  and  Mr.  D. 
Morgan,  be  a  Committee  to  treat  with  the  Parish  of  St.  John's 
Church,  on  the  subject  of  releasing  the  members  of  said 
Parish  renting  pews  in  this  Church,  from  the  payment  of  the 
customary  taxes,  and  report  to  a  future  meeting. 

Voted,  That  this  Parish  will  not  assent  to  the  request  of 
M^  Walter  Phelps,  asking  leave  to  transfer  his  subscription 
for  building  the  tower  of  this  Church,  to  the  Parish  of  St. 
John's  Church. 

James  M.  Goodxvin  was  born  in  Hartford,  August  24, 
1785.  His  name  first  appears  upon  the  records  in  1 812,  as 
a  tax-payer  upon  the  rates  of  the  previous  year.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Vestry  from  18 14  to  1829  with  three 
exceptions,  Junior  Warden  1837,  and  Senior  Warden  1829, 
and  1838.  He  was  a  merchant  for  many  years,  his  place 
of  business  being  on  Exchange  corner.  He  was  also 
secretary  of  the  ^tna  Fire  Insurance  Company,  succeed- 
ing Mr.  Perkins, 'and  was  also  .secretary  of  the  Protection 
Fire  Insurance  Company  for  a  time.  He  was  always  an 
active  member  of  the  Parish,  a  decided  Churchman,  and 
usually  very  positive  in  any  views  which  he  entertained. 
"  Plain  spoken "  has  been  used  as  applicable  to  him ; 
though  this  was  from  no  ill  nature,  yet  it  was  sometimes 
not   well   understood.     Mr.  Burgess  occasionally,  in   the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  345 

earnestness  of  his  discourse,  rattled  the  kneeling  stool  in 
the  pulpit,  so  that  the  noise  could  be  heard  all  over  the 
church.  "  Why  do  you  kick  that  stool  so  much,"  said  he 
one  day,  very  bluntly.  Poor  Mr.  Burgess  hardly  knew 
what  was  meant,  but  wisely  took  no  notice  of  the  inquiry  ; 
the  temper  was  not  malicious,  but  was  the  natural  outcome 
of  a  dominant  spirit,  which  without  reflection,  relieved  it- 
self with  direct  and  plain-spoken  words. 

He  was  an  exceedingly  useful  man,  admirably  fitted  for 
certain  duties,  which  would  be  executed  with  promptness 
and  efficiency.  He  was  often  appointed  upon  committees 
and  was  frequently  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  Diocesan 
Convention.  He  was  the  first  Superintendent  of  the  Sun- 
day-school, and  occupied  that  position  for  many  years ; 
the  Vestry  presented  to  him  their  "thanks  for  his  inde- 
fatigable exertions  in  directing  the  School."  He  was 
also  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  city,  and  was  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department.  A  new  fire  engine  having  been 
purchased,  it  was  displayed  on  the  sidewalk,  in  front  of 
his  store.  Mr.  John  Morgan  was  Street  Inspector,  and 
saw  the  obstruction  to  public  travel.  "  Take  it  off,"  he  said, 
"  Take  it  off,"  and  would  not  be  quieted.  A  bystander, 
noticing  the  disturbance,  suggested  to  j\Ir.  Goodwin  that 
he  should  invite  jMr.  ISIorgan  into  his  store,  and  offer  him 
a  glass  of  wine.  Mr.  Morgan  was  perfectly  willing  to 
accept  of  the  hospitality,  and  as  he  came  out,  said,  "  now 
take  it  off  the  walk ;  put  it  into  the  street,"  and  it  went 
into  the  street. 

Mr.  Goodwin  was  one  of  those  who  left  Christ  Church  to 
organize  the  Parish  of  St.  John's.     He  died  March  30,  1870. 

Dec.  16,  V.  Voted,  That  Messrs.  Nichols,  Beach,  and  Ripley, 
be  a  committee  to  take  into  consideration  the  subject  of  tax- 
ation as  now  existing  in  the  Parish,  and  report  on  the  same 
at  the  next  parish  meeting. 


346  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1842. 

Jan.  II.  An  application  in  behalf  of  Mr.  Braham  having 
been  made,  for  the  use  of  the  Church  for  a  concert  of  sacred 
music,  was  withdrawn. 

April  2.  Voted,  That  the  Rector  and  Wardens  be  author- 
ized to  give  to  St.  John's  Parish,  such  use  of  the  Chapel 
during  the  present  year,  as  they  may  think  proper. 

The  large  indebtedness  of  the  Parish  doubtless 
appeared  as  a  serious  burden,  when  so  many  of  its  former 
members  left  to  establish  the  Parish  of  St.  John's. 
Though  consent  had  been  given,  and  a  reasonableness  for 
it  had  been  shown,  yet  still  there  was  considerable  sore- 
ness remaining,  which  was  natural  enough  when  the 
matter  of  the  debt  was  considered,  and  which  in  truth  too 
often  attends  such  emigrations.  This  had  taken  away  a 
large  number  of  its  wealthy  and  efficient  members,  mostly 
young  and  enterprising,  some  of  whom  perhaps  wished 
another  field  for  developing  their  churchly  instincts,  or 
special  views.  The  desire  for  leaving,  and  the  desire  for 
retaining,  were  illustrations  again  of  what  frequently 
occurs  in  different  religious  bodies,  and  was  shown  pre- 
eminently when  Thomas  Hooker  and  his  associates  desired 
to  remove  from  Newtown  to  Hartford.  The  honorable 
course  of  Mr.  Burgess  carried  the  Parish  with  him,  and 
quieted,  if  it  did  not  convince,  all  members.  There  is 
no  reason,  however,  to  believe  that  any  very  serious  objec- 
tion existed,  except  the  fear  of  the  inability  of  the  Parish 
to  maintain  its  former  position.  It  would  seem  as  if  they 
had  been  left  in  a  dazed  condition,  resembling  somewhat 
that  which  has  fallen  upon  an  individual  after  serious 
injury,  or  upon  a  family  suffering  from  severe  affliction. 

Nevertheless,  it  was  a  necessary  and  judicious  move- 
ment, which  came  to  be  justified  soon  afterwards,  and 
sanctioned  by  approval,  as  such  matters  generally  are  in 
the  end;  for  time  happily  cures  disappointments,  and 
lessens  the  force  of  arguments  which  were  considered  to 
be  invincible. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  347 

Then  there  came  into  the  minds  of  the  members 
a  consciousness  of  their  strength,  and  a  desire  to  accommo- 
date themselves  to  their  new  position.  They  felt  the 
pressure  of  their  indebtedness  and  began  forthwith  to 
consider  it.  A  prudent  course  for  a  state,  or  parish,  or 
an  individual,  yea,  a  righteous  course  also,  is  to  reduce 
expenses,  when  unable  to  meet  them  by  receipts. 

ABOUT  ST.  JOHN'S  PARISH. 

It  may  be  well  to  insert  here  the  following  extracts 
from  the  records  of  St.  John's  Parish,  which  I  have  been 
kindly  permitted  to  copy.  It  belongs  in  part  to  the  his- 
tory of  the  Episcopal  Church  in  Hartford,  and  in  part  to 
Christ  Church  in  particular.  The  permission  to  use  the 
Chapel  for  public  worship  was  not  accepted  by  the  mem- 
bers of  St.  John's,  as  far  as  known,  but  they  did  occupy  it 
for  several  parish  meetings  ;  the  Vestry  meetings  appear 
to  have  been  held  at  the  residences  of  its  members.  It  is 
supposed  that  they  continued  to  worship  in  the  mother 
Church  until  their  own  was  completed  in  1842. 

[From  the  Records  of  St.  Jolui's  Parish. 

Whereas.,  the  Divine  Head  of  the  Church  in  his  gracious 
Providence,  has  so  greatly  prospered  the  Parish  of  Christ 
Church  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  that  its  house  of  Worship  is 
insufficient  to  accommodate  all  who  would  desire  to  unite  in 
its  Holy  Offices  —  and  Whereas,  it  is  believed  that  the  cause 
of  true  religion  would  be  promoted  by  the  establishment  of 
another  Parish  in  said  City,  in  union  with  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church. 

Now,  therefore,  be  it  known  that  we,  whose  names  are 
hereunto  subscribed,  do  hereby  unite  and  associate  ourselves, 
as  a  Parish,  or  body  corporate,  by  the  name  of 

St.  John's  Church,  Hartford, 
and  do  hereby  adopt  the  Constitution  and  Canons  of  the  Pro- 
testant Episcopal  Church  in  the  United  States  of  America, 
and  also  the  Constitution  and  Canons  of  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal Church  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 


348  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

In  witness  whereof,  we  have  hereunto  subscribed  our 
names  this  eighteenth  day  of  March,  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord,  1 84 1. 

Jerem}^  Hoadley,  James  M.  Goodwin, 

William  T.  Lee,  Erastus  Goodwin, 

Zephaniah  Preston,  Ralph  Saunders, 

Edward  Goodman,  William  H.  Hoadley, 

Asahel  Saunders,  David  S.  Porter, 

Charles  Davies,  Edwin  Taylor, 

Henry  A.  Mitchell,  Lemuel  Humphrey, 

Thomas  Belknap,  L  S.  Hewlett, 

P[hilo]  Dickenson,  Charles  Brainard, 

Samuel  Taylor,  Silas  Totten, 

Chs.  H.  Brainard,  _  D.  L.  Stewart, 

F.  J.  Huntington,  '  Henry  S.  Humphrey, 

Charles  T.  Bull,  George  M.  Bartholom.ew, 

Wm.  D.  Eaton,  Charles  H.  Northam, 

John  Brocklesby,  Jr.,  Hezekiah  Huntington,  Jr., 

Walter  Winship,  George  Humphrey, 

Virgil  Cornish,  Abner  Jackson, 

Enos  Rice,  Sally  L  Bartholomew.* 
Oliver  M.  Wells, 

A  request  was  made  April  13,  1841,  to  Nathan  Johnson, 
Esq.,  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Peace  for  Hartford  County. 

The  subscribers,  members  of  the  new  Episcopal  Parish 
formed  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  and  called  St.  John's  Parish, 
do  respectfully  request  you  to  warn  a  meeting  of  said  Parish, 
who  are  legal  voters,  to  be  holden  at  the  Chapel  of  Christ 
Church,  in  said  City  of  Hartford,  on  Monday,  the  19th  of 
April,  A.  D.  1 841,  at  7  o'clock  p.  m.,  for  the  purpose  of  choos- 
ing a  Clerk  and  other  Oflficers  of  said  Society,  and  also  to 
take  into  consideration  and  decide  upon  the  question  of 
building  a  Church,  to  agree  upon  a  site,  and  locate  the  same; 
to  provide  for  the  purchase  of  a  site,  and  the  expenses  of 
building  a  Church  by  subscription,  tax,  or  borrowing  money 
and  creating  Stock  to  pay  for  the  same  hereafter,  payable 
and  redeemable  by  Taxes,  or  otherwise,  and  to  receive  prop- 
ositions for  creating  Stock,  and  acting  upon  them,  and  to 
transacting  all  other  necessary  business. 

William  T.  Lee, 
Lemuel  Humphrey. 


*0f  this  number   Messrs.   Preston,  Northam,  H.  Huntington,  and 
Brocklesby  returned  to  Christ  Church  within  a  few  years. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  349 

In  consequence  of  and  in  pursuance  of  said  application, 
the  meeting  was  warned  by  Nathan  Johnson,  Justice  of  the 
Peace,  and  William  H.  Hoadley  was  appointed  to  give  the 
legal  notice. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  members  of  St.  John's  Church  holden 
in  the  Chapel  of  Christ  Church,  on  the  19th  of  April,  1841, 
William  T.  Lee  was  appointed  Moderator,  and  Edward  Good- 
man, Clerk,  and  the  following  officers  were  chosen  : 

William  T.  Lek,  [wardens. 

Lemuel  Humphrey,       ) 

Hezekiah  Huntington,  Jr.,    .   Charles  Davies, 
Thomas  Belknap,  |   Henry  A.  Mitchell, 

Zephaniah  Preston,  K  Ralph  Saunders, 

Charles  H.  Northam,  ^   George  M.  Bartholomew, 

Francis  J.  Huntington,  John  Brocklesby,  Jr. 

The  following  resolution  was  passed  imanimously,  and  a 
copy  was  directed  to  be  sent  to  Rev.  George  Burgess,  Rector 
of  Christ  Church. 

Resolved,  That  though  we  now  separate  from  the  Parish 
of  Christ  Church,  we  feel  a  lively  interest  in  the  prosperity 
and  harmony  of  the  same,  and  that  we  cherish  the  most  af- 
fectionate attachment  and  respect  for  its  faithful  and  beloved 
Rector. 

Charles  Davies  and  James  M.  Goodwin  were  appointed 
"to  draw  an  appeal  to  members  of  Christ  Church  for  aid." 

1 841.  June  II.  It  having  been  stated  to  this  meeting  that 
the  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  had  appointed  a  Committee  from 
their  body  to  meet  a  committee  from  the  Vestry  of  this 
Church,  to  confer  upon  the  subject  of  taxing  those  persons 
who  have  withdrawn  from  Christ  Church,  and  become  mem- 
bers of  St.  John's  Church,  and  that  they  invited  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  similar  committee. 

Voted,  That  William  T.  Lee  and  Hezekiah  Huntington,  Jr. 
be  and  they  hereby  are  appointed  a  committee  from  this 
body,  in  pursuance  of  said  request. 


350 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Mctnbers  of  CJirist  Church  who  subscribed  for  the  building  of 
St.  John's  Church. 


George  Beach,     . 

$200 

Denison  Morgan, 

$100 

Phillip  Ripley,     . 

100 

Dudley  Buck, 

100 

John  W.  Bull,       . 

150 

Miles  A.  Tuttle, 

50 

Isaac  Toucey, 

100 

James  Goodwin,  Jr.,   . 

100 

Alexander  H.  Pomroy, 

100 

Chester  Adams, 

20 

Charles  Sigourney  and  So: 

100 

Henry  Perkins, 

20 

Hezekiah  Brainard,     . 

100 

George  Sumner,  . 

60 

George  Burgess, 

200 

George  C.  ColHns, 

20 

Lucien  B.  Hanks, 

100 

1^42.  Feb.  24.  Rev.' George  Burgess  was  unanimously 
requested  to  preach  the  Sermon  at  the  Consecration  of  the 
Church. 

Feb.  28.  A  Parish  meeting  was  called  at  the  Chapel  to 
consider  the  subject  of  calling  a  Rector, 

March  26.  Voted,  That  the  seats  in  the  South  Gallery  of 
the  Church  be  appropriated  to  the  use  of  the  Students  of 
Washington  College,  free  of  charge,  provided  one  of  the  Of- 
ficers of  the  College  will  sit  with  them. 

The  following  persons,  members  of  the  Parish  of  St. 
John's,  were  warned  by  Edward  Goodman,  Clerk,  to  attend  a 
meeting  at  the  Church,  March  28,  1842. 


Jeremy  Hoadley, 
Zephaniah  Preston, 
Edward  Goodman, 
Asahel  Saunders, 
Charles  Davies, 
Henry  A.  Mitchell, 
Thomas  Belknap, 
Ralph  Saunders, 
Henry  S.  Humphrey, 
W.  D.  Eaton, 
H.  Huntington,  Jr., 
Abner  Jackson, 
Oliver  M.  Wells, 
Geo.  Ramsey, 


James  M.  Goodwin, 
Erastus  Goodwin, 
David  S.  Porter, 
Wm.  H.  Hoadley, 
Edwin  Taylor, 
Lemuel  Humphrey, 
I.  S.  Hewlett, 
P.  Dickinson, 


Wm.  T.  Lee, 
Samuel  Taylor, 
Charles  Brainard, 
Charles  H.  Brainard, 
Silas  Totten, 
Duncan  L.  Stewart, 
F.  J.  Huntington, 
Charles  T.  Bull, 


Geo.  M.  Bartholomew,   Charles  H.  Northam, 


J.  Brocklesby,  Jr., 
George  Humphrey, 
Enos  Royce, 
James  A.  Canfield, 
Wm.  H.  Gilbert, 


Walter  Winship, 

Virgil  Cornish, 

S.  I.  Bartholomew, 

Walter  Phelps, 

H.  Tudor  Brownell.] 


At  the  Consecration  of  the  Church,  April  20,  1842, 
the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  were  invited 
to  join  in  the  procession  on  said  day. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  35 1 

Though  four  at  least,  and  perhaps  more,  of  those  who 
connected  themselves  with  this  movement  in  forming  a 
new  parish,  returned  to  Christ  Church  in  a  short  time, 
there  is  no  reason  to  believe  that  any  very  serious  cause 
existed  except  a  strong  attachment  to  the  old  place  and 
the  old  associations.  It  is  only  true,  however,  to  say  that 
a  somewhat  advanced  Churchmanship  was  developed  in 
St.  John's,  under  the  active  and  able  administration  of 
Mr.  Coxe,  which  led  to  more  or  less  comment  and  expres- 
sions of  surprise.  But  there  was  only  a  friendly  differ- 
ence of  opinion,  and  no  more  firm  defender  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church  has  been  found  than  the 
Bishop  of  Western  New  York.  It  often  takes  a  little 
time  to  get  things  fairly  settled  in  the  minds  of  the  best 
of  us. 

1843. 

April  77,  P.  Voted,  That  Wm.  H,  Inilay,  Cyprian  Nichols, 
Ebenezer  Flower,  Samuel  Tudor,  and  Denison  Morgan,  com- 
pose a  committee,  with  discretionary  power  to  reduce  the  ex- 
penses of  this  Parish,  and  that  this  committee  report  thereon 
at  an  adjourned  meeting  to  be  holden  at  the  Chapel,  on 
Monday  the  ist  of  May,  at  7  o'clock,  p.  m. 

April  22.  V.  Voted,  That  Denison  Morgan  be  added  to 
the  Committee  to  treat  with  the  heirs  of  Leonard  Bacon  con- 
cerning the  boundary  lines  of  the  land  on  which  the  Church 
stands  abutting  the  estate  of  said  Bacon. 

The  record  of  May  ist,  is  as  follows :  — 

The  report  of  the  committee  on  retrenchment  having 
been  read,  after  much  discussion,  it  was 

Voted,  That  one  thousand  dollars  be  raised  by  the  Parish 
annually,  for  four  years  to  come,  by  a  subscription  in  each 
successive  year,  to  be  applied  towards  the  extinction  of  the 
parish  debt. 

The  force  of  this  vote,  however,  is  somewhat  dimin- 
ished by  the  one  which  followed,  directing  the  Wardens 


352  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

and  Vestry  "  to  reduce  the  expenses  of  the  parish  for  the 
ensuing  year,  to  the  extent  of  ^wo  Jiwidrcd  dollars  "  ;  but  it 
was  a  beginning. 

The  two  following  votes  are  quoted,  as  showing  the 
struggle  of  the  Parish  to  avoid  an  increase  of  its  indebted- 
ness. 

May  ij,  V.  Voted,  That  two  subscriptions  be  prepared  on 
opposite  pages  of  the  same  book,  and  for  the  purpose  of 
raising  the  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars  in  the  present  year  ; 
and  not  to  be  collected  unless  that  sum  be  subscribed.  The 
other  for  the  purpose  of  raising  the  sum  of  Five  thousand 
dollars,  either  at  once  or  in  four  annual  payments,  at  the 
choice  of  each  subscriber  ;  only  one  of  these  subscriptions 
being  liable  to  be  collected. 

V.  July  J.  The  subject  of  cleaning  the  organ  having 
been  discussed,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  business  be  left  with  the  Senior  Warden, 
with  the  understanding  that  if  the  organ  is  cleaned  it  must 
be  done  free  of  expense  to  the  Parish. 

1844. 

April  8.  F.  The  Treasurer  having  stated  that  he  had 
received  from  Saml.  H.  Huntington,  Executor  of  the  last 
will  of  Mrs.  Emily  Phillips,  formerly  a  communicant  of  this 
Parish,  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dollars  in  full  of  a  legacy 
bequeathed  by  her  to  be  expended  in  the  purchase  of  Com- 
munion Plate,  it  was  Voted,  That,  the  Parish  hold  in  grateful 
recollection  the  pious  liberality  and  affectionate  regard  for 
its  parochial  Altar,  to  which  they  are  indebted,  for  this  token 
of  dying  remembrance. 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  authorized  to 
superintend  the  expenditure  of  the  said  sum,  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  the  Legacy. 

The  discussions  during  the  year  concerning  the  debt 
of  the  parish  were  frequent,  and  various  propositions  were 
considered,  but  nothing  decisive  was  accomplished. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


3^0 


1845. 

J/>ri7  14,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Parish,  regarding  with  great 
satisfaction  the  success  which  has  attended  the  circulation  of 
the  subscription  prepared  by  the  Vestry  for  paying  fifteen 
thousand  dollars  of  the  debt  of  the  Parish,  recommend  to  the 
committee  to  prosecute  their  efforts  to  the  desired  issue,  and 
express  the  earnest  hope  that  those  members  of  the  Parish 
who  have  not  yet  subscribed  will  not  suffer  this  work  to  be 
done  without  their  aid. 


Subscription  to  reduce  the  debt. 

Whereas,  it  is  proposed  to  reduce  the  debt  of  the  Parish  of 
Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Fifteen  Thousand  Dollars,  by  a 
subscription  for  that  purpose,  we  the  undersigned,  each  for 
himself,  in  consideration  that  others  subscribe  for  that  object 
and  on  condition  that  the  said  sum  be  raised,  do  hereby 
promise  to  pay  to  said  Parish,  the  sums  annexed  to  our  names 
respectively,  in  three  yearly  equal  payments  to  be  made  on 
the  ist  day  of  July  1845,  1846,  and  1847  (the  interest  may  be 
deducted  if  the  payment  be  anticipated).  And  the  said  Parish 
shall  receive  the  sums  aforesaid,  and  apply  the  same  to  ex- 
tinguish so  much  of  the  principal  of  said  debt,  as  shall  be 
paid  on  the  subscription,  unless  a  tax  be  laid  by  said  Parish 
for  the  same  object,  before  the  last  of  said  installments  shall 
become  payable  ;  in  which  case  it  shall  be  the  right  of  each 
subscriber  to  apply  the  amount  of  his  subscription  to  any 
such  tax  against  him,  or  so  much  thereof  as  shall  be  necessary 
to  cancel  such  tax  ;  and  the  balance  remaining  shall  be  paid 
into  the  treasury  of  the  Parish,  for  the  object  aforesaid. 

Dated  at  Hartford,  this  17th  day  of  March,  1845. 


George  Burgess    . 

$600 

Wm.  Isham  . 

•   $100 

Cyprian  Nichols    . 

600 

C.  Sigourney 

150 

Samuel  Tudor       .    .     . 

600 

A.  H.  Pomroy 

150 

George  Beach 

600 

Luther  Smith 

100 

Phillip  Ripley 

600 

Mary  S.  Merrill 

100 

Griffin  Stedman     . 

600 

G.  A.  Stedman     . 

100 

James  Goodwin     . 

600 

S.  W.  Goodridge  . 

100 

John  Butler  . 

600 

Newton  Carter 

75 

Samuel  Tuttle  &  Sons 

600 

AUyn  S.  Stillman 

50 

23 

354 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Hetty  B.  Hart       . 

$1000 

T.  J.  Work    . 

$50 

Wm.  H.  Imlay      . 

1000 

Hez.  Brainard 

50 

J.  W.  Bull      . 

450 

Charles  Benton 

50 

Dudley  Buck 

400 

Daniel  Buck,  jr.    . 

50 

Ebenezer  Flower  . 

400 

Daniel  Goodwin    . 

50 

Denison  Morgan  . 

400 

Mrs.  Simeon  Griswold 

30 

Thomas  D.  Gordon 

400 

Edmd.  B.  Hull      . 

30 

Walter  Keney 

300 

H.  B.  Beach  . 

30 

L.  B.  Hanks 

300 

George  Brinley,  jr. 

30 

R.  Watkinson 

300 

Wm.  E.  Imlay 

30 

J.  S.  Morgan 

300 

S.  G.  Chaffee 

30 

Chs.  H.  Northam 

300 

Eliza  Draper 

30 

H.  Huntington 

.    •    300 

Chester  Adams 

25 

Chs.  F.  Pond 

300 

S.  G.  Boughton     . 

25 

I.  Toucey 

200 

Benning  Mann 

25 

S.  H.  Huntington 

200 

Thos.  Skinner 

25 

Cash       .... 

200 

Mrs.  Strong  Mather 

20 

P.  F.  Robbins 

150 

Wm.  Conner,  jr.   . 

15 

J.  B.  Eldredge      . 

150 

E.  B.  Pratt    . 

15 

George  Sumner     . 

150 

Wm.  Conner 

15 

Leonard  Kip 

150 

H.  Perkins     . 

15 

S.  B.  Beresford     . 

100 

L.  H.  Perkins 

15 

H.  B.  Chaffee 

100 

Samuel  Mather     . 

15 

Lydia  Morgan 

100 

Ralph  Goodwin     . 

T5 

Thos.  T.  Fisher    . 

100 

F.  A.  Brown 

15 

William  Mather    . 

100 

Sidney  Pinney 

10 

AVilliam  R.  Phelps 

100 

J.  V.  B.  Butler      . 

5 

Emma  R.  Hall      . 

100 

$15,040 

The  subject  of  obtaining  a  passageway  from  the  mu- 
tual gangway  upon  the  lot  in  the  rear  of  the  Chapel  hav- 
ing been  discussed,  it  was, 

Nov.  22,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  empowered  to 
negotiate  with  the  heirs  of  the  estate  of  Leonard  Bacon,  for 
a  passway  from  the  mutual  gangway  upon  the  lot  rear  of  the 
Chapel,  for  fifty  years,  and  if  possible  for  nine  hundred 
ninety-nine  years. 

The  matter  of  warming  the  church  sufficiently  had 
always  been  a  serious  trouble ;  various  patterns  of  stoves 
had  been  tried,  but  none  of  them  were  .satisfactory.  After 
iron  sash  had  been  placed  in  the  windows,  and  the  glass 


i:\IPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COM>rENTS.  355 

had  been  reset,  and  were  made  "  as  tight  as  paint  and 
putty  "  could  make  them,  as  observed  by  Mr.  Ripley,  it 
was  hoped  that  the  result  would  be  more  satisfactory.  Still 
there  was  disappointment.  There  were  various  meetings 
in  the  autumn  of  1843,  ^o^"  the  purpose  of  considering 
other  plans.     On  the  28th  of  (3ctober  it  was 

/'.  Voted,  That  furnaces  be  procured  for  warming  the 
Church,  provided  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  be  raised 
by  subscription,  and  that  Mess.  Taintor,  Eldredge,  Beach,  and 
Huntington,  be  a  committee  to  raise  the  said  sum,  and  to  put 
up  the  furnaces. 

The  committee  reported  that  the  sum  of  three  hundred 
dollars  could  not  be  raised  for  the  purchase  of  the  furnaces. 

It  is  probable  that  the  furnaces  were  not  obtained,  for 
the  subject  was  recurred  to  Sept.  25,  1845,  when  it  was 

Sept.  2j,  V.  Voted,  That  George  Beach  be,  and  he  is 
hereby,  appointed  a  committee  to  examine  the  subject  of 
warming  the  Church  the  ensuing  winter,  and  report  thereon 
to  the  Vestry. 

Mr.  Beach  reported  and  the  following  was  passed  : 

N'ov.  II.  Whereas,  Gurdon  Fox  having  proposed  to  put 
up  two  furnaces,  and  to  displace  them  without  charge,  if 
they  do  not  answer  the  purpose  of  the  Parish,  it  was 

V.  Voted,  That  Mess.  George  Beach,  and  Dudley  Buck, 
Wardens,  and  Samuel  Tudor,  Vestryman,  be  and  they  are 
hereby  appointed  a  committee  to  direct  that  the  furnaces  be 
put  up  ;  to  dispose  of  the  old  stoves  and  pipe,  to  put  up  five 
baise  covered  doors,  and  to  oversee  the  same. 

The  only  other  reference  to  this  matter  is  the  vote  of 
the  Vestry,  ]\lay  2,  1846,  when  an  inquiry  was  ordered,  to 
ascertain  "  whether  the  contract  in  relation  to  the  furnaces 
has  been  complied  with."  As  no  further  record  is  found 
it  is  fair  to  conclude  that  the  contract  was  complied  with, 
and  that  the  Church  was  made  comfortable  for  the  wor- 
shipers ;  but  according  to  my  recollection  there  was  still 
some  grumbling,  for  when  was  there  ever  a  temperature 


356  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

found  whicli  was  not  either  too  hot  or  too  cold  for  some. 
The  subject  had  been  a  fruitful  one  for  discussion,  but  the 
Parish  had  a  far  more  important  one  under  consideration, 
in  1845  ;  this  was  a  subscription  of  fifteen  thousand  dollars 
towards  reducing  the  debt.  For  further  particulars  the 
reader  is  referred  to  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  the 
Funds  of  the  Parish,  pp.  38,  39. 

Dec.  /J,  F.  Jl'hereas,  it  having  been  stated  that  a  prop- 
osition had  been  made  for  holding  the  weekly  Lectures  to 
the  several  Congregations  of  the  city  on  the  same  evening, 
it  was 

Voted,  That  if  such  an  arrangement  should  be  agreed  upon, 
it  is  the  opinion  of  the  Vestry  that  it  is  desirable  that  the 
Rector  shall  concur  in  such  an  arrangement. 

1846. 

June  2y.  The  strong  light  from  the  south  windows  of 
the  Church  was  considered  objectionable,  and  a  committee 
was  appointed  to  procure  curtains  for  the  same,  but  this 
was  afterwards  changed  to  blinds  for  the  whole  church. 

Dec.  14,  V.  Voted,  That  D"".  Beresford  be  allowed  to 
make  use  of  the  west  wall  of  the  Chapel,  for  adjoining  a 
small  building,  at  a  valuation  by  the  Wardens. 

1847. 

April  27,  P.  Whereas  the  Rev.  George  Burgess  com- 
menced the  duties  of  Rector  of  this  Parish  in  November, 
1834,  at  a  salary  of  one  thousand  dollars  per  annum,  which 
continued  at  that  rate  until  the  fifth  day  of  April,  1837,  at 
which  time  the  Parish  voluntarily  increased  his  salary  to 
twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  and  he  has  been  paid  at 
that  rate  until  the  first  day  of  the  present  month,  and 
Whereas  the  Rev.  George  Burgess  has  recently  made 
arrangeiuents  that  will  of  course  increase  his  annual 
expenditures,  it  is 

Resolved,  That  the  sum  of  three  hundred  dollars  be  paid  to 
the  Rev.  George  Burgess  for  the  year  commencing  on  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  357 

first  day  of  April  aforesaid,  in  addition  to  the  regular  salary 
hitherto  paid  to  him  in  quarterly  year  payments. 

The  clerk  adds,  that  "  after  much  discussion  of  the 
pecuniary  ability  of  the  ParLsli  to  make  a  change  for  the 
present  year,  conducted  with  unanimous  regard  for  the 
interests  and  feelings  of  the  Rector,  who  was  understood 
to  be  unacquainted  with  the  proposition,  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  subject  be  indefinitely  postponed." 

Mr.  Burgess  had  been  recently  married,  and  the  pro- 
posed increase  of  his  salary  was  due  to  him,  and  not 
beyond  the  ability  of  the  Parish  to  pay.  There  was  a  very 
generous  feeling  of  the  people  toward  him,  and  it  was  not 
easy  to  see  at  the  time  why  the  proposition  failed,  nor  is 
it  any  plainer  now.  A  battle  is  not  unfreqtiently  lost 
from  inconsiderateness  or  self-confidence,  for  which  there 
is  no  excuse.  Of  one  point,  however,  it  may  be  decidedly 
spoken,  that  the  failure  was  not  due  to  any  want  of  love 
or  respect  for  him,  nor  from  any  desire  that  he  should 
leave  the  Parish.  He  was  not  one  of  that  number  who 
have  felt  a  "gentle  pressure,"  which  has  been  irresistible. 

Oct.  16,  V.  It  was  known  that  the  Rector  had  been 
chosen  as  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Maine,  and  a  com- 
munication was  made  by  him  to  the  Vestry,  resigning  his 
Rectorship.     A  Parish  meeting  was  called,  and  it  was 

Voted,  That  Isaac  Toucey,  George  Sumner,  J.  S.  Morgan, 
and  Dudley  Buck,  be  appointed  a  committee  to  prepare  the 
business  to  be  brought  before  the  appointed  Parish  meeting, 
on  the  2ist  inst. 

Resignation  of  Mr.  Burgess. 

Oct.  21,  P.  To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ 
Church,  Hartford. 

Gentlemen,  The  informal  interview  between  us  a  few 
weeks  since  together  with  the  intelligence  which  has  become 
public,  will  have  prepared  yon  for  the  communication  which 
I  am  now,  with  a  shrinking  heart,  compelled  to  present. 


358  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

Having  been  elected  with  entire  and  cordial  unanimity, 
to  the  office  of  Bishop  of  our  Church  in  the  Diocese  of 
Maine,  I  have  seen,  after  much  meditation,  and  very 
anxious  prayers,  which  preceded  the  event  itself,  no  sufficient 
reason  for  refusing  the  nomination.  The  necessary  testi- 
monials have  even  passed  through  both  houses  of  the  General 
Convention,  and  received  the  usual  consent.  It  is  with  the 
sacrifice  of  the  strongest  feelings,  which  can  attach  a  pastor 
to  a  delightful  abode,  and  to  the  dearest  friends,  that  I  have 
come  to  this  result.  Had  I  felt  myself  at  liberty  to  follow 
merely  my  own  wishes,  this  election  would  never  have  been 
consummated.  My  ministry  in  the  parish  of  Christ  Church, 
a  ministry  of  thirteen  years,  has  been  one  of  so  much  happi- 
ness, on  my  part,  and  of  so  much  harmony  and  such  uninter- 
rupted kindness  on  yours,  and  has  been  attended  with  so 
many  tokens  of  the  favour  and  blessings  of  God,  that  I  can- 
not close  without  emotions  more  deep  and  tender,  than  in 
such  a  communication  as  this  it  might  seem  appropriate  to 
express. 

I  came  amongst  you  young  and  a  stranger ;  I  have  passed 
amongst  you  the  flower  of  my  life,  and  every  house  has  become 
to  me  a  kind  of  home.  So  happy  in  all  social  and  pastoral 
relations  I  cannot  hope  to  be  again. 

The  sphere  to  which  I  go,  is  one  in  which  the  Church, 
during  my  lifetime,  will  probably  furnish  no  post  like  that 
which  I  relinquish. 

But  I  know  that  you  will  appreciate  the  only  motives 
which  can  impel  me  ;  and  I  trust  that  you  will  dismiss  me 
with  the  same  acquiescence  which  I  feel  in  what  seems  to  me 
the  will  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour. 

I  therefore  present  herewith  my  resignation  of  the  Rec- 
torship of  Christ  Church,  to  which  the  Bishop  has  consented 
by  consenting  to  my  Consecration.  This  resignation  I  desire 
to  take  effect  from  the  consecration  itself,  which  will  doubt- 
less be  fixed  for  some  day  within  a  fortnight. 

May  you,  my  respected  and  beloved  friends,  be  guided  by 
heavenly  wisdom,  in  the  administration  of  all  the  affairs  of 
a  parish  for  which  I  shall  always  pray  with  a  peculiar 
fervency,  as  my  first  and  most  peaceful  charge. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  359 

May  the  good  providence  of  God  bring-  to  you  a  wiser  and 
more  faithful  pastor,  and  may  the  Holy  Spirit  pour  upon 
you,  and  those  for  whom  you  act,  such  dews  of  his  grace, 
that  this  congregation  may  flourish  more  and  more  in  all 
spiritual  blessings,  as  a  garden  which  the  Lord  has  planted. 
I  am,  and  shall  ever  remain 

Most  truly  and  effectually. 

Your  friend  and  servant  in  Christ, 

Georok    Burgess. 
New  York,  October  15th,  1847. 

After  reading  the  foregoing  communictition,  Hon.  Isaac 
Toucey  presented  the  following  preamble  and  resolutions, 
which  were  passed  unanimously  : 

IVhereas,  The  Rev"*  George  Burgess,  D.D.,  having  been 
elected  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  J^Iaine,  and  having  there- 
upon tendered  his  resignation  of  the  Rectorship  of  this 
Parish,  to  take  effect  from  the  time  of  his  consecration. 

Resolved,  That  we  accept  his  resignation  with  the  pro- 
foundest  sorrow  and  regret.  Sorrow  that  he  is  so  soon  to  be 
removed  from  us,  and  the  tie  to  be  severed  which  has  united 
us  in  the  most  sacred  relation,  for  the  full  period  of  thirteen 
years ;  regret  that  this  Parish  is  to  be  deprived  of  his  pru- 
dent counsel,  his  invaluable  services,  his  holy  ministrations, 
and  of  those,  patient,  faithful,  and  most  abundant  labors  of 
love,  by  which  this  Church  has  been  so  long  edified  and 
strengthened,  its  borders  enlarged,  and  its  prosperity  under 
God,  permanently  ensured. 

Resolved,  That  the  warmest  affections  of  the  members  of 
this  Parish  will  follow  their  beloved  Pastor  to  the  new  field 
of  higher  responsibilities,  and  more  arduous  duties,  to  which 
in  the  Providence  of  God  he  has  been  called,  and  that  we 
will  never  cease  to  offer  our  earnest  prayers  to  the  Great 
Head  of  the  Church,  that  his  blessing  may  follow  His  faith- 
ful servant  in  the  sequel  of  his  hfe,  as  it  has  in  its  beginning. 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  of  this  Parish  be  directed  to 
pay  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Burgess,  his  accustomed  salary  until  the 
first  day  of  April,  A.D.  1848. 

Voted,  That  a  certified  copy  of  the  preamble  and  first  three 
Resolutions,  be  signed  by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  and  pre- 


360  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

sented  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Burgess  ;  which  vote  having  passed 
unanimously,  the  meeting  adjourned. 

Ocf  22,  V.  Voted,  That  Dudley  Buck,  Hezekiah  Hunting- 
ton, and  Jiinius  S.  Morgan  be  and  they  are  hereby  appointed 
a  Committee,  to  make  enquiry  in  regard  to  procuring  a 
Clergyman  for  this  parish,  and  to  present  names  of  such  as 
they  may  obtain,  to  this  Vestry. 

Noif  II.  The  committee  appointed  to  inquire  and  report 
to  the  Vestr}^  the  name  of  a  suitable  person  as  Rector  of  this 
Parish,  reported,  that  they  had  visited  Rye,  N.  Y.,  for  the 
purpose  of  hearing  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chauncey,  and  were  pre- 
pared to  report  very  favorably  to  the  Vestry  respecting  him, 
still  they  wished  before  doing  so,  that  some  other  members 
of  the  Vestry  might  be  requested  to  visit  the  same  place  for 
the  same  purpose  and  on  their  motion  it  was 

Voted,  That  Messrs.  W"'  H.  Imlay,  Cha^  H.  Northam,  and 
G.  W.  Russell,  be  requested  to  visit  Rye,  for  the  purpose  of 
hearing  the  Rev.  Mr.  Chauncey,  and  to  report  to  this  Vestry. 

Jeremy  Hoadley,  son  of  James  and  Lydia  [Buell]  Hoad- 
ley,  was  born  in  Branford,  July  28,  1776  ;  married  July  7, 
1798,  Harriott,  daughter  of  Capt.  Asher  and  Thankful 
I  Hubbard]  Fairchild,  of  Guilford,  w^here  he  was  engaged 
in  the  manufactory  of  hats  until  about  1806,  when  he 
came  to  Hartford,  where  he  continued  in  the  same  busi- 
ness for  many  years.  He  probably  immediately  connected 
himself  with  the  parish,  for  he  is  mentioned  Dec.  28,  1808, 
as  having  contributed  five  dollars  towards  the  balance 
due  to  Mr.  Rayner  ;  and,  in  1809,  was  assessed  in  a  tax 
laid  in  the  list  of  1808.  He  was  chosen  as  one  of  the 
Vestry,  in  18 10,  and  held  the  position  of  Vestryman,  or 
as  one  of  the  Wardens,  nearly  every  year  until  1831.  He 
was  frequently  appointed  to  serve  on  various  committees, 
and  was  a  delegate  to  the  Diocesan  Convention  on  several 
occasions.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Relief  of 
the  town  in  1827,  and  for  seventeen  consecutive  years. 
In  1819  he  was  one  of  the  selectmen  for  twelve  years,  and 
was  first  selectman  from   1834  to   1842;  engineer  of  the 


nrPORTAXT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  361 

fire  department,  1820  to  1826;  acting'  mayor,  on  the  death 
of  Jared  Griswold,  from  Nov.  23,  1835,  to  April  13,  1836; 
member  of  the  general  assembly  for  four  years ;  sheriff 
from  1829  to  1835  ;  town  treasurer  in  1834  ;  justice  of  the 
peace,  1826-7-8;  member  of  the  common  council  of  the 
city,  1819-20;  alderman  from  1821  to  1824,  and  from  1836 
to  1843.  From  these  different  offices,  and  for  the  time 
which  they  were  held  by  him,  it  will  be  seen  that  he  was 
considered  a  very  useful  man,  and  that  he  must  have  been 
remarkably  patient  and  even-tempered  to  have  held  them 
so  long  ;  a  friend  who  knew  him  well  says  that  he  "  never 
knew  him  to  be  ruffled."  In  these  days  it  would  be 
wonderful  if  attempts  were  not  made  to  crowd  him  out  of 
his  seat  before  it  had  fairly  become  warm. 

He  stood  by  the  church  and  labored  for  it  in  its  most 
trying  times,  and  ever  contributed  to  it  according  to  his 
ability.  He  remembered  the  ministry  and  the  personal 
appearance  of  Bishop  Seabury,  and  his  conversation  upon 
the  church  in  old  times  was  instructive  and  entertaining. 
He  was  the  "  Clark  "  of  the  Parish — not  the  "Society's 
Clerk  "  ■ — having  his  seat  in  the  reading  desk,  leading  in 
the  responses  with  a  loud  voice,  giving  out  the  Psalms 
and  Hymns  to  be  sung,  and  all  the  notices,  including  the 
banns  of  marriage.  In  the  absence  of  the  clergyman  he 
also  read  service  and  buried  the  dead.  Truly  a  multifa- 
rious and  useful  man.  He  was,  as  nearly  as  I  can  learn, 
the  last  person  to  occupy  the  position  of  "  Clark." 

His  daughter,  Mrs.  M.  J.  A.  Sage,  writes  March  11, 
1894,  as  follows  :  "  To  show  the  poverty  of  our  music  my 
father  gave  out  to  be  sung,  '  Ye  boundless  realms  of  joy,' 
an  eight-line  psalm  ;  after  much  turning  over  of  leaves 
and  some  delay,  the  leader  came  to  the  front  of  the  organ 
and  said,  '  Mr.  Hoadley,  we  have  no  tune  to  those  words  ' ; 
then  my  father  gave  the  looth  psalm,  to  be  sung  to  the 
tune  of  '  Old  Hundred." 

"  In  the  days  I  speak  of  no  woman  responded  aloud  ; 
every  body  whispered  ;  but  one  Sunday  ^Irs.  Philo  Hillyer 


362  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

was  in  Hartford  on  a  visit,  and  she  responded  in  a  loud 
voice  in  the  Psalter,  and  one  and  another  joined  in  a  low 
quivering  tone,  until  at  last  all  joined,  and  from  that  time 
forth  the  responses  were  said  as  they  should  be."  A  few 
of  his  descendants  still  remain  in  the  parish,  useful  and 
faithful,  and  devoted  to  its  old  ways. 

He  died  December  i,  1847.  His  wife  died  September 
22,  1849. 

Dec"  J,  V.  To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church. 
The  Committee  appointed  to  enquire  for  some  suitable 
person  to  be  presented  to  the  Parish,  as  Rector,  beg  leave  to 
report,  that  they  have  made  diligent  enquiry,  and  respect- 
fully present  the  name  of  the  Rev.  Peter  S.  Chauncey  as  a 
suitable  person  to  be  recommended  to  the  Parish  to  be 
elected  to  the  vacant  rectorship. 

Dudley    Buck,      \ 

H.  Huntington,  V  Conniiittee. 

J.  S.  Morgan,       ) 
Hartford,  Dec''  3^,  1847. 

Which  report  was  accepted  by  the  Vestry. 

Dec'  7,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Rev^  Peter  S.  Chauncey,  of 
Rye,  in  the  State  of  New  York,  having  the  approbation  of 
the  Bishop  of  this  Diocese,  is  requested  to  accept  of  the 
Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

The  report  of  Wardens  and  Vestry  recommending  that 
Rev.  Peter  S.  Chauncey  of  Rye  be  elected  Rector  of  this 
Parish,  having  been  accepted,  it  was 

Voted,  That  a  salary  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum 
is  hereby  settled  upon  the  Rev.  Peter  S.  Chauncey,  to  be  paid 
to  him  in  quarter  yearly  payments,  so  long  as  he  shall  con- 
tinue to  be  the  Rector  of  the  Parish. 

Voted,  The  Right  Rev**  Bishop  of  this  Diocese,  is  respect- 
fully requested  to  approve  of  the  election  of  the  Rev**  Peter 
S.  Chauncey  to  be  Rector  of  this  Parish,  and  to  communicate 
this  and  the  foregoing  votes  to  the  Rev'"  Mr.  Chauncey,  ac- 
companied with  such  information  in  his  possession,  as  the 
nature  of  the  case  requires,  and  in  the  name  of  this  Parish, 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  363 

to   invite  him,  upon  the  terms  expressed  in  the  preceding- 
Votes,  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

1848. 

Jan"  J,  V.  Voted,  That  the  subject  of  adjusting-  the  com- 
pensation of  the  Rev.  Silas  Totten  for  services  rendered 
during  the  recent  vacancy  of  the  Rectorship  be  referred  to 
Messrs.  Dudley  Buck  and  Cyprian  Nichols. 

A  communication  from  Rev.  Peter  S.  Chauncey  was 
read,  containing  his  acceptance  of  the  rectorship  of  the 
parish,  which  was  ordered  to  be  recorded,  and  is  as 
follows  : 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford, 

Gentlemen, —  After  much  anxious  and  prayerful  delibera- 
tion, on  the  subject  of  the  invitation  to  the  Rectorship  of 
your  Parish,  and  more  especially  since  my  recent  visit  to 
your  City,  I  have  yielded  to  the  conviction,  that  it  is  my 
duty  to  accept  it. 

This  conclusion.  Gentlemen,  is  on  many  accounts  painful 
to  me,  as  it  severs  me  from  a  united  and  affectionate  Congre- 
gation, and  from  the  happy  scene  of  my  earliest  labors  in  the 
ministry  of  the  Gospel.  It  will  impose  upon  me  new  and 
heavy  duties,  and  the  necessity  for  an  amount  of  effort 
which  I  sometimes  fear  will  overtax  my  health. 

Moreover  it  will  require  me  to  take  the  place  of  one 
whose  praise  is  in  all  the  Churches,  and  whose  happy  fortune 
it  was  to  enjoy  in  an  eminent  degree,  the  respect  and  affection 
of  his  flock. 

But  some  one  must  assume  the  post  from  which  he  has 
been  called  to  a  higher  ministry,  and  I  will  accept  the  trust 
in  humble,  dependence  on  the  promised  grace  of  our  Divine 
Master,  and  in  the  confident  reliance  on  your  sympathy, 
indulgence,  and  co-operation. 

I  propose,  if  Providence  permit,  to  be  in  Hartford  on  the 
first  Sunday  in  February  for  the  purpose  of  assuming  the 
charge  of  the  Congregation.  I  find,  however,  from  the  state 
of  things  here,  and  from  the  labor  of  preparing  to  move, 
that  I  cannot  be  permanently  among  you  until  Spring. 


364  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

With  the  earnest  prayer,  that  God  will  make  me  the 
instrument  of  blessing  and  happiness  to  you  all,  and  greatly 
honor  my  ministry,  I  am,  Gentlemen,  with  great  regard  and 

respect, 

Your  servant  for  Christ's  sake, 

P.  S.  Chauncey. 
Rye,  January  3^,  1848. 

April  25,  P.  Voted,  That  James  Goodwin,  Junius  S. 
Morgan,  and  Daniel  Buck,  Jr.,  be,  and  they  are  hereby, 
appointed  a  Committee  to  investigate  the  mode  of  assessing 
Pews,  and  selling  the  same,  in  the  different  Churches  of  the 
various  denominations  in  this,  and  other  cities,  and  report  to 
a  future  meeting  of  this  Parish,  the  best  mode  of  assessing 
and  selling  the  Pews  of  Christ  Church,  with  the  view  of  more 
nearly  equalizing  the  assessment  of  the  Pews  of  said  Church, 
and  obtaining  the  fair  value  thereof  at  the  annual  sale  on 
Easter  Monday  next, — with  any  remarks  they  may  see  fit  to 
append  to  said  report  for  the  information  of  the  members  of 
the  Parish. 

Resolved,  That  Samuel  Tudor,  Hez*"  Huntington,  P.  F. 
Robbins,  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  Geo.  Sumner,  be  and  they  are 
hereby  appointed  a  Committee,  to  examine  the  condition  of 
the  Organ,  and  report  to  the  Parish,  at  a  future  meeting, 
such  sum  as  they  deem  it  expedient  to  expend  in  repairs 
thereon,  and  completion  thereof;  also  to  investigate  the 
expenses  now  incurred  by  this  Parish  for  the  Organist,  and 
singing  during  Public  Worship;  and  whether  an  improve- 
ment in  the  selection  of  the  music,  or  in  the  expenses  of  the 
Parish  for  this  important  department  in  the  services  of  the 
Church  can  be  made. 

Resolved^  That  the  Wardens  be  requested  to  see  that 
order  is  kept  in  the  South  Gallery  of  the  Church. 

May  6,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  a  Committee  to 
confer  with  the  Rev''.  Mr.  Chauncey,  in  relation  to  his 
Institution  as  Rector  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford, 
on  the  1 8""  instant. 

Voted,  That  George  Sumner  be  added  to  the  above 
Committee. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   CO^FMENTS.  365 

Voted,  That  E.  Flower  be  authorized  to  confer  with  the 
President  of  Washington  College,  in  relation  to  the  conduct 
of  the  Students  in  Church  on  the  vSabbath. 

Concerning  the  Organ  and  the  Music. 

May  p,  P.  The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
subject  of  repairing  and  completing  the  organ,  and  to  make 
investigations  in  relation  to  the  singing  in  Christ  Church, 
presented  the  following  report,  which  was  read  and  accepted , 
with  the  accompanying  i-esolutions  which  were  adopted,  and 
ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  Records  of  the  Parish. 

The  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  subject  of 
cleaning  the  Organ,  and  receiving  estimates  for  additions  to 
the  same,  and  also  the  music  generally,  would  report : 

That  they  have  given  it  that  attention  which  its  import- 
ance demands,  and  find  that  the  organ  has  not  been  cleaned 
for  the  space  of  eighteen  years,  and  of  consequence  is  now 
out  of  order,  needing  both  cleaning  and  tuning,  the  cost  of 
which  will  amount  to  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars. 
The  Committee  were  also  instructed  to  inquire  if  any  ad- 
ditions to  the  Organ  were  needed,  and  the  probable  expense 
of  the  same.  It  is  not  now  complete,  as  it  was  intended  it 
should  be  when  built,  not  possessing  several  stops,  very  de- 
sirable to  make  it  a  more  perfect  instrument  and  equal  in 
capacity  to  nearly  all,  even  of  small  size,  now  constructed. 
Mr.  Erben,  the  builder,  engaged  to  add  them  whenever  the 
Parish  might  desire,  and  at  a  less  price  than  they  could  be 
put  in  by  others.  It  was  expected  that  Mr.  Erben  would 
have  examined  the  organ  and  given  the  details  of  what  is 
necessary  to  render  it  complete,  biit  not  being  able  to  be 
present,  it  was  examined  to-day  by  Mr.  Faucet,  who  is  in  his 
employ,  and  upon  his  return  j\Ir.  Erben  will  transmit  to  us 
what  additions  and  repairs  are  desirable,  and  the  cost  of  the 
same.  From  an  estimate  made  by  him  several  years  since, 
it  is  thought  the  expense  may  be  about  six  hundred  dollars. 
The  whole  amount  then  for  cleaning,  tuning,  coupling,  re- 
pairing, and  making  such  additions  to  the  organ  as  are  desir- 
able, will  be  about  seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  and  as 
the  Parish  has  not  present  funds  in  hand,  it  must  be  raised 


366  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

by  incurring  a  debt  either  temporary  or  permanent,  or  by 
laying  a  tax,  or  by  subscription,  whichever  mode  the  Parish 
inay  think  best  to  adopt.  That  the  instrument  should  be 
inade  complete  we  are  fully  decided,  and  it  is  due  to  us  that 
having  moved  so  often  in  the  matter,  we  should  now  see 
that  it  is  effected. 

As  to  the  music  generally,  we  have  felt  that  it  was  a  sub- 
ject requiring  careful  consideration  and  should  be  handled 
with  delicacy  ;  but  being  firmly  persuaded  that  this  part  of 
our  service  is  of  great  importance  and  should  be  performed 
by  all  who  are  able  to  join.it,  their  duty  is  plain  ;  we  find  no 
authority  for  delegating  it  to  a  certain  number  of  persons, 
none  whatever,  nor  was  the  Organ  placed  in  the  Church  as 
a  means  of  display. 

To  the  ministers  are  appointed  certain  duties,  and  also  to 
the  congregation,  but  nowhere  in  the  Prayer  Book  do  we 
find  any  direction  for  the  service  of  the  third  party,  plainly 
showing  that  the  Priest  and  the  congregation  are  to  be  the 
exclusive  performers  of  the  service.  But  in  saying  thus 
much,  we  do  not  intend  to  detract  from  the  usefulness  and 
perhaps  necessity  of  the  Choir  as  at  present ;  we  must  be 
mainly  guided  by  them,  and  if  they  are  to  be  our  guides,  we 
should  see  to  it  that  they  are  skillful  ones,  and  as  a  conse- 
quence we  would  inculcate  the  necessity  of  good  music. 

In  these  remarks,  nothing  is  intended  to  apply  to  the 
present  choir  ;  they  are  only  intended  to  illustrate  the  pro- 
priety of  Congregational  singing.  Taking  this  view  of  the 
subject,  the  old  familiar  tunes  are  to  be  preferred,  both  be- 
cause they  are  good  and  because  we  are  generally  acquaint- 
ed with  them. 

How  much  is  the  devout  heart  cheered,  when  not  from 
one  part  of  the  Church  alone,  but  from  the  whole,  from  all 
around,  there  is  a  swelling  up  to  Heaven  the  glad  notes  of 
hundreds  of  voices.  Who  at  such  a  time  is  listening  with 
the  car  of  a  critic  for  some  slight  irregularities  in  his 
neighbor's  voice  ?  This  is  not  a  performance  on  the  boards 
of  a  theatre,  but  the  Christian  worship  of  Christian  men, 
Now  that  there  should  be  a  novelty  in  our  tunes,  that  is,  a 
constant  change,  is  a  most  preposterous  fallacy,  if  we  view 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  367 

the  subject  aright.  Do  we  tire  of  our  prayers,  because  they 
are  fixed,  and  repeated  on  each  Sunday  ?  Is  the  Litany  less 
solemn,  or  the  Decalogue  less  impressive  because  so  often 
repeated  ?  Why  then  should  we  require  great  novelty  in  the 
tunes  to  be  sung  ?  The  old  ones  are  familiar,  they  are  dear 
to  us,  because  for  ages  some  of  them  have  gone  up  to  heaven 
from  Christian  voices,  and  are  hallowed  to  us  by  a  thousand 
associations. 

In  connection  with  this  we  might  remark  upon  certain  ir- 
regularities, which  have  been  practiced  here,  and  perhaps 
elsewhere,  and  first,  the  singing  of  some  anthem  or  verse 
previous  to  the  commencement  of  the  service.  The  rubric 
is  plain,  that  the  "  minister  shall  begin  the  morning  or  even- 
ing Pra5"er  by  reading  one  or  more  of  the  following  senten- 
ces of  Scripture."  If  now  one  of  these  sentences  is  sung  by 
the  Choir,  the  minister  certainly  does  not  commence  the  ser- 
vice, as  the  rubric  plainly  says  he  shall,  for  the  people  attend 
to  it,  and  engage  in  it,  and  do  not  regard  it  as  a  voluntar^^ — 
and  further,  the  sentence  "  Glory  be  to  thee,  O  Lord,"  be- 
tween the  Epistle  and  Gospel,  which  is  required  to  be  said 
by  the  people,  is  now  sometimes  sung,  which  certainly  is  con- 
trary to  the  rubric. 

These  practises  have  crept  in  without  authority,  and  what- 
ever opinion  we  may  now  have  about  them  as  matters  of 
taste  cannot  be  allowed  without  breaking  over  those  whole- 
some bounds  which  are  allotted  us,  and  which  if  we  overstep 
in  one  instance  may  be  followed  by  grievous  errors.  As  to 
music  in  the  Chapel,  it  is  only  necessary  that  some  one  should 
be  present,  to  start  the  tune.  If  the  organist  makes  it  a  part 
of  his  duty,  he  will  of  course  require  extra  pay,  and  his  salary 
must  be  increased,  but  as  there  might  be  a  reluctance  on  the 
part  of  the  Parish  to  increase  its  expenses,  it  is  believed  that 
some  one  may  be  found,  who  for  the  love  he  bears  to  the 
Church,  may  be  persuaded  to  take  this  duty  upon  him,  and  we 
would  therefore  recommend  that  it  be  left  to  the  Rector, 
with  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  to  make  such  a  selection. 

In  concluding-  we  would  say,  that  in  making  this  report, 
we  have  intended  no  censure,  but  have  only  spoken  of  what 


368  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

we  thought  to  be  proper,  indicated  by  authority  and  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  spirit  of  our  Church. 

If  in  any  respect  we  have  departed  from  the  path  pointed 
out,  let  us  return  to  it  and  follow  it  as  we  are  directed. 

The  Convention  of  1789,  in  allowing  the  Psalms  in  meter, 
with  the  Hymns,  to  be  sung,  places  the  whole  matter  under 
the  supervision  of  the  Rector,  who  with  such  assistance  as  he 
can  obtain  from  persons  skilled  in  music,  shall  give  order 
concerning  the  tunes  to  be  sung  at  any  time  in  his  Church. 
If  this  authority  is  exercised  many  irregularities  may  be  cor- 
rected and  much  responsibility  taken  from  the  Organist. 

We  would  therefore  recommend  the  adoption  of  the 
accompanying  resolutions,  all  of  which  is  respectfully  sub- 
mitted. 

Per  order  of  the  Committee, 

Samuel    Tudor,  Chairman. 
Hartford,  May  9'^  1848. 

Resolved,  That  the  Rector  be  requested  to  exercise  the 
authority  which  he  now  possesses,  to  rectify  the  irregularities 
in  the  commencement  of  the  service,  in  the  singing  of  the 
sentence  between  the  Epistle  and  the  Gospel  ;  that  he  desig- 
nate the  proper  Anthems  and  Psalms  to  be  sung;  in  fine  to 
supervise  the  music  generally. 

Resolved,  That  whilst  much  must  be  left  to  the  good  sense 
and  discretion  of  the  Organist,  the  tunes  to  be  sung  should 
generally  be  the  old  ones  as  being  familiar  and  best. 

Resolved,  That  the  Organ  be  cleaned,  tuned,  repaired,  and 
such  additions  made  to  it,  as  will  renderit  complete,  provided 
that  the  same  can  be  done  for  an  amount  not  exceeding 
seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  including  the  sum  of 
one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  which  was  appropriated  for 
the  above  purpose  by  a  vote  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  by 
a  meeting  held  on  the  29th  day  of  May,  1847,  which  vote  ap- 
propriating the  same  is  adopted  and  approved  by  this  meet- 
ing. Also,  provided  that  Five  hundred  dollars  of  the  above 
sum  of  $750,  be  raised  by  subscription. 

Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  pre- 
sented to  Miss  Hart,  for  her  lil)crality  in  presenting  to  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  369 

Parish  the  carpet  which  now  covers  the  floor  of  the  Vestry- 
room  of  our  Church,  and  that  the  vote  be  communicated  to 
Miss  Hart  by  the  Rector. 

The  music  of  the  Parish  \vas  about  this  time  the  sub- 
ject of  much  discussion,  and  of  considerable  difference  of 
opinion.  The  report,  which  has  been  quoted,  was  the 
outcome  of  it,  and  it  gave  great  satisfaction  to  some  of  the 
older  members ;  correspondingly,  the  younger  ones,  who 
thought  much  of  music  as  a  fine  art,  were  disappointed. 
The  organ-gallery  was  frequented  by  some  who,  ap- 
parently, were  interested  with  little  except  the  musical 
part  of  the  service.  Air.  Babcock,  for  a  long  time  the 
organist,  resigned,  and  ]\Ir.  Downs  was  appointed  to  his 
place.  He  was  a  brilliant  genius,  and  naturally  thought 
much  of  his  talents,  and  his  admirers  thought  much  of 
him.  It  was  the  commencement  of  a  disaffection  which 
was  serious  for  a  time,  and  very  improperly  entered  into 
the  election  of  the  officers  of  the  Parish. 

After  much  discussion  and  the  passage  of  resolutions 
concerning  the  organ,  it  was  voted  to  procure  a  new  one 
at  a  cost  of  $3,500,  if  a  proper  exchange  could  be  made  for 
the  old  one,  and  one  thousand  dollars  was  raised  by  sub- 
scription. This  subscription  was  secured,  but  is  not  on 
record,  nor  can  it  be  found  among  the  files.  The  organ 
was  made  by  Mr.  Hook,  and  gave  great  satisfaction. 

1849. 

Selling  the  Peivs. 
There  was  not  always  perfect  satisfaction  given  in  the 
method  of  leasing  the  pews,  or  in  the  amount  of  money 
which  was  realized.     A  hundred  years  hence  it  may  be 
interesting  to  learn  how  this  was  done. 

March  30,  V.     Voted,  That  the  following  plan  for  selling 

the  Pews  this  year  be   adopted,  viz.,  that  the  numbers  of  all 

the  Pews  be  placed  in  a  box,  and  that  they  be  drawn  out  by 

the  auctioneer,  and  that  the  Pews  be  sold  in  the  order  in 

which  the  numbers  are  drawn  from  the  box. 
24 


3/0  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Voted,  That  W".  H.  Imlay,  Dudley  Buck,  Hezekiah  Hunt- 
ington, and  Philemon  F.  Robbins,  be,  and  they  are  hereby, 
appointed  a  Committee  to  prepare  the  numbers  in  accord- 
ance with  the  above  vote.  The  report  of  the  Committee  ap- 
pointed at  a  previous  meeting-  to  reassess  the  Pews  in  the 
Church,  having  been  read  and  accepted,  it  was  then 

Voted,  That  William  H.  Imlay  be  requested  to  make  a 
statement  on  the  day  of  the  sale  of  the  Pews,  relative  to  the 
financial  affairs  of  the  Parish,  and  to  the  importance  of  in- 
creasing the  funds  as  much  as  possible,  from  the  sale  of  the 
Pews  the  present  year. 

July  6,  V.  looted.  That  Ebenezer  Flower,  and  Daniel 
Buck,  jr.,  be  a  committee  to  ascertain  the  expense  of  Gas  fix- 
tures, and  the  probable  expense  of  lighting  the  Church  with 
gas,  and  report  to  a  future  meeting. 

The  use  of  illuminating-  gas  was  introduced  into  the  city 
about  1849.  1"^"^^  light  furnished  by  whale  oil  was  not 
particularly  brilliant,  but  was  considered  as  sufficient 
until  a  better  was  found.  The  lamps,  with  some  about 
the  reading  desk,  afforded  as  much  light  as  most  of  the 
parishioners  had  in  their  homes.  The  sexton,  whose 
duty  it  was  to  fill  and  trim  them,  did  not  wish  for  more. 

V.  Voted,  That  Phillip  Ripley  and  Alfred  Watkinson  be  a 
Committee  to  ascertain  the  expense  of  a  Cast  Iron  Fence  to 
be  erected  around  the  Church  in  place  of  the  old  one,  and 
report  at  a  future  meeting. 

Aug*  20^  V.  Voted,  That  the  Rector,  P.  S.  Chauncey,  have 
leave  of  absence  from  the  duties  of  this  Parish,  during  such 
time  as  he  may  deem  expedient  for  the  benefit  of  his  health, 
and  that  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  procure  the  services  of 
the  Rev.  Dr.  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton  to  attend  to  the  Parochial 
duties  of  the  Parish  during  his  absence,  at  the  expense  of  the 
Parish. 

Nov^  22.  The  following  communication  received  from  the 
Rector  was  read: 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  37 1 

Hartford,  Nov.  17,  1849. 
To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Gentlemen,  I  beg  most  respectfully  to  give  you  notice  of 
my  intention  to  resign  the  Rectorship  of  Christ  Church  at 
Easter  next.  Allow  me  to  add,  that  if  you  desire  to  call 
another  Rector  before  that  date,  I  shall  cheerfully  accede  to 
your  views.  With  great  regard  and  esteem,  I  am,  Gentle- 
men, your  friend  and  servant. 

P.  S.  Chauncey. 

Hartford,  Nov.  20,  1849. 
Dudley  Buck,  Esq--. 

My  dear  Sir,  The  Communication  which  I  addressed  to 
the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church  on  Saturday  last, 
would  have  been  more  formal  and  explicit,  had  I  supposed 
that  there  was  any  danger  of  a  misapprehension  of  my 
views.  And  to  guard  against  this  view  I  beg  to  state  to  you, 
that  my  reason  for  resigning  the  Rectorship  is  the  state  of 

my  health. 

Very  truly  yours, 

P.  S.  Chauncey, 

1850. 

Jaif.  8.  The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Parish,  to  confer  with  the  Rector,  reported,  that  they  had 
had  several  conferences  with  him,  and  the  result  was,  that  he 
(the  Rector)  had  no  further  communication  to  make. 

A  Resolution  was  offered  by  Dr.  George  Sumner  and 
passed  (the  members  voting  b}'  ballot)  as  follows,  31  yeas,  13 
nays,  4  blanks. 

Resolved,  That  the  Rector  of  this  Parish  be  requested  to 
withdraw  his  communication  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry, 
bearing  date  November  17,  1849. 

Feb.  s,  P-  The  committee  appointed  at  a  previous  meet- 
ing to  inform  the  Rector  of  a  vote  of  the  Parish,  "  requesting 
him  to  withdraw  his  communication  to  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry,  bearing  date  Nov.  17'^  1849,"  presented  the  following 
communications,  which  were  read  to  the  meeting: 


372  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Hartford,  30"'  Jan.  1850. 
To  Rev.  P.  S.  Chauncey. 

D""  Sir,  At  a  meeting  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church, 
convened  at  the  Chapel  on  the  22"  instant,  a  communication 
from  the  Rector  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  was  read,  in 
which  you  announce  your  intention  to  resign  the  Rectorship 
of  the  Parish  at  the  ensuing  Easter. 

By  a  large  vote,  the  Parish  requested  you  to  withdraw 
that  communication,  and  the  inany  friends  who  have  wit- 
nessed 5'our  untiring  efforts  and  successful  labors,  to  advance 
the  cause  of  pure  and  undefiled  religion,  will  be  delighted  to 
hear  that  those  efforts  and  those  labors  are  to  be  hereafter 
exerted  for  their  present  happiness  and  for  their  everlasting 
peace.  We  the  undersigned  having  been  chosen  a  committee 
to  confer  with  you  on  this  subject,  will  be  happy  to  transmit 
to  the  next  Parish  meeting  any  communication  which  you 
may  wish  to  make,  or  to  adopt  any  other  course  which  shall 
be  satisfactory  to  yourself.  With  sentiments  of  affection  and 
highest  respect  for  your  personal  character. 

We  are  truly  your  friends, 

George  Sumner, 
Junius  S.  Morgan, 
Hezekiah  Huntington. 

To  Dr.  Sumner,  J.  S.  Morgan,    [ 
and  H.  Huntington,  Esq"  ) 

Gentlemen.  I  am  in  the  receipt  of  your  communication  of 
the  30"'  Ultimo  in  regard  to  the  action  of  the  Parish  of  Christ 
Church,  on  the  subject  of  my  resignation  of  the  Rectorship. 

I  am  exceedingly  gratified  by  the  large  vote  requesting 
me  to  withdraw  that  resignation,  but  after  mature  deliberation 
beg  respectfully  to  state  to  the  Parish,  thro'  j'-ou,  my 
decision  to  adhere  to  my  purpose,  and  sever  my  connection 
with  the  Parish  at  Easter,  next.  I  transmit  herewith  a  com- 
munication addressed  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ 
Church,  containing  my  formal  resignation  of  the  Rectorship. 

I  avail  myself.  Gentlemen,  of  this  occasion  to  express  my 
warmest  thanks  for  the  very  kind  and  courteous  manner  in 


IMPORTANT  VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  373 

which  you  have  discharged  the  trust  committed  to  you,  and 
of  my  unchanging-  regard  and  affection. 

Very  faithfully  yours, 

P.  S.  Chauxcev, 
Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 
Hartford,  Feb.  4,  1850. 

Hartford,  Feb.  4,  1850. 
To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Gentlemen,  In  a  communication  dated  November  i7'\ 
1849,  and  addressed  to  you,  I  announced  my  intention  to  re- 
sign the  Rectorship  of  Christ  Church  at  Easter  next.  As  it 
is  proper  that  you  should  be  in  possession  of  a  more  formal 
document,  I  beg  to  say  that  I  now  resign  the  Rectorship  to 
take  effect  on  Easter  day. 

It  is  needless  to  dwell  here  upon  the  pain  which  this 
severing  of  sacred  and  cherished  ties  has  caused  me ;  but  I 
am  sure  you  will  allow  me  to  express  my  heartfelt  wishes  for 
your  prosperity  and  happiness  as  a  Parish,  and  as  individuals, 
as  also  my  warmest  pra3'er  that  the  Great  Head  of  the 
Church  will  send  you  a  Pastor  "after  his  own  heart,"  in 
whose  ministry  you  will  all  find  great  delight,  and  by  whose 
labours  you  may  be  fitted  for  the  enjoyments  of  a  brighter 
world,,  Commending  you  and  those  whom  you  represent,  to 
the  guidance  and  blessing  of  Heaven,  I  am.  Gentlemen, 
Your  servant  for  Christ's  sake, 

P.  S.  Chauncey, 

Rector,  etc. 

The  following  Preamble  and  Resolutions  were  then  pre- 
sented by  Samuel  H.  Huntington,  Esqr.,  and  passed  unani- 
mously. 

Whereas,  The  Rector  of  this  Parish,  the  Rev.  P.  vS. 
Chauncey,  did  on  the  17"'  of  November  last,  announce  to  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry,  that  he  felt  compelled  by  the  state  of 
his  health  to  notify  them  of  his  intention  to  resign  the 
Rectorship  of  the  Parish  at  Easter  next,  and  Whereas  at  a 
subsequent  meeting  of  the  Parish,  a  vote  was  passed  request- 
ing him  to  withdraw  said  notice  of  his  intention,  thereby  ex- 
pressing to  him  the  wish  of  the  Parish  that  he  should  con- 


374  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

tintie  in  the  Rectorship,  in  answer  to  which  vote  a  communi- 
cation has  at  the  present  meeting  of  the  Parish  been  received 
from  him,  stating  a  conviction  on  his  part  of  the  necessity  of 
adhering  to  his  intention,  as  expressed  in  his  note  of  the 
ly"*  of  November,  and  in  pursuance  thereof,  tendering  his 
formal  resignation  to  take  effect  at  the  ensuing  Easter,  — 
therefore, 

Resolved,  That  the  same  be  and  hereby  is  accepted. 

Resolved,  That  in  accepting  said  resignation  a  connexion  is 
severed  that  has  been  distinguished  on  the  part  of  our  Rector, 
by  an  amenity  of  deportment  in  his  daily  intercourse  with  his 
people  that  has  won  our  sincerest  esteem  —  by  a  soundness 
of  principle  and  integrity  of  character  which  command  our 
unfeigned  respect,  —  and  by  a  most  laborious  fidelity  in  the 
discharge  of  his  parochial  duties,  which  entitles  him  to  our 
most  affectionate  gratitude. 

Resolved,  That  wherever  in  the  good  Providence  of  God 
his  future  lot  may  be  cast,  we  most  cordially  assure  him,  and 
his  family,  of  our  constant  and  most  fervent  prayers,  for  his 
and  their  health  and  happiness,  and  that  the  Divine  Blessing 
may  most  abundantly  rest  upon  him  and  them. 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  be  authorized  and  directed 
to  pay  to  Mr.  Chauncey  his  accustomed  salar)^  up  to  the  first 
of  August  next. 

Resolved,  That  the  Treasurer  be  and  he  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  pay  the  Rev.  P.  S.  Chauncey  the  sum  of  Fifty  dollars, 
being  the  amount  paid  by  him  for  an  assessment  against 
Christ  Church  Parish  for  the  erection  of  a  monument  to  the 
memory  of  the  late  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Seabury  at  St.  James' 
Church,  New  London. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  add  but  little  to  what  has  been 
said  of  Mr.  Chauncey  in  the  report  of  the  committee  or 
the  Funds  of  the  Parish.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Colum- 
bia College,  and  of  the  General  Theological  Seminary, 
and  was  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Rye,  N.  Y.,  "  where  he 
officiated  with  admirable  fidelity  for  nearly  fourteen 
years."     His   parishioners  upon   his  leaving  them  said: 


II\[PORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  375 

"  that  in  his  removal  from  our  midst,  we  shall  lose  a  valu- 
able Citizen,  an  accomplished  Gentleman,  and  a  sincere 
Christian." 

After  resigning  the  Rectorship  of  Christ  Church  he 
was  in  185 1  called  to  St.  James'  Church,  Hamilton  Square, 
N.  Y.,  "  the  duties  of  which  he  discharged  with  the  same 
disinterested  devotion  that  had  characterized  his  whole 
previous  ministry,  for  a  period  of  nearly  sixteen  years, 
until  the  day  of  his  death." 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Montgomer}-  in  a  memorial  sermon 
says  this  of  him  : 

"Brought  up  in  a  high  social  position,  with  all  the  in- 
stincts and  good  breeding  of  a  gentleman,  Chauncey  was  the 
very  impersonation  of  integrity  and  honor.  In  his  society 
you  recognized  at  once  that  you  were  in  the  presence  of  a 
Christian  companion  who  would  never  cause  you  to  repent 
of  the  most  unreserved  confidence,  and  who  would  respect 
your  feelings  as  if  they  were  his  own." 

And  again, — 

"As  a  Teacher  from  the  sacred  rostrum,  Dr.  Chauncey 
instructed  his  people  faithfully  in  the  doctrines  of  grace. 
He  proclaimed  in  the  pulpit,  and  from  house  to  house,  the 
simple  and  precious  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus,  and  held  up  with 
unswerving  fidelity  the  cross  of  an  atoning  Saviour.  I  ven- 
ture to  assert  that  if  all  his  sermons  were  examined  in  every 
minutest  part,  they  would  all  yield  their  consentaneous  testi- 
mony to  the  fulness  and  integrity  of  the  cardinal  verities  of 
the  Scripture — everywhere  would  be  the  shadow  of  the 
cross  of  our  Incarnate  God." 

Feb.  21,  V.  A  proposition  from  Mr.  R.  G.  Page  of  New 
York,  made  to  Mr.  L.  T.  Downs  the  Organist,  of  this  Parish, 
to  sing  in  Christ  Church  on  the  Sabbath,  and  other  days  of 
Public  Worship,  and  teach  singing  in  the  Parish  to  such  per- 
sons as  may  wish  to  learn,  at  a  salary  of  Four  hundred  dol- 
lars per  annum,  was  presented  for  the  consideration  of  the 
meeting.     Whereupon,  it  was 


376  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

V.  Voted,  That  immediate  efforts  be  made  to  secure  the 
services  of  Mr.  Page,  and  that  Messrs.  Charles  H.  Sigourney 
and  A.  Watkinson  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  appointed  a  Com- 
mittee to  raise  by  subscription  the  sum  of  Four  hundred 
dollars,  for  the  above  purpose. 

March  5,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be,  and  they  are 
hereby,  authorized  to  invite  the  Rev.  D''.  Nathaniel  S. 
Wheaton,  Rev.  D"".  Thomas  W.  Coit,  and  Rev.  D^  John 
Williams  to  officiate  and  perform  the  duties  of  Christ  Church 
Parish,  until  some  person  is  elected  to  supply  the  vacancy 
occasioned  by  the  resignation  of  Rev.  P.  S.  Chauncey. 

It  is  seldom  that  any  parish  is  served  as  ably  and 
faithfully  as  was  Christ  Church  by  these  gentlemen  for 
the  space  of  a  year.  Dr.  Wheaton  being-  the  elder  and 
former  rector  of  the  parish,  took  upon  himself  the  more 
immediate  supervision  of  its  affairs,  but  all  of  them 
preached  in  succession  as  suited  themselves,  and  it  is 
needless  to  add  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  all. 

March  25,  V.  Voted,  That  the  resignation  of  Mrs.  Bolles 
be  accepted  and  in  consequence  of  her  past  services  in  the 
Choir,  that  the  thanks  of  the  Vestry  be  presented  to  her  by 
Mr.  Z.  Preston,  and  that  she  be  presented  with  the  use  of  pew 
No.  16,  for  herself  and  family  the  ensuing  year. 

At  a  Parish  meeting  held  April  i,  a  communication 
was  received  from  Rev.  Mr.  Chauncey  relating  to  the  sum 
of  $550,  which  had  been  voted  him  at  a  meeting  in 
February.  The  communication  may  be  found  in  the 
report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Funds  of  the  Parish,  p. 
121. 

April  JO,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  and 
they  are  hereby  authorized  and  requested  to  make  enquiries 
at  their  discretion,  to  ascertain  the  expense  of  erecting  a 
Cast  Iron  Fence  around  the  Church;  of  painting  the  interior 
of  the  same,  and  the  expense  of  Gas  fixtures,  for  the  purpose 
of  lighting  the  Church  and  Chapel  with  Gas. 

Also,  to  devise  ways  and  means  to  pay  for  the  same,  and 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  377 

report  such  information  as  they  may  obtain  to  the  adjourned 
meeting  of  the  Parish. 

July  2-j.  The  following  communication  was  received  from 
Sam'  H.  Huntington,  vSup'.  of  the  Sunday  School. 

Hartford,  July  12,  1850. 
To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church. 

Gentlemen,  It  is  now  nearly  three  years  since  the  Parish 
has  done  anything  in  aid  of  the  Sunday  School  Library. 
The  selection  of  books  in  the  present  library  is  a  very  poor 
one,  and  the  number  not  very  great.  I  have  made  some 
small  additions  within  the  last  few  months,  but  more  are  very 
much  wanted;  the  interest  felt  by  the  children  in  the  Sunday 
School  depends  very  much  upon  the  Library.  It  is  desirable 
therefore,  that  there  should  be  a  collection  to  increase  the 
Library,  and  if  you  see  fit  to  direct  that  one  should  be  made, 
I  hope  that  suitable  notice  may  be  given,  that  it  may  be 
as  large   as  possible.  Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

S.   H.  Huntington, 

Superintendent. 
Aug'  10.     The  following  communication,  signed  by  forty- 
four  persons,   was  presented   and  read   to   the  meeting  as 
follows  :  the  Parish  was  becoming  impatient. 

To    the    Wardens    and    Vestry    of    Christ    Church    Parish, 

Hartford. 

The  undersigned  respectfully  request  that  a  Parish  meet- 
ing of  Christ  Church  Parish  may  be  called  at  as  early  a  date 
as  possible,  for  the  purpose  of  taking  into  consideration  the 
making  of  certain  repairs  upon  the  Church  building,  the 
inclosing  said  building  with  an  Iron  Fence, —  and  also  to  take 
such  steps  as  the  meeting  may  deem  proper  for  the  purpose 
of  procuring  a  Rector  for  said  Parish. 

Hartford,  Aug.  6,  1850. 

Samuel  Tudor  H.  Kilbourn 

M.  A.  Tuttle  Chester  Adams 

E.  B.  Hull  Phillip  Ripley 

Henry  K.  Morgan  Henry  Corning  Jr. 

Denison  Morgan  Normand  Lyman  Jr. 


378  CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Perry  Smith  Normand  Lyman 

Dudley  Buck  James  Bolter 

Thomas  J.  Fales  L.  B.  Goodman 

A.  M.  Gordon  Henry  Perkins 

Charles  Benton  L[uther]  Smith 

Charles  Chapman  M.  S.  Roberts 

George  H.  Clark  S.  B.  Beresford 

William  Conner  Daniel  Goodwin 

John  B.  Eldredge  Isaac  F.  Smyth 

Benning  Mann  John  R.  Tracy 

A.  C.  Goodman  W""  Isham 

O.  P.  Dorman  Henry  Britton 

James  B.  McNary        .  J.  W.  Bull 

T.  J.  Work  J.  S.  Morgan 

William  Conner  Jr.  AUyn  S.  Stillman 

Edward  H.  Broadhead  Benj"  Rogers 

H.  Brainard  J.  B.  Powell 

Augt.  lo,  P.  Voted,  That  the  sum  of  Fifteen  hundred 
dollars  per  year  be  paid  to  the  Rev.  Dr^  Wheaton,  Williams, 
and  Coit,  the  officiating  Clergymen  of  Christ  Church  Parish, 
to  be  divided  among  them  in  such  proportion  as  they  shall 
deem  proper. 

August  i6,  P.  Resolved.,  That  the  Committee  appointed  by 
the  Wardens  and  Vestry  to  contract  for  the  building  a  Cast 
Iron  Fence  around  the  Church,  be  instructed  to  cause  a  fence 
of  the  pattern  drawn  by  Mr.  Althouse  and  exhibited  to  this 
meeting  by  Mr.  Sigourney,  to  be  built  and  set  on  a  good  and 
sufficient  coping  to  be  placed  on  a  level  from  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  Parish  lot  to  the  North  West  buttress  of  the 
Church,  following  the  street  line  on  ]\Iain  and  Church  streets, 
to  the  passway  west  of  the  Church,  —  provided  the  same 
shall  be  done  without  increasing  the  debt  of  the  Parish. 

Voted,  That  all  votes  passed  at  any  meeting  previous  to 
the  passage  of  the  above  Resokition,  respecting  the  building 
a  Cast  Iron  Fence  around  the  Church  be  rescinded. 

Oct.  ij.     The  following  Petition  from  sundry  members  of 

the  Parish  was  presented  for  the  consideration  of  the  meeting. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church, 

We   the  undersigned  having  been  instrumental   by  our 

individual    contributions   in   engaging   the   services   of  Mr. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  379 

Paige,  as  the  leader  of  the  Choir  of  Christ  Church,  beg  leave 
to  represent  to  you,  that  our  expectation  was  that  he,  Mr. 
Paige,  should  be  placed  in  the  sole  charge  of  said  Choir,  and 
that  both  at  the  rehearsals,  and  during  the  services  in  the 
Church,  the  Choir  and  the  Organist  should  be  wholly  under 
his  direction  and  that  of  no  one  else.  We  wish  it  to  be 
imderstood  that  the  principal  and  indeed  the  only  induce- 
ment which  influenced  us,  was  the  acknowledged  taste  and 
experience  of  Mr.  Paige  in  sacred  music,  of  which  we  hoped 
the  Choir  of  Christ  Church  might  have  the  benefit ;  and  hav- 
ing no  means  of  making  known  our  wishes  in  this  matter  but 
through  you,  and  supposing  they  are  coincident  with  your 
own,  we  ask  your  concurrence  in  carrying  out  the  object  as 
stated  above. 

Zephaniah  Preston,  Chester  Adams, 

H.  Huntington,  Eben''  Flower, 

C.  H.  Northam,  Dudley  Buck, 

William  Conner,  AVm.  Isham. 
H.  Brainard, 

There  was  also  a  cominunication  from  Mr.  R.  G.  Paige, 
addressed  to  Mr,  Z.  Preston,  read  to  the  meeting,  stating  that 
there  were  some  difficulties  existing  between  himself  and 
Mr.  Downs  the  Organist.  Whereupon  it  was  voted  as  fol- 
lows. That  Messrs.  Z.  Preston,  C.  H.  Sigourney,  and  H.  Hunt- 
ington be  a  Committee  to  confer  with  the  parties  above 
named,  and  if  possible  adjust  the  differences  existing  be- 
tween them,  and  report  their  doings  to  a  future  meeting  of 
the  Vestry. 

Nov.  7,  V.  The  Committee  to  whom  the  subject  of  a 
communication  from  Mr,  Paige,  and  a  Petition  from  sundry 
members  of  the  Parish,  were  referred,  respectfully  report. 

That  in  their  opinion  the  Parish  would  be  unwilling  to 
release  Mr.  Paige  from  his  present  contract,  thereby  disap- 
pointing the  expectations  of  a  large  majority  of  the  parish  ; 
and  particularly  those  who  were  instrumental  in  obtaining 
his  services,  and  they  recommend  the  adoption  of  the  follow- 
ing resolutions: 

Resolved,  That  in  the  opinion  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestrj^ 


38o  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  Vocal  leader  of  a  Choir,  when  a  Scientific  Musician  (as 
in  the  present  case)  should  have  the  sole  charge  and  direction 
of  all  the  performances  by  the  Choir,  and  that  while  the 
Organist  is  responsible  for  his  performance  on  the  instru- 
ment, they  hope  that  in  all  his  accompaniments,  he  will  en- 
deavor to  aid  the  performance  by  seconding  the  A'iews  and 
wishes  of  the  Vocal  leader. 

Resolved^  That  the  Clerk  be  requested  to  furnish  Mr.  R.  G. 
Paige,  and  Mr.  L.  T.  Downs,  each  a  copy  of  the  foregoing 
Resolutions. 

Zephaniah   Preston,   \ 

H.  Huntington,  /-  Co»imittee. 

C.    H.    SiGOURNEY,  ) 

Episcopal  City  Mission. 

Dec.  12,  F.  Voted,  That  a  contribution  be  taken  up  in  the 
Church,  on  the  last  vSunday  of  December  1850,  and  the  last 
Sunday  of  June  1851,  forthe  benefit  of  the  Episcopal  City 
Mission. 

This  Mission  w^as  undertaken  by  the  Parishes  of  Christ 
Church  and  St.  John's,  and  Rev.  Charles  R.  Fisher  was 
appointed  by  the  Bishop  as  Missionary.  It  was  under  the 
management  of  three  persons  from  each  Parish,  consist- 
ing of  Gtirdon  W.  Russell,  Thomas  T.  Fisher,  and 
Thomas  J.  Fales  from  Christ,  and  M.  W.  Wilson,  William 
Faxon,  and  Nathan  M.  Waterman  from  St.  John's.  The 
object  was  to  provide  further  religious  instruction  to 
those  living  east  of  Main  street.  The  matter  was  consid- 
ered at  a  meeting  of  both  Parishes,  fully  attended  in  the 
Chapel,  and  was  most  cordially  supported.  The  old  Con- 
ference Room,  in  Temple  street,  belonging  to  Deacon 
Aaron  Colton,  of  which  previous  mention  has  been  made, 
was  decently  fitted  up  for  the  services,  and  was  well  filled, 
especially  in  the  evening.  The  different  clergy  in  the 
city  rendered  valuable  assistance  to  the  Missionary,  and 
the  Mission  evidently  was  accomplishing  the  objects  for 
which  it  was  intended. 


^^^.,^„.  .-^  ^^^ 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  38 1 

After  a  while  a  Parish  was  formed,  named  St.  Paul's, 
and  a  Church  was  built  on  Market  street  at  a  cost  of  ten 
thousand  dollars.  Unfortunately,  it  was  too  near  Christ 
Church  to  be  eminently  successful,  and  soon  ceased  to  be 
prosperous.  Mr.  Fisher,  however,  was  especially  fitted 
for  his  position,  and  was  exceedingly  useful,  not  in  this 
particular  region  alone,  but  all  over  the  city ;  the  poor 
and  afflicted  found  in  him  a  friend  to  coun.sel,  to  assist, 
and  console.  After  his  death  the  Parish  dwindled,  and 
was  dissolved,  and  the  Church  was  closed.  As  it  did  not 
seem  to  have  sufficient  friends  to  preserve  it  and  keep  it 
open  for  religious  observances,  it  was  sold,  by  permission 
of  the  Diocesan  Convention,  to  the  German  Lutherans, 
who  still  use  it  for  public  worship,  and  it  can  be  used  for 
no  other  purpose. 

Dec.  ji.  At  a  Parish  meeting  called  especially  for  this 
purpose  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,  That  the  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark  of  Boston,  Mass., 
having  the  approbation  of  the  Bishop,  be  requested  to  accept 
the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

1851. 

Jan.  ji,  P.  The  following  communication  from  the  Rev. 
Thomas  M.  Clark  of  Boston,  Mass.,  was  read  and  ordered  to 
be  entered  upon  the  records  of  this  Parish. 

Boston,  Jan^'.  25,  1851. 
Mess.  Z.  Preston  and  ) 
C.  H.  Northam,  S 

Gentlemen, 

I  have  had  the  honor  to  receive  through  you,  an  invi- 
tation to  the  Rectorship  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford.  After 
giving  to  the  subject  the  careful  and  deliberate  consideration 
which  its  importance  demands,  I  have  concluded  to  accept 
this  invitation,  and  hope  to  enter  upon  my  duties  with  you 
on  the  first  of  March,  next.  ]\Iay  the  Divine  blessing  rest 
upon    the    solemn   relation    which    is   thus   established,  and 


382  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

strength  be  given  me  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  the  obli- 
gations which  it  involves. 

Your  friend  and  servant  in  Christ, 

Thomas  M.  Clakk. 

A  salary  of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars  per  annum 
was  voted  to  Mr.  Clark,  and  all  expenses  in  removing 
from  Brookline  to  Hartford  were  to  be  defrayed  by  the 
Parish. 

April  21,  P.  Resolved,  That  this  Church  will  long  cherish 
a  grateful  remembrance  of  the  distinguished  ability,  zeal, 
and  faithfulness  with  which  the  Rev.  N.  vS.  Wheaton,  D.D., 
the  Rev.  Thomas  W.  Coit,  D.D.,  and  the  Rev.  John  Williams, 
D.D.,  have  ministered  in  this  Parish. 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  and  they  are 
hereby  authorized  to  make  such  alterations  in  the  Slips  at 
the  East  end  of  the  Church  as  they  may  deem  expedient. 

June  2p,  V.  Voted,  That  the  House  of  Convocation  have 
the  use  of  the  Church  on  the  day  preceding  the  next  annual 
Commencement  of  Trinity  College,  and  that  permission  be 
also  granted  to  the  Faculty  and  Students  of  Trinity  College 
to  use  the  Church,  Organ,  and  Chapel  for  the  next  annual 
Commenceinent  exercises,  agreeable  to  the  request  of  the 
President  and  Graduating  Class,  subject  to  the  direction  of 
D.  Morgan  and  Z.  Preston,  Wardens  of  the  Parish. 

A  communication  from  Mr.  R.  G.  Paige  tendering  his 
resignation  as  organist  and  chorister  was  read  and 
declined  by  a  unanimous  vote.  On  the  23d  of  August  he 
again  tendered  his  resignation,  which  was  accepted.  On 
the  13th  of  vSeptember,  the  committee  on  procuring  an 
organist  reported  ;  the  report  was  accepted  and  ordered  to 
be  entered  on  the  records ;  it  is  as  follows : 

The  committee  appointed  by  the  Vestry  to  procure  an 
Organist  to  supply  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  resignation 
of  Mr.  Paige,  respectfully  report  that  they  have  made  an 
arrangement  with  Mr.  L.  T.  Downs  to  take  charge  of  the 
Organ  and  Choir  on  and  after  the  first  of  October  next,  at  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  383 

i:sual  salary  of  five  hundred  dollars  per  annum;  Mr.  Downs 
agreeing-  to  furnish  such  a  Choir  as  he  may  be  able  to  obtain, 
without  charge  to  the  Parish.  And  he  also  agrees  that  if 
after  a  suitable  time  for  forming  a  Choir,  and  practicing  with 
them,  he  should  be  unable  to  render  the  music  satisfactory  to 
the  Rector,  Wardens  and  Vestry,  and  the  parish  generally, 
he  will  vacate  the  situation  on  receiving  a  reasonable  notice. 

The  services  of  Mr.  Wm.  Wander,  as  tenor  singer,  were 
secured  for  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  per  annum,  and 
the  salary  of  the  organ-blower  was  increased  to  twenty 
dollars.  The  very  decided  diversity  of  opinions  and  the 
disturbances  concerning  the  music,  and  an  iron  fence, 
were  now  quieted.  The  new  Rector  had  informed  him- 
self about  the  dissensions  which  had  existed  for  nearly  a 
year,  and  soon  brought  them  to  a  happy  conclusion. 
Another  subject,  however,  remained  for  consideration, 
that  of  the  finances  of  the  parish. 

1852. 

Sep\  2^,  /'.  Voted,  That  Denison  Morgan,  Zephaniah 
Preston,  and  Cha'.  H.  wSigourney  be  a  Committee  to  purchase 
siich  movable  seats  as  they  may  think  expedient  for  the  use 
of  the  Church. 

Voted,  That  the  Rector  be  requested  to  notify  a  meeting 
of  the  gentlemen  of  the  Parish  on  some  Tuesday  evening 
during  the  month  of  October  ensuing,  to  consider  the 
indebtedness  of  this  Parish  and  to  take  such  measures  as 
they  may  think  advisable  for  the  partial  or  entire  liquidation 
of  the  Parish  debt. 

Oct.  J,  V.  Whereas,  it  has  pleased  Almighty  God  to  re- 
move from  this  world  the  Rt.  Rev.  Philander  Chase,  D.D., 
Bishop  of  Illinois,  and  formerly  Rector  of  this  Church. 

Resolved,  That  we  deeply  sympathize  with  the  family  of 
the  deceased,  with  the  Diocese  over  which  he  so  faithfully 
presided,  and  with  the  Church  at  large,  to  which  for  many 
years  he  devoted  his  best  energies,  through  self  denials  and 
peculiar  privations,  in  the  heavy  loss  which  they  have  all 
sustained,  by  the  death  of  this  venerable  man. 


384  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Resolved,  That  we  cherish  with  grateful  hearts  the  re- 
membrance of  his  valuable  services  to  this  Parish,  in  the 
earlier  years  of  its  existence,  which  then  received  an  impress 
from  his  vigorous  hand,  that  will  not  soon  be  effaced,  and  a 
direction  towards  sound  Churchmanship  and  evangelical 
Christianity,  which  we  trust  will  be  perpetuated  forever. 

Resolved,  That  suitable  tokens  of  mourning  in  memory  of 
our  deceased  Father,  be  placed  in  the  Church,  and  the  Rector 
be  requested  to  take  such  notice  of  this  solemn  Providence 
as  the  occasion  demands. 

Dec"".  4,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Sexton  have  liberty  to  ring 
the  Bell  at  12  m.  and  at  9  o'clock,  p.  m.,  in  accordance  with  a 
vote  of  the  town. 

1853. 

March  28,  P.  I'oted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  a 
Committee  to  propose  some  plan  for  the  payment  of  the 
Parish  debt  —  to  build  a  Fence — Paint  the  interior  of  the 
Church,  and  make  such  other  improvements  and  repairs  as 
they  may  deem  necessary,  and  report  the  same  to  an  ad- 
journed meeting  of  the  Parish,  to  be  held  on  Tiiesday  the 
5"*  day  of  April,  next,  at  7  o'clock  p.  m. 

April  s,  P-  Voted,  That  H.  Huntington,  D.  Morgan,  G. 
W.  Russell,  James  Bolter,  Thomas  J.  Fales,  and  T.  T.  Fisher, 
be,  and  they  are  hereby,  appointed  a  Committee  to  raise  by 
Subscription  the  sum  of  Eighteen  Thousand  Dollars,  payable 
in  one,  two,  three,  and  four  years,  in  equal  annual  install- 
ments, the  same  to  be  appropriated  as  recommended  by  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry. 

No  Subscription  is  to  be  binding  unless  the  full  amount 
of  Eighteen  Thousand  Dollars  is  subscribed. 

August  JO,  P.  Mr.  Dudley  Buck  was  elected  Treasurer 
for  the  current  year  (to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the 
death  of  Cyprian  Nichols,  Esq.)  to  continue  in  office  until  his 
successor  is  chosen. 

Cyprian  NicJioh,  the  son  of  George  Nichols  and  Eunice 
(Lord)  Nichols,  was  born  in  Hartford,  May  4,  1773,  and 
died  Augu.st  13,  1853.     He  married  Mary  Sooter,  born  at 


IMrORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  385 

the  Hague,  December  26,  1777,  and  died  September  23, 
1848.  Her  father  was  John  vSooter,  born  April  2,  1752. 
The  ancestor  of  C.  N.  was  Cyprian  Nichols,  born  1642, 
who  came  from  Witham,  County  Essex,  England,  1664. 
He  bought  the  house  of  William  Whiting,  on  Governor 
street,  who  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Hartford. 
The  father  of  Eunice  Lord  was  John  Lord,  a  descendant 
of  Thomas  Lord,  an  early  settler.  In  the  war  of  1812, 
Mr.  Nichols  was  a  partner  in  business  with  Wm.  H. 
Imlay,  after  that  with  Thomas  Tisdale,  and  subsequently 
with  Lemuel  Humphrey.  He  retired  from  business  about 
1836,  but  continued  an  active  member  of  the  Parish  until 
the  time  of  his  death.  Few  men  in  it  have  been  more 
honored  or  respected,  or  more  devoted  to  its  interests 
than  Mr.  Nichols.  His  name  first  appears  when  he  was 
chosen  Vestryman  in  1809,  and  ever  afterwards  he  did  not 
fail  to  serve  the  Parish  faithfully  and  diligently.  He  was 
a  consistent  Churchman,  amiable,  temperate,  but  decided, 
most  charitable  to  the  opinions  of  others,  while  holding 
fast  to  his  own.  He  was  liberal  in  his  contributions  for 
church  purposes,  and  generous  also  in  all  measures  for  the 
public  good.  He  was  a  useful  and  respected  citizen,  and 
was  at  times  engaged  in  town  and  city  affairs.  For  a 
further  account  of  him  reference  is  made  to  the  Report  of 
the  Committee  on  the  Funds,  p.  98. 

Sept.  22.  Hartford,  Sept.  22'',  1853. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  | 

of  Christ  Church  Parish,  Hartford.        j 

Gentlemen,  The  Committee  appointed  by  the  Parish  to 
solicit  subscriptions,  for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing  the 
debt  —  building  an  Iron  fence  around  the  Church  —  Venti- 
lating and  painting  the  same,  have  performed  the  duty 
assigned  them,  having  obtained  subscriptions  to  the  amount 
of  Eighteen  thousand  Dollars,  the  sum  proposed  to  be  raised 
for  the  above  purpose  ;  and  give  you  notice  of  the  fact,  that 
you  may  call  a  Parish  meeting,  or  take  such  action  as  may 

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CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


be  thought  necessary  and  proper  to  carry  out  the  views  and 
wishes  of  the  members  of  the  Parish. 

In  behalf  of  the  Committee, 

H.   Huntington,   CJiaimiau. 

Subscription  for  extifiguis/ii/ig  the  debt  of  the  Parish. 

We  the  subscribers  agree  to  pay  the  sums  affixed  to  our 
names  respectively,  in  four  annual  installments,  to  raise  the 
sum  of  Eighteen  Thousand  Dollars  for  the  purpose  of  liqui- 
dating the  debt  of  Christ  Church  Parish — -building  an  Iron 
Fence  around  the  Church,  ventilating  and  painting  the  in- 
terior of  the  same,  and  making  such  other  repairs  as  may  be 
deemed  necessary.  No  subscription  to  be  binding  unless  the 
full  amount  is  subscribed. 

The  first  payment  to  be  made  on  the  20'*"  day  of  Septem- 
ber 1853,  and  the  three  following  payments  to  be  made  on 
the  20"*  day  of  September  of  each  succeeding  year  thereafter. 

Hartford,  April  8,  1853. 


H.  Huntington, 

$1,000 

James  Goodwin,     . 

1,000 

H.  Brainard&  Co., 

1,000 

John  W.  Bull, 

1,000 

Charles  H.  Northam,     . 

800 

Dudley  Buck, 

600 

Thomas  J.  Fales,  . 

500 

William  Isham, 

500 

Walter  Keney, 

500 

S.  Tuttle  &  Sons,  . 

500 

Thomas  T.  Fisher, 

500 

D.  Morgan  &  Co., 

500 

H.  B.  Beach, 

500 

Hetty  B.  Hart, 

500 

Isaac  Toucey, 

500 

James  Bolter,  for  a  membei 

of  the  Parish, 

500 

H.  D.  Wells,  . 

400 

C.  Nichols, 

300 

W.  H.  D.  Callender,      . 

250 

Chester  Adams,     . 

250 

S.  B.  Bercsford,     . 

250 

Z.  Preston, 

200 

Daniel  Goodwin,  . 
H.  Tudor  Brownell, 
James  M.  B.  McNary, 
Charles  R.  Chapman, 
George  H.  Clark,  . 
Benjamin  F.  Ellis, 
J.  K.  Southmayd,  . 
Isaac  F.  Smyth, 
George  Church,  Jr., 
C.  C.  Orcutt,  . 
A.  G.  Cooley, 
George  S.  Green,  . 
William  Woodward, 
Edwin  Crocker, 
F.  A.  Brown, 
William  Conner,  . 
Mrs.  John  D.  Russ, 
Thomas  M.  Day,  . 
Mrs.  Harriet  P.  Thomas, 
Mrs.  Williarh  Richmond, 
Mary  S.  Merrills,  . 
George  S.  Burnham, 
Aaron  Keney, 


$100 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
40 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


387 


John  B.  Eldredge, 

$20(J 

A.  S.  Stillman, 

$40 

C.  H.  Sigourney,    . 

200 

John  Brocklesby,    . 

40 

Charles  Sigournej', 

200 

Julius  Young, 

30 

M.  W.  Chapin, 

200 

Lewis  J.  Young,    . 

30 

Newton  Carter, 

200 

Thomas  S.  Root,    . 

25 

William  Mather,    . 

20(J 

Alfred  Watkinson, 

25 

Robert  Watkinson, 

200 

E.  Shattuck,  . 

25 

James  Bolter, 

150 

M.  S.  Roberts, 

25 

John  S.  Gray, 

15c 

B.  E.  Mann.  . 

25 

George  Buck, 

100 

Joseph  Davis, 

25 

J.  W.  Beach, 

100 

Byron  Adams, 

25 

Charles  Benton,      . 

loo 

M.  L.  S 

25 

Gurdon  W.  Russell, 

100 

N.  Lyman,  Jr., 

25 

A.  M.  Gordon, 

100 

Waldo  M.  Johnson, 

25 

Thomas  Skinner,   . 

100 

P.  B.  Goodsell, 

25 

P.  F.  Robbins, 

100 

George  D.  Jewett, 

25 

C.  A.  Taft,     . 

100 

T.  J.  Work,    . 

25 

J.  B.  Powell,  . 

100 

Geo.  E.  Hatch,       . 

20 

Charles  Chapman, 

100 

Chas.  P.  Brown,    . 

20 

Henry  Perkins, 

100 

S.  C.  Preston, 

20 

F.  Curtis  &  Co.,     . 

100 

Miss  E.  Shields,     . 

20 

John  C.  Palmer,     . 

100 

Horace  A.  Hall,     . 

20 

George  Sumner,     . 

100 

L.  B.  Goodman,     . 

16 

E.  L,  Butler,  . 

100 

S.  P.  Conner, 

16 

Miss  Draper,  . 

100 

H.  C.  Fuller, 

16 

Lydia  Morgan, 

100 

Sherman  West, 

12 

Hannah  Brainard, 

100 

Henry  Britton, 

12 

Mrs.  C.  F.  Pond,    . 

1 00 

We  the  subscribers  agree  to  pay  the  sums  affixed  to  our 
respective  names  in  addition  to  the  amount  heretofore  sub- 
scribed by  us,  for  liquidating-  the  debt  of  Christ  Church 
Parish,  etc.,  sttbject  to  the  conditions  of  the  original  sub- 
scriptions made  by  us. 


Denison  Morgan,  . 

.     $100 

C.  H.  Northam,     . 

.    $100 

Dudley  Buck, 

100 

Walter  Keney, 

50 

Fales  &  Gray, 

100 

W.  H.  D.  Callender,      . 

50 

Chester  Adams, 

25 

$lS,002 

Ocf  ji,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Committee  appointed  to  pro- 
cure plans  and  estimates  for  an  Iron  Fence  be,  and  they  are 
hereby  appointed  a  Committee,  with  full  power  to  contract 
for  the  erection  as  soon  as  practicable  of  an  Iron  Fence  en- 


388  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

closing  Christ  Church  building,  according  to  a  plan  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  the  whole  expense  not 
to  exceed  $2,000.  Said  Committee  to  furnish  proper  vouchers 
for  the  expenditure  therefor  to  the  said  Wardens  and  Vestry 
of  Christ  Church  Parish. 

1854. 

Jan.  2j,  V.  Voted,  That  the  use  of  the  Church  be  granted 
to  the  "  Old  Folks,"  for  the  purpose  of  holding  a  Sacred  Con- 
cert, and  that  they  also  have  the  use  of  the  Chapel  for 
rehearsals. 

Voted,  That  the  Rector  be  requested  to  devise  some  mode 
of  receiving  the  regular  Charitable  Contributions  of  the 
Church,  which  shall  secure  a  larger  amovmt  than  has  hitherto 
been  given,  and  one  more  in  accordance  with  the  measure  of 
Christian  privileges  that  we  enjoy. 

April  8,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  authorized  to 
make  such  arrangements  with  the  Faculty  and  Students  of 
Trinity  College  in  regard  to  the  Slips  in  Church,  for  the  en- 
suing year,  as  they  may  deem  expedient. 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  authorized  to  make  such 
arrangements  with  Misses  Draper  to  Slips  in  Church,  for  the 
Young  Ladies  in  their  Seminary,  for  the  ensuing  year,  as 
shall  be  satisfactory  to  them. 

April  II,  V.  Voted,  That  Slip  No.  92,  North  aisle,  be 
reserved  for  Miss  Sophia  Tudor,  Mrs.  Murray,  and  others. 

May  6,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Iron  Fence  be  extended  to  the 
line  of  Dr.  Beresford. 

July  ^,  V.  The  Committee  on  alterations  and  repairs  were 
called  upon  to  report.  Mr.  T.  T.  Fisher  the  Chairman  of  the 
Committee,  introduced  to  the  meeting  Mr.  Mills  an  Architect 
from  New  York,  who  presented  several  drawings  of  the 
proposed  alterations,  and  improvements  in  the  Church  build- 
ing, and  made  explanations  of  the  estimated  cost  of  the  same. 

July  II,  P.  Voted,  That  Charles  H.  Northam,  James  Good- 
win, and  Chester  Adams,  be  and  they  are  hereby  appointed 
a  Committee  with  power  to  Paint  and  Ventilate  the  Church, 
as  contemplated  by  the  terms  of  a  Subscription  made  for  that 
purpose. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  389 

July  16,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  direct 
that  the  Organ  be  set  back  into  the  Tower  in  such  a  manner 
and  to  such  a  degree  as  may  hereafter  be  determined,  pro- 
vided a  sum  sufficient  to  defray  the  expenses  be  raised  by 
subscription  in  the  Parish. 

July  2p,  V.  Voted,  That  Denison  Morgan,  T.  T.  Fisher, 
and  John  W.  Bull,  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  appointed  a  Com- 
mittee with  power  to  alter  the  seats  in  the  Gallery,  for  the 
better  accommodation  of  the  Choir— also  to  examine  the 
Furnaces,  and  if  it  is  in  their  opinion  deemed  necessary,  to 
obtain  new  ones, —  they  are  to  raise  the  Slips  in  the  front 
part  of  the  Church,  put  in  new  Slips  where  the  Registers 
now  are  —  cut  doorways  through  from  the  North  and  South 
entrances  under  the  Organ  Gallery,  and  make  such  other 
repairs  as  may  be  necessary  in  consequence  of  said  alterations. 

The  resolutions  of  July  i6th  and  29tli,  proposed  very 
great  and  serious  changes  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  Church. 
The  Rector  was  so  popular  that  crowds  were  drawn  to 
hear  him,  especially  at  the  third  service  in  the  evening. 
The  aisles  were  filled  with  chairs,  and  yet  more  room  was 
wanted,  and  so  some  of  the  more  enthusiastic  members 
wished  to  increase  the  sittings,  by  moving  back  the  organ 
into  the  tower,  and  taking  down  the  stairs  leading  to  the 
galleries  ;  according  to  the  plan  of  the  architect  these  were 
to  be  placed  in  an  addition  to  the  building  in  the  east,  on 
each  side  of  the  tower.  The  cost  was  admitted  to  be  con- 
siderable, but  the  necessity  for  more  accommodation  was 
urgent,  and  the  changes  were  supposed  to  be  safely  made; 
the  architect  said  so.  But  the  matter  never  came  to  a 
parish  meeting,  and  the  very  decided  opposition  of  some 
of  the  older  and  cooler  heads  effectually  prevented  the 
prosecution  of  the  change.  It  was  not  needed,  nor  was  it 
safe. 

Shortly  afterwards  Dr.  Clark  was  chosen  as  Bishop  of 
the  diocese  of  Rhode  Island,  and  increased  accommodations 
were  not  found  to  be  necessary.  It  was  a  fortunate  escape 
from  plans  which  would  have  injured  the  fine  proportions 
of  the  church. 


390  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Aiig\  2j,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Painting  over  the  Window 
in  rear  of  the  Chancel  in  the  Church  be  removed. 

This  was  the  "  Transparent  painting  of  the  Ascension," 
procured  in  London  and  presented  to  the  Parish  by  Dr. 
Wheaton,  Dec.  26,  1829.  It  was  injured  by  the  falling 
of  a  ladder  against  it,  so  seriously,  that  it  was  thought  at 
the  time  that  it  could  not  be  successfully  repaired,  and 
hence  the  preceding  vote.  As  has  been  stated  in  a  note 
in  the  Annals,  it  was  sent  to  Dr.  Wheaton,  at  Marbledale. 
The  canvas  was  rolled,  and  securely  packed,  but 
accidentally,  on  the  Shebaug  railway,  it  was  thrown  out  of 
place,  and  one  end  of  it  meeting  some  obstruction  by  the 
roadside,  it  was  utterly  ruined. 

A  stained  glass  window  was  put  in  its  place,  according 
to  the  vote  of  the  Vestry  of  August  29th,  It  was  a 
dazzling  object  to  the  eyesight,  w^hich  several  coats  of 
lime-wash  or  paint  on  the  weatherside  did  not  wholly 
remove.  A  sketch  of  the  window  lying  by  me,  enables 
me  to  give  some  of  the  subjects  which  composed  it.  The 
symbols  in  the  upper  part  were  not  objectionable,  but  the 
lower  ones  never  excited  much  admiration.  In  one  panel 
were  the  "  Head  of  Judas  Iscariot,  rope,  and  thirty  pieces 
of  Silver,  Reed,  Spear,  Lanthorn,  and  the  Sword."  In  the 
center  panel,  "  Cross,  Crown  of  Thorns,  the  Spear,  Reed, 
and  Sponge,  Hammer,  Nippers,  Old  and  New  Covenant." 
In  the  third  panel  were  the  "  Seamless  garment,  three 
dice,  and  Pillar  and  Scourge."  Its  merits  as  an  artistical 
production  were  commensurate  with  the  cost.  It  was 
removed  when  the  fine  Memorial  window  was  put  in  its 
place,  and  is  now  stored  in  the  tower  of  the  Church. 

Augt.  2g,  V.  The  subject  of  a  Stained  Glass  Window  was 
again  presented  for  the  consideration  of  the  meeting.  Mr. 
W"'.  Gibson  from  New  York  exhibited  some  drawings,  and 
stated  what  the  cost  of  a  vStained  Glass  Window  would  be. 
Whereupon  it  was  Voted,  That  the  Committee  on  Alterations 
and  repairs,  consisting  of  Denison  Morgan,  T.  T.  Fisher,  and 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  39I 

John  W.  Bull,  be,  and  they  are  hereby,  authorized  to  procure 
a  Stained  Glass  Window  to  be  placed  in  the  West  end  of  the 
Church,  over  the  Chancel,  at  an  expense  not  to  exceed  Five 
Hundred  Dollars. 

Sep\  22,  V.  It  was  stated  that  the  Rev.  T.  M.  Clark  has 
been  elected  to  the  Office  of  Bishop  in  the  Diocese  of  Rhode 
Island.  Whereupon  it  was  Voted,  That  John  Brocklesby, 
Isaac  Toucey,  Charles  Chapman,  and  the  Wardens,  be  a 
committee  to  prepare  a  circular  expressive  of  the  feelings  of 
this  Parish  occasioned  by  said  election,  and  procure  the 
signatures  of  the  members  of  the  Parish  thereto  and  present 
the  same  to  Dr.  Clark. 

Nov.  J,  V.  A  communication  from  the  Rev.  T.  M.  Clark 
resigning  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish  was  read.  Whereupon 
it  was 

Voted,  That  the  same  be  referred  to  a  meeting  of  the 
Parish. 

Nov.  p.  The  following  communication  from  the  Rev. 
Thomas  M.  Clark  to  the  Wardens  and  Vestry,  and  by  that 
body  referred  to  a  meeting  of  the  Parish,  was  read  and 
accepted : 

Hartford,  Nov.  3**,  1854. 
To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

Gentlemen,  After  patient  and  careful  consideration  I 
have  felt  myself  constrained  to  accept  the  Office  of  Bishop  in 
the  Diocese  of  Rhode  Island,  and  therefore  I  must  now 
resign  the  Rectorship  of  the  Church  in  which  I  have 
ministered  with  so  much  pleasure  for  the  past  few  3'ears. 
Nothing  but  an  overpowering  sense  of  obligation  would  lead 
me  to  sunder  the  relation  which  I  hold  to  this  congregation. 

The  perfect  harmony  which  prevails  amongst  us,  the 
devoted  attachment  and  confidence  which  you  have  ever 
manifested  towards  me,  and  my  warm  affection  for  all  this 
people,  render  this  a  severe  and  bitter  trial. 

May  God  in  his  goodness  provide  for  this  Church  a 
Pastor  who  shall  be  more  faithful  than  I  have  been,  and  bless 
you  with  all  spiritual  blessings  in  Christ  Jesus. 


392  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

If  agreeable  to  the  Parish,  I  shall  be  happy  to  continue 
my  services  in  this  Church  until  the  first  of  March  next, 
imless,  in  the  mean  time  some  one  shall  be  found  to  take  the 
duties  of  the  Rectorship. 

Your  obedient  servant  in  Christ, 

Thomas  M.  Clark. 

The  following  Preamble  and  Resolutions  were  then  pre- 
sented by  Prof.  J.  Brocklesby,  and  adopted  unanimousl}^: 

That  whereas,  the  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark,  D.D.,  having 
been  elected  to  the  Episcopate  of  Rhode  Island,  has  officially 
resigned  the  charge  of  this  Parish  ;  Resolved,  That  we  receive 
with  feelings  of  deepest  sorrow,  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Clark, 
who  has  been  to  us  a  faithful  spiritual  Guide  and  Instructor, 
and  whose  ministry  has  been  so  acceptable  to  all,  whose 
labors  under  God  have  strengthened  the  walls  of  our  Zion, 
and  whose  influence  for  good  has  been  extensively  felt 
throughout  the  community  around  us.  That  while  we  grieve 
for  the  necessity  which  has  severed  the  sacred  bond  that 
existed  between  us,  we  are  yet  thankful  for  the  blessings  we 
have  received. 

We  bow  to  the  cross  thus  laid  upon  us,  remembering  that 
it  is  the  "  Lord  that  gave  and  the  Lord  that  takes  away." 

Resolved,  That  as  we  part  from  our  beloved  Pastor,  in 
sorrow  of  spirit,  we  pray  that  he  may  be  endued  with  wisdom 
and  strength  from  on  high,  to  meet  the  solemn  responsibilities 
of  the  holy  office  to  which  he  has  been  called.  —  That  in  the 
new  field,  which  he  is  about  to  enter,  his  labors  may  be  more 
abundantly  blessed,  that  wherever  he  plants,  God  may  give 
the  increase,  and  the  cause  of  our  Redeemer  flourish  and 
extend.  —  And  that  the  time  may  be  far  distant,  when  after 
a  life  "full  of  good  works,"  he  shall  be  summoned  to  a  still 
nobler  sphere  of  action  in  the  realms  above. 

Resolved,  That  this  Parish  accept  with  much  satisfaction 
the  offer  of  Dr.  Clark  to  remain  with  us  for  a  limited  period, 
upon  the  conditions  mentioned  in  his  letter  of  resignation. 

Voted,  That  a  copy  of  the  foregoing  Preamble  and  Resolu- 
tions, signed  by  the  Chairman  and  Clerk,  be  presented  to  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Clark. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  393 

Dr.  George  Siiiniier  came  to  Hartford,  in  1819,  from 
Windham  county,  and  soon  connected  himself  with  Christ 
Church.  He  was  always  a  valuable  member  of  the 
Parish,  and  was  much  interested  in  all  its  concerns.  For 
many  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Vestry,  acting  upon 
committees,  and  quietly,  but  effectually,  exercising  much 
influence.  His  acquaintance  with  the  clergy  was  exten- 
sive and  his  hospitable  doors  were  ever  open  for  their 
reception.  The  rectors  ever  found  him  a  firm  friend  and 
supporter,  and  the  Parish  a  safe  and  judicious  counselor. 
What  was  said  of  him  in  "  Physicians  in  Hartford  in  1837," 
was  very  true  and  may  be  repeated  here.  "  He  was  emi- 
nently an  intellectual  man,  well  educated,  fond  of  reading, 
hospitable,  kind  hearted,  pleasant  in  manner  and  conver- 
sation, and  very  careful  never  to  give  offense. "  "  He  spent 
his  money  liberally,  was  a  kind  husband,  a  loving  and  in- 
dulgent father,  and  a  good  citizen :  his  efforts  were  in 
favor  of  good  objects."  While  he  was  a  sound  church- 
man, he  was  not  offensively  so,  nor  disposed  to  unjust 
criticism  or  ill-natured  remarks  about  others  who  differed 
from  him.  "  And  this  was  not  because  he  had  no  opinions 
or  was  fearful  of  acknowledging  them,  but  from  a  gentle- 
ness of  nature  which  led  him  into  paths  of  peace."  He  is 
deserving  of  special  remembrance  in  our  Parish.  He 
was  the  son  of  George  and  Mary  (Tyler)  Sumner,  and  was 
born  in  Abington,  in  the  town  of  Pomfret,  Dec.  13,  1793, 
and  died  Feb.  20,  1855.  He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Daniel  and  Catharine  (Hutchinson)  Putnam  of  Brook- 
lyn.    She  was  born  vSept.  24,  1 794,  and  died  Dec.  29,  1 844. 

1855. 

Feb.  12,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Rev.  Alexander  H.  Mercer  of 
Philadelphia,  be  invited  to  preach  in  Christ  Church  for  six 
months. 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  directed  to  communicate  the 
doings  of  this  meeting  to  Bishop  Clark,  and  request  him  to 


394  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

address  Bishop  Potter  of  Phila.  on  the  subject  of  procuring 
the  services  of  the  Rev.  Mr,  Mercer  to  supply  the  Pulpit  of 
Christ  Church  for  six  months,  commencing-  on  the  first  of 
March  next. 

April  4.  The  Wardens  and  Vestry  having  been  instruct- 
ed by  the  Parish  to  make  diligent  enquiries  for  some  suitable 
person  to  be  their  future  Rector,  present  the  following  Re- 
port : 

To  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church, 

The  Wardens  and  Vestry  in  accordance  with  a  vote  of 
the  Parish  Nov"'  9,  1854,  would  respectfully  report.  That  hav- 
ing made  diligent  and  careful  enquiry,  they  recommend  that 
the  Rev.  Francis  L.  Hawks,  D.D.,  of  New  York,  be  elected 
Rector  of  this  Parish  at  a  yearly  salary  of  Twenty-five  Hun- 
dred dollars. 

The  Parish  on  the  nth  appointed  "a  committee  to 
proceed  to  New  York  and  inform  Dr.  Hawks  of  his  elec- 
tion." On  the  19th  they  "  reported  verbally  that  they  had 
attended  to  the  duties  assigned  them,  and  that  he  declined 
the  invitation  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish." 
This  was  in  accordance  with  the  belief  of  most  of  the 
members,  but  they  were  over-persuaded  by  the  positive- 
ness  and  sanguine  opinions  of  a  few. 

Jime  26,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  do 
recommend  that  the  Rev.  George  Leeds  of  Salem,  Mass.,  be 
elected  Rector  of  Christ  Church  Parish  at  a  yearly  salary  of 
Two  Thousand  Dollars,  and  that  a  meeting  of  the  Parish  be 
warned  to  be  held  in  the  Chapel  on  Monday  the  2''  day  of 
July  next  at  8  o'ck  P.  M. 

July  10,  P.  The  Committee  appointed  to  visit  Salem 
made  a  very  favorable  report  of  the  qualifications  and  ability 
of  Rev.  Mr.  Leeds,  and  it  was 

Voted,  unanimously.  That  the  Rev.  George  Leeds  of 
Salem,  Mass.,  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  invited  to  accept  the  Rec- 
torship of  this  Parish,  at  a  yearly  salary  of  Two  Thousand 
Dollars. 


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IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  395 

August  7,  V.  A  Communication  from  the  Rev.  George 
Leeds,  declining  the  invitation  to  become  the  Rector  of  this 
Parish,  was  read  and  ordered  placed  on  file. 

Mr.  Leeds,  after  his  call,  came  to  Hartford  and 
preached  on  one  Sunday.  He  gave  very  general  satis- 
faction, and  it  was  hoped  that  he  would  remain  as  Rector. 
Perhaps  he  recognized  the  danger  of  following  a  very 
able  man.  He  was,  however,  of  such  ability  that  he  was 
fully  competent  to  take  care  of  himself. 

Nov.  2j,  p.  The  report  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry 
recommending  that  the  Rev.  R.  M.  Abercrombie  of  Clifton, 
N.  Y.,  be  elected  Rector  of  this  Parish  having  been  read,  it 
was  —  ]'oted,  unanimously,  that  the  Rev.  R.  M.  Abercrombie 
be  invited  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish,  at  a  yearly 
salary  of  Two  thousand  dollars.  Messrs.  Charles  Chapman, 
Hezekiah  Huntington,  and  James  Bolter,  were  appointed  a 
Committee  to  inform  Mr.  Abercrombie  of  the  doings  of  this 
meeting,  and  request  his  acceptance  of  the  Rectorship  of  this 
Parish. 

Dec'.  21,  V.  Voted,  That  hereafter  upon  the  occasion  of  a 
Wedding,  the  consent  of  the  Wardens  be  previously  obtained 
before  the  Church  will  be  opened,  and  that  they  have  power 
to  call  in  any  assistance  deemed  necessary  to  keep  order. 

The  occasion  of  this  vote  was  the  conduct  of  the 
miscellaneous  assemblage  which  sometimes  was  gathered 
on  these  occasions,  which  regarded  neither  the  sacredness 
of  the  edifice,  or  the  solemnity  of  the  ceremony,  or  of  the 
ordinary  rules  of  behavior,  w^iich  most  of  them  would 
never  have  tolerated  in  their  own  dwellings.  The  license 
and  rudeness  were  timely  checked,  and  it  is  believed  have 
not  since  occurred. 

Voted,  That  the  letter  from  Mr.  Abercrombie  to  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry,  accepting  the  Rectorship,  be  entered 
upon  records  of  the  Parish. 


396  CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

Dec'.  21.  Clifton,  Dec.  12,  1855. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  Christ  Church, 

Hartford,  Ct. 

Gentlemen,  Your  official  and  friendly  communication 
tendering  an  invitation  to  the  Rectorship  of  your  Parish,  has 
been  received,  and  I  beg  leave  to  reiterate  the  reasons 
offered  to  a  member  of  your  body  in  apology  for  a  temporary 
delay  in  sending  a  reply.  The  unexpected  call  to  a  new 
sphere  of  such  magnitude  and  importance  in  view  of  the 
sacred  ties  which  knit  me  to  my  own  parish,  required  as  it 
has  received,  the  consultation  of  every  proper  source  of 
counsel  in  the  questions  involved  in  severing  those  ties,  and 
assuming  the  responsibilities  of  a  new  position. 

Guided  as  I  trust  by  the  Great  Head  of  the  Church,  for 
whose  direction  I  have  earnestly  appealed,  and  after  mature 
consideration,  I  have  resolved  to  comply  with  your  kind 
wishes,  and  offer  to  you  and  through  you  to  the  Congregation 
of  Christ  Church,  my  acceptance  of  the  Office  of  Pastor 
in  your  important  and  distinguished  parish.  As  varied 
enterprises  and  circumstances  require  my  personal  supervis- 
ion in  this  place,  it  will  not  be  convenient  to  enter  upon  my 
duties  in  your  midst,  until  the  third  day  of  February  ensuing. 
Feeling  deeply  unworthy  of  the  frank  confidence  you  have 
manifested  towards  me,  and  regarding  the  important  relations 
which  wil-1  bind  us  together,  I  solicit  earnestly  your  Chris- 
tian sympathy  and  prayers,  that  God  may  guide,  guard,  and 
bless  me,  in  the  execution  of  His  will,  and  promotion  of  your 
welfare,  in  the  favored  portion  of  the  Vineyard  which  you 
occupy. 

I  come  to  you  with  expectations  of  unbounded  trust,  that 
the  affectionate  interest  you  have  shown  towards  those  who 
have  labored  among  you  in  the  past,  may  be  extended  to 
their  successor,  that  he  may  with  a  single  eye  to  God's  glory, 
and  the  salvation  of  souls,  make  full  proof  of  his  ministry, 
and  accomplish  the  work  of  an  evangelist.  In  humble 
prayer  that  our  connection  may  redound  to  the  glory  of  God, 
and  our  mutual  interests,  I  am.  Gentlemen, 

Yours  faithfully  in  bonds  of  extreme  love, 

R.   M.   AliERCROMBIE. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  397 

1856. 

Feb.  26,  V.  Voted,  That  C.  Adams,  C.  H.  Northam,  and 
T.  T.  Fisher  be  a  Committee  to  procure  a  house  for  the 
Rector,  at  a  rent  not  exceeding-  five  hundred  dollars,  and 
tender  him  the  use  of  it,  in  behalf  of  the  Parish,  and  also  to 
make  enquiries  for  a  house  that  can  be  purchased  for  that 
purpose,  and  report  to  a  future  meeting  of  the  Vestry. 

March  24,  P.  It  was  voted  that  the  salary  of  the  Rector 
be  Twenty-five  Hundred  Dollars  per  annum  from  the  first 
day  of  April  next. 

The  above  vote  was  in  lieu  of  a  vote  passed  in 
Vestry  meeting  Feb.  26,  1856,  authorizing  a  Committee 
to  procure  a  bouse  for  the  Rector,  at  a  rent  not  exceed- 
ing five  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

May  27,  V.  Voted,  That  the  free  use  of  the  Chapel  be 
granted  to  the  Germans  for  the  purpose  of  holding  religious 
exercises  on  the  Sabbath. 

1857. 

April  I  J,  F.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Parish  be  pre- 
sented to  Dudley  Buck,  Esq.,  for  the  very  able  and  satisfactory 
manner  in  which  he  has  discharged  the  responsible  duties  of 
Treasurer  of  this  Parish. 

April  28,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Organist,  and  other  persons 
that  are  paid  for  singing  in  the  Choir  on  the  Sabbath  be 
requested  to  be  present  and  assist  in  the  Music  at  the  usual 
Wednesday  evening  Lectures. 

Voted,  That  the  Germans  who  worship  in  the  Chapel  on 
the  Sabbath  be  requested  to  have  stated  or  regular  collections, 
the  same  to  be  applied  towards  the  expenses  of  holding  such 
services. 

Voted,  That  the  Germans  worshipping  in  the  Chapel,  have 
the  use  of  the  Communion  service  once  in  three  or  six  months 
as  the  Rector  may  direct. 


398  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1858. 

May  7,  V.  H.  K.  Morgan,  T.  T.  Fisher,  and  Wm.  F. 
Tuttle  were  appointed  a  Committee  to  take  such  measures  as 
the}'  may  deem  expedient  to  increase  the  contributions  to  the 
Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Christian  Knowledge,  in  order 
to  make  up  the  balance  due  from  this  Parish  to  said  vSociety, 
previous  to  the  next  Annual  Convention  of  the  Diocese. 

Elisha  Johnson  and  Wm.  F.  Tuttle  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  confer  with  the  President  and  Faculty  of 
Trinity  College,  in  regard  to  the  application  for  the  use  of 
the  Church,  for  the  next  Annual  Commencement  exercises ; 
also  w^itli  INIiss  Draper  for  the  use  of  the  Church  for  the 
Annual  Exercises  of  the  closing  Term  of  her  Seminary. 

May  10,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  requested  to 
ascertain  the  indebtedness  of  St.  Paul's  Parish  and  to  call  a 
meeting  of  this  Parish,  whenever  such  information  shall  be 
obtained,  at  their  discretion. 

Williani  H.  Inilay  was  the  son  of  William  and  Mary 
Imlay,  and  was  born  in  1780.  He  was  engaged  in  busi- 
ness with  Charles  Seymour  as  early  as  1800;  and  after- 
wards with  Nichols  &  Tinker,  and  De  Forest  Manice,  and 
Zephaniah  Preston,  and  perhaps  with  others,  at  different 
periods.  He  was  a  large  owner  of  real  estate  in  Hartford, 
and  also  in  New  York,  and  Michigan.  He  first  appears  in 
our  records  in  1 804,  when  he  was  chosen  as  a  vestryman, 
and  as  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  which  he  held  until  1 8 1 3  ; 
he  was  Senior  Warden  in  1830.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
committee  for  building  the  present  church,  and  then,  and 
at  different  times,  was  liberal  in  contributing  for  parish 
purposes.  He  held  to  pretty  strict  ideas  of  economy,  and 
favored  the  completion  of  the  tower  partly  in  stone,  and 
partly  of  wood.  His  report  fortunately  was  not  accepted, 
but  he  succeeded  in  cutting  down  a  proposed  further 
height,  as  Dr.  Sumner  told  me,  of  fourteen  feet,  for 
which  he  is  to  be  thanked.     The  proportions  are  now  con- 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  399 

sidered  correct,  and  it  stands  a  most  grand  and  beautiful 
object  in  our  city. 

He  had  a  very  extensive  knowledge  of  business,  and 
was  one  of  the  most  industrious  of  men.  His  judgment 
generally  was  good,  but  he  was  engaged  in  too  many 
and  diverse  affairs  to  conduct  them  all  successfully.  He  was 
supposed  at  one  time  to  be  the  most  wealthy  man  in  town, 
and  had  he  been  content  to  rest  with  his  gains,  would 
have  left  a  large  fortune.  He  resided  on  Pearl  street 
where  the  Congregational  church  is  now  located,  and  there 
was  v^ith  the  house  a  large  garden,  filled  with  trees  and 
plants,  which  he  probably  enjoyed  as  much  as  his  nature 
as  an  ambitious  man  of  business  would  permit.  He  died 
September  4,  1858. 

Dec^  8,  V.  Elisha  Johnson  and  Thomas  T.  Fisher  were 
appointed  a  Committee  to  ascertain  the  financial  condition  of 
St.  Paul's  Parish  and  report  to  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry  of  this  Parish,  to  be  held  one  week 
from  this  evening. 

Dec^  75,  V.  The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meet- 
ing to  ascertain  the  financial  condition  of  St.  Paul's  Parish 
made  their  report,  and  the  subject  was  referred  to  the  joint 
Committee  of  the  City  Missionary  Society. 

Dec'' 22,  V.  The  Committee  appointed  at  a  previous 
meeting  stated  that  they  had  no  further  report  to  make, 
and  the  subject  was  referred  back,  to  the  same  Committee 
to  bring  it  before  the  meeting  of  the  Church  iMissionary 
Society  if  they  shall  deem  it  expedient. 

1859. 

March  J,  V.  It  was  Voted,  That  Chester  Adams  and  Z. 
Preston,  be  a  Committee  to  confer  with  the  Rector  and  pro- 
pose to  him  that  he  take  a  recess  from  his  labors  in  the 
Parish,  and  that  they  be  authorized  to  procure  someone  to 
supply  his  place  during  his  absence. 

It  was  Vote  J.,  That  the  ordinary  funeral  expenses  of  Mrs. 
Abercrombie  be  paid  by  the  Parish. 


400  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  following  Preamble  and  Resolutions  were  passed 
unanimously. 

Whereas,  it  has  pleased  an  All  Wise  Providence  to  remove 
by  death  Mrs.  R.  M.  Abercrombie,  the  wife  of  our  esteemed 
Rector,  Therefore, 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  our  warmest  sympathies  to  our 
beloved  Rector,  and  his  family,  in  this  hour  of  severe  afflic- 
tion and  trial  ;  and  while  we  are  fully  sensible  of  the  great 
loss  which  they  have  sustained,  we  feel  that  they  may  con- 
sole themselves  with  the  fact,  that  their  loss  is  her  eternal 
gain,  and  that  she  has  exchanged  this  world  of  suffering  and 
trial  for  one  where  sorrow  and  affliction  can  never  enter. 

Resolved,  That  in  this  dispensation  of  Divine  Providence, 
a  husband  has  lost  a  most  devoted  and  affectionate  wife,  his 
children  an  ever  tender  and  gentle  mother,  the  Church  a 
consistent  and  faithful  member,  and  this  Parish  one  of  its 
brightest  ornaments  and  triiest  friends. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  the  foregoing  Preamble  and 
Resolutions  be  presented  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Abercrombie,  and 
that  a  like  copy  be  sent  to  the  Calendar  for  publication. 

April  ip,  V.  Mr.  Daniel  Goodwin  was  chosen  Auditor  to 
fill  a  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  death  of  Miles  A.  Tuttle,  Esq. 

April  28,  V.  James  Bolter,  W"\  F.  Tuttle,  H.  T.  Brown- 
ell,  and  James  M.  B.  McNary,  were  appointed  a  Committee 
to  wait  upon  strangers  and  others  to  seats  in  the  Church. 

i860. 

Feb.  28,  V.  Voted,  That  a  meeting  of  the  Parish  be 
warned  to  be  held  in  the  Chapel  on  Tuesday  the  6"'  day  of 
March  next  at  half  past  7  o'clock  P.  M.  to  take  into  consider- 
ation the  finances  of  the  Parish,  and  for  the  transaction  of 
any  other  business  proper  to  be  done  at  said  meeting. 

March  6,  P.  Messrs.  C.  Adams,  Z.  Preston,  C.  H.  Northam, 
and  Julius  Young,  were  chosen  a  Committee  to  examine  the 
property  fonncrly  owned  by  Dr.  Bercsford,  adjoining  the 
Chapel,  with  power  to  purchase  the  same  if  they  shall  deem 
it  expedient. 


IMPORTAXT   VOTES   AND    COM^rEXTS.  4OI 

George  Beaeh  was  born  in  Litchfield,  November  30, 
.1788,  and  came  to  Hartford  when  quite  young.  He  was 
a  clerk  for  John  Pierce,  and  was  afterwards  a  partner  with 
him,  under  the  firm  name  of  Pierce  &  Beach.  They  were 
extensively  engaged  in  the  West  India  trade,  which  was 
seriously  interrupted  by  the  war  with  Great  Britain  in 
1 8 12.  When  the  Phoenix  Bank  was  chartered  he  was 
appointed  as  its  cashier  and  after  the  resignation  of  Mr. 
Sigourney  was  chosen  as  its  president,  which  position  he 
held  until  his  death,  May  2,  i860.  He  is  recorded  in  the 
list  of  tax-payers,  as  early  as  18 10,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  Vestry  in  181 8,  and  often  subsequently ;  he  was  Junior 
Warden  1826,  1845,  and  Senior  Warden  1827.  His 
appointment  is  often  recorded  upon  committees,  and  he 
appears  to  have  taken  a  hearty  interest  in  the  Parish.  He 
attended  at  St.  Paul's  for  a  few  years  before  his  death, 
partly  because  his  hearing  was  somewhat  impaired,  and 
partly  also,  it  is  supposed,  because  he  disliked  the  style  of 
the  music  and  the  ways  of  the  musicians.  He  was  fond 
of  the  old  tunes  and  the  old  ways,  and  believed  that  the 
plain  directions  of  rubrics  should  be  strictly  followed.  He 
was  a  remarkably  good  looking  man,  very  striking  in  his 
personal  appearance,  tall,  broad  shouldered,  with  a  healthy, 
florid  countenance,  even  in  his  old  age  ;  his  abundant 
white  hair  gave  him  a  noble  appearance.  His  responses 
in  the  service  were  loud  and  distinct ;  whatever  he  under- 
took, he  executed  with  energy.  He  was  three  times 
married,  had  a  large  family  of  children,  some  of  whom  are 
still  living,  who,  with  grandchildren,  are  all  faithful  mem- 
bers of  the  Episcopal  Church. 

Nov.  13,  V.  J.  Watson  Beach,  and  AV.  H.  D.  Callander, 
with  such  other  members  of  the  Parish  as  they  may  choose 
to  call  upon  for  assistance,  were  appointed  a  Committee  to 
raise  by  subscription  a  sum  sufficient  to  pay  the  debt  and 
interest  of  St.  Paul's  Parish,  due  to  the  Connecticut  ^lutual 
Life  Insurance  Company. 
26 


402  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1861. 

April  I,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be  and 
they  are  hereby  directed  to  make  enquiry  in  regard  to  the 
financial  condition  of  the  Parish,  and  report  to  an  adjourned 
meeting. 

April  6,  V.  Voted,  That  Charles  Benton,  John  S.  Gray, 
and  Z.  Preston,  be  a  Committee  to  advise  with  the  Rector,  in 
regard  to  the  general  affairs  of  the  Parish. 

April  12,  V.  The  Committee  appointed  at  the  Annual 
Meeting  of  the  Parish,  consisting  of  the  Wardens  and  Vestry, 
reported  as  follows.  That  the  estimated  expenses  of  the 
Parish  for  the  present  year  are  $4,800  Dollars.  The  esti- 
mated income  is  $4,000,  showing  a  deficiency  for  the  year  of 
$800  Dolls.  The  present  debt  of  the  Parish  is  $6,500.  They 
would  suggest  that  the  deficiency  for  the  year  be  raised  if 
practicable  by  subscription. 

April  i§,  P.  A  communication  from  the  Rector  request- 
ing leave  of  absence  from  the  Parish  for  six  weeks,  was  read, 
and  the  request  was  granted. 

May  ij,  V.  A  Communication  from  vSam'  Nott,  vSenior 
Warden  of  St.  Paul's  Parish,  was  presented  for  consideration, 
and  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Wardens  of  this  Parish  be  a  Committee 
to  confer  with  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  St.  John's  Parish 
on  the  subject  of  said  cominunication. 

/tene  4,  V.  A  Communication  from  the  Rev,  R.  M.  Aber- 
crombie,  resigning  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish,  was  pre- 
sented and  read  to  the  meeting,  which  was  referred  to  a 
meeting  of  the  Parish. 

'Sep""  10,  P.  Hartford,  June  4,  1861. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Gentlemen,  In  view  of  my  intention  to  enter  upon  another 
sphere  of  labor,  where  my  duties  will  be  less  harassing  and 
toilsome  than  those  in  which  I  am  now  laboring,  I  hereby 
tender  to  you  my  resignation  of  this  Parish,  to  take  effect 
next  Easter,  unless  for  good  reasons  I  shall  think  best  that 


nirORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  403 

our  connection  be  sooner  terminated.  This  arrangement  is 
made  in  justice  to  those  who  renewed  their  obligations  to  the 
Parish  in  view  of  the  continuance  of  my  ministrations,  and 
also  that  you  may  be  allowed  ample  time  to  elect  a  successor. 
When  after  refusal,  I  was  urged  to  accept  your  call,  I 
came  to  labor  and  to  teach,  not  with  enticing  words  of  man's 
wisdom,  but  in  demonstration  of  the  Spirit.  Of  our  mutual 
duties  and  work,  God  must  be  the  Judge.  "  Our  witness  is 
in  Heaven,  our  record  is  on  high."  In  severing  the  sacred 
tie  that  has  so  long  bound  us,  as  Pastor  and  People,  I  cannot 
but  recall  the  kind  feelings  and  sympathies  exchanged  with 
you,  and  express  the  hope  that  God  may  overrule  our 
separation  to  his  glory  and  your  welfare. 

I  am  }'Ours  in  Christian  fellowship, 

R.  M.  Abercromhie. 

After  reading  the  above  by  the  Clerk  it  was 
Voted,  That  the  resignation  of  the  Rev.  R.  M.  Abercrom- 
hie as  Rector  of  Christ  Church   Parish  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  accepted,  as  proposed  in  his   Communication  to  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry,  bearing  date  June  4,  1861. 

Oct.  7,  r.  The  following  Resolution  was  passed  unani- 
mously. Resolved,  That  in  separating  from  our  present 
Rector,  we  unitedly  render  to  him  our  highest  estimation  of 
his  worth  as  a  Christian  Pastor,  and  appreciate  fully  his 
faithful  and  devoted  ministrations  among  us,  during  a  period 
of  nearly  six  years,  and  we  pledge  ourselves  that  these  feel- 
ings of  kindness  shall  follow  him  into  whatever  field  of  duty 
Divine  Providence  may  hereafter  call  him. 

Voted,  That  the  Clerk  be  directed  to  furnish  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Abercrombie  with  a  notice  of  the  action  of  the  Parish  upon 
his  letter  of  resignation,  together  with  a  copy  of  the  above 
resolution. 

Mr.  Abercrombie  Avas  a  most  estimable  man,  and  labored 
faithfully  in  the  performance  of  his  duties.  He  was  con- 
scientious and  kind,  and  had  that  proper  conception  of  his 
pastoral  obligations  that  endeared  him  to  many,  and 
should  have  brought  to  him  the  cordial  support  of  all.     It 


404  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

was  unfortunate  for  him  that  he  followed  a  rector  of 
supreme  ability,  most  agreeable  manners,  and  every  way 
calculated  to  attract  a  crowd.  It  was  a  misfortune  that 
had  happened  to  some  of  his  predecessors,  and  perhaps  it 
may  be  said  to  some  of  his  successors  also.  His  long 
continuance  in  one  parish  afterwards  showed  that  his 
sterling  qualities  were  fully  appreciated  there.  It  is  not 
pretended  that  he  was  driven  away,  for  there  was  from  all 
a  kindly  recognition  of  his  many  Christian  qualifications, 
but  no  one  knows  better  than  a  clergyman  himself  how  a 
"  gentle  pressure "  m.ay  be  brought  to  bear  upon  him, 
which  is  quite  as  effectual  as  open  opposition,  and  leads 
him  to  seek  another  sphere  of  labor.  The  parish  may 
not  always  be  at  fault,  but  it  should  charitably  consider 
that  while  few  men  are  exactly  alike  either  in  mental 
qualifications,  or  in  temper,  or  in  following  the  same  lines 
of  duty,  they  may  still  be  equally  useful  and  deserving 
of  equal  esteem.  The  tattlers  and  busybodies  in  a  parish, 
who  are  continually  prating  of  the  excellences  of  a 
former  rector,  saying  to  his  successor  that  he  did  not  do  so 
and  so,  are  only  worthy  of  such  a  rebuke  as  was  given  to 
one  of  these  complainers  in  our  city  some  years  since : 
"  You  please  wait  and  see  what  Dr.  WavShburn  will  do." 

The  amount  of  injury,  and  of  real  injustice  also,  which 
is  too  often  rendered  to  some  of  the  clergy,  calls  for  more 
forbearance  and  sympathy  on  the  part  of  the  people  than 
they  frequently  are  willing  to  accord.  The  system  of 
"  calling  "  a  pastor  over  a  congregation  is  as  lightly  re- 
garded by  some  as  the  choosing  of  a  captain  to  a  military 
company,  or  the  election  of  a  chairman  to  an  ordinary 
business  meeting.  The  sacred  relation  which  he  holds  to 
the  people,  and  the  commission  which  he  bears,  are  but 
lightly  considered,  or  are  not  considered  at  all  in  this 
most  important  one,  which  concerns  equally  pastor  and 
people.  So  superficial  are  the  inquiries  frequently,  and 
so  little  regard  is  paid  to  sound  but  quiet  worth,  that  one 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  405 

is  led  to  inquire  if  it  would  not  be  better  that  these  minis- 
ters of  God's  word  should  be  sent  rather  than  called. 

The  Parish  at  this  time  was  in  debt  over  six  thousand 
dollars,  incurred  mostly,  if  not  wholly,  by  its  spending 
annually  more  than  it  annually  received.  A  system  so 
vicious  as  this  is  sure  to  bring  trouble  in  the  future.  The 
danger  of  it  was  recognized,  but  the  true  remedy  was  not 
applied.  Notwithstanding  the  anxiety  and  annoyance 
which  it  occasioned,  and  which  was  felt,  the  system  was 
pursued  for  some  years  further  before  retrenchment  was 
brought  about  and  the  debt  was  paid.  Then  the  Parish 
resolved  to  live  within  its  means  in  the  future,  and  for  a 
few  years  succeeded  in  doing  so. 

Bt'c'.  id^,  V.  Mr.  Adams  read  a  letter  from  Mr.  S.  Nott, 
Senior  Warden  of  St.  Paul's  Parish,  asking  the  aid  of  a  Col- 
lection to  enable  St.  Paul's  Parish  to  pay  the  balance  of  salary 
due  the  Rector  of  said  Parish.  The  communication  was 
laid  on  the  table. 

1862. 

Samuel  Tudor,  son  of  Samuel  and  Naomi  [Diggins] 
Tudor,  was  born  in  East  Windsor,  August  15,  1769  ;  mar- 
ried June,  1800,  Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Anna  [Bliss] 
Watson.  She  was  born  in  East  Windsor,  December  8, 
1775  ;  died  December  22,  1847.  He  died  January  29,  1862, 
having  reached  the  ripe  old  age  of  over  ninety-two  years. 
For  some  time  before  his  death  he  was  unable  to  leave 
his  house.  His  constitution  was  naturally  so  robust  that 
he  retained  his  interest  in  affairs  until  the  latter  part  of 
his  life.  It  is  thought  that  he  was  in  business  in  East 
Windsor,  in  the  firm  of  Bissell,  Tudor  &  Co.,  as  adver- 
tisements are  found  September  30,  1793,  and  as  late  as 
June  13,  1798.  His  first  advertisement  in  Hartford  is 
dated  July  27,  1801,  "at  the  store  lately  occupied  for  the 
Bank."  In  1803  he  was  in  partnership  with  Ward  Wood- 
bridge  ;  this  was  dissolved  September  15,  1809.  He  then 
entered  into  partnership  with  Philo  Hillyer  October  10, 


406  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1810,  and  removed  to  the  new  brick  building  next  north 
of  the  Episcopal  Church,  now  No.  433  Main  street.  This 
partnership  was  dissolved  March  7,  1821,  and  he  con- 
ducted the  business  alone  —  the  wholesale  dry  g'oods  busi- 
ness—  until  he  retired  about  1830. 

Few  members  of  the  Parish  have  been  connected  with 
it  so  long-,  and  have  filled  so  many  of  its  offices,  and  have 
performed  their  duties  as  faithfully  and  lovingly  as  Mr. 
Tudor.  Perhaps  he  was  a  churchman  when  he  cam.e  to 
Hartford,  and  may  have  been  led  into  the  Episcopal  com- 
munion by  his  acquaintance  with  the  Episcopalians  of 
his  native  town.  These  were  scattered  over  the  state, 
especially  in  the  south  and  west,  before  the  Revolution, 
though  the  disturbing  conditions  bore  more  heavily  upon 
us  than  upon  others  throughout  this  war.  However,  the 
catholic  faith  had  not  died  out,  and  there  were  to  be  found 
considerable  bodies  in  a  few  places,  and  here  and  there 
individuals,  whose  love  for  the  Prayer  Book  and  the  good 
old  ways  of  their  fathers  in  England  was  still  living  and 
strong.  Some  of  them  were  in  East  Windsor.  Dr.  Elihu 
Tudor  was  one  of  them ;  he  was  in  the  receipt  of  a  pen- 
sion from  the  British  government  for  his  services  in  the 
war  with  France,  and  more  especially  for  those  in  the  ill- 
fated  expedition  to  The  Havana.  A  suspicion  that  his 
loyalty  to  the  mother  country  was  greater  than  his  loyalty 
for  his  native  land  led  to  his  being  closely  watched  and 
sometimes  threatened.  Perhaps  from  his  uncle,  Mr.  Tudor 
received  his  knowledge  of  the  church  and  love  for  her 
ways.  Dr.  Tudor  must  have  had  a  kind  and  benevolent 
disposition,  when  such  a  man  as  Rev.  Thomas  Robbins 
would  participate  in  the  cheer  of  his  Christmas  board  and 
show  to  him  his  neighborly  afi:ection.  It  is  very  likely 
there  were  not  a  few  such  instances  as  this  of  Dr.  Tudor, 
centers  of  faith  and  loving  remembrance,  whose  light 
was  obscured  for  a  time,  but  burst  again  into  flame  upon 
returning  peace. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  407 

]Mr.  Tudor  seems  to  have  had  no  desire  for  "  political 
preferment,"  as  it  is  now  termed.  Though  his  opinions 
were  very  decided,  and  he  had  no  hesitation  in  expressing 
them  whenever  necessary,  yet  he  had  a  proper  sense  of 
propriety  in  not  making  them  a  chief  topic  of  conversa- 
tion. His  attachment  to  the  old  Federal  party  might  nat- 
urally be  expected,  and  to  its  later  numerous  appellations 
and  modifications,  but  I  doubt  if  he  was  ever  worried  or 
disturbed  in  a  night's  sleep  by  any  defeats  which  it  expe- 
rienced. The  very  fact  that  he  had  no  strong  political 
desires,  but  attended  to  his  own  business,  is  proof  enough 
of  this.  He  was,  and  continued  to  be  successful  as  a  mer- 
chant, buying  largely  at  home  and  abroad,  just  before 
and  immediately  after  the  declaration  of  war  with  Great 
Britain  in  18 12.  This  foresight  was  very  profitable  to 
him,  and  is  said  to  have  greatly  increased  his  fortune. 
With  a  laudable  ambition  and  perseverance,  he  pursued 
his  mercantile  career  without  a  failure,  and  retired  from 
business  having  secured  a  competency  sufficient  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  But  he  did  not  hoard  what  he  had 
gained  ;  he  spent  liberally  both  in  his  family,  his  parish, 
and  as  a  good  citizen.  I  do  not  think  it  was  spent  grudg- 
ingly, or  of  necessity,  but  as  a  cheerful  giver.  A  friend, 
speaking  of  him  within  a  few  days,  said,  "  I  do  not  think 
that  his  income  was  ever  more  than  six  or  seven  thousand 
dollars  a  year,  but  he  lived  like  a  prince  ;  no  one  would 
think  of  living  now  as  he  did,  unless  he  had  an  income  of 
three  times  this  amount."  His  life  was  a  success ;  he 
had  two  children,  and  a  most  intelligent,  amiable,  and 
loving  wife.  Her  influence  upon  him  modified  or  di- 
verted whatever  of  irritability  there  might  have  been  in 
his  original  temper.  It  strengthened  and  confirmed  his 
naturally  good  instincts,  and  added  greatly  to  a  grand 
conception  of  an  artistic  sense,  which  made  life  beautiful 
and  home  a  happy  place. 

It  is  especially  with  Mr.  Tudor 's  connection  with 
Christ  Church  that  we  have  to  speak.     His  name  is  first 


4o8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

found  when  he  w^as  chosen  vestryman  in  1803;  and  he 
was  a  continuous  member  of  the  vestry,  either  as  warden 
or  vestryman — except  in  1840 — until  1850,  a  period  of 
forty-seven  years.  He  was  extremely  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  the  Parish,  serving  often  and  faithfully  upon 
many  committees,  contributing  generously  of  his  sub- 
stance, and  showing  in  many  and  diverse  ways  how  much 
love  he  had  for  the  Church.  He  was  prompt  and  constant 
in  attendance  upon  her  services,  requiring  his  children 
and  grandchildren  to  be  present  with  him  also.  Nor 
did  he  neglect  those  family  devotions  which  are  incum- 
bent upon  all  of  us,  but  it  is  feared  are  neglected  by 
too  many.  He  seemed  never  to  tire  with  his  religious 
duties,  but  believed  in  them,  and  lived  up  to  them  with 
a  constancy  which  was  unfailing. 

He  was  early  and  for  a  long  time  a  director  in  the 
Phoenix  Bank,  a  trustee  of  Trinity  College,  in  which  he 
early  took  much  interest ;  often  he  was  sent  as  a  delegate 
to  the  Diocesan  Convention  :  in  whatever  he  was  engaged 
he  was  in  earnest.  His  early  education,  I  suppose,  was 
not  extensive,  but  his  natural  abilities  were  good,  and  he 
had  that  wise  perception  not  given  to  all  men,  in  know- 
ing that  he  was  firm  only  on  ground  with  which  he  was 
acquainted.  He  had  an  excellent  knowledge  and  great 
love  of  music,  and  his  judgment  was  not  often  questioned. 
After  the  introduction  of  some  new  tunes  and  chants,  a 
parishioner  one  day  said  to  him,  "  I  don't  understand  this 
new  music  which  you  are  giving  us,  Mr.  Tudor."     "  You 

are  not  up  to  it,  Mr. ,"  he  replied,  "  not  up  to  it ;  "  and 

that  was  the  end  of  the  interrogation.  If  there  was  any 
subject  upon  which  he  would  not  bear  contradiction,  it 
was  this  one. 

The  Parish  owes  him  a  debt  of  gratitude  for  his  ser- 
vices on  the  committee  for  building  the  present  church. 
Here  he  was  indefatigable ;  here  his  fine  taste,  his  correct 
judgment,  his  acquaintance  with  what  was  becoming  and 
orderly,  and  his  knowledge  of  honest  work,  were  invalua- 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  409 

ble.     Air.    Wheaton    found   in    him   a   sympathetic    sup- 
porter. 

He  had  an  extensive  acquaintance  with  the  clergy,  and 
his  hospitable  doors  were  ever  open  to  them ;  here  they 
found  a  kindly  greeting  and  a  cheerful  board.  iSIr.  Wain- 
wright,  the  Rector,  lived  with  him  for  some  time,  and 
when  his  sermons  were  finished,  not  often  before  eleven 
o'clock  on  Saturday  night,  Mrs.  Tudor  would  be  prepared 
with  something  refreshing  for  his  comfort,  before  retir- 
ing.  His  social  disposition  made  him  fond  of  company, 
and  led  to  an  extensive  acquaintance.  Perhaps  there  has 
been  no  one  in  the  Parish  who  was  better  known,  more 
prominent  and  useful,  than  Mr.  Tudor.  In  its  early 
history  John  Morgan  was  a  foremost  leader,  capable  and 
willing.  He  was  engaged  extensively  in  trade,  and  had 
that  pecuniary  ability  which  is  said  to  enforce  one's 
opinions ;  if  he  had  any  prejudices  he  did  not  attempt 
to  conceal  them  ;  he  was  bold  and  bluff,  but  warm  at 
heart.  He  was  a  Churchman,  because  he  believed  in 
the  Church,  and  possibly  also  because  he  did  not  believe 
in  Congregationalism.  He  was  ardent  as  a  supporter, 
generous,  dogmatic,  well-fitted  to  command.  But  ]\Ir. 
Tudor  possessed  more  gracefulness,  more  persuasiveness, 
more  command  of  himself,  and  equal  independence ;  he 
was  well-fitted  to  direct. 

There  was  connected  with  his  home.  No.  471,  Main 
street,  quite  an  amount  of  land,  much  beyond  that  usually 
found  in  the  center  of  an  old  city ;  it  extended  in  the  rear 
even  to  Church  street.  Here  he  had  a  fine  vegetable 
garden,  an  icehouse,  a  greenhouse,  and  an  ornamental 
garden  filled  with  trees  and  shrubs  and  flowering  plants. 
It  is  reported  that  he  was  the  first  person  in  the  city  who 
owned  a  private  greenhouse.  His  fine  taste  here  displayed 
itself  in  the  cultivation  of  beautiful  plants  and  desirable 
fruits ;  the  grounds  were  so  extensive  that  they  gave  full 
play  to  his  aesthetic  sense.     In  his  later  years  he  could  be 


410  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

found  on  every  fair  morning-  enjoying  the  fresh  air,  the 
perfume  of  his  flowers,  the  growth  and  beauty  of  his  trees, 
and  the  abundance  of  his  fruits.  He  was  pleased  often  to 
repeat  what  had  been  told  him  by  the  elder  Dr.  Beresford, 
"  These,  Mr.  Tudor,  are  adding  to  the  number  of  your 
days."  So  celebrated  was  his  garden  that  it  was  considered 
one  of  the  show  places  of  the  city,  and  he  was  very  willing 
that  it  should  be  opened  to  the  public,  but  grumbled 
occasionally,  as  was  very  proper,  when  the  visitors  did  not 
refrain  from  picking  his  flowers  or  plucking  his  fruit.  If 
we  did  not  take  our  country  friends  to  visit  it,  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Charter  Oak,  the  Asylum  for  the  Deaf 
and  Dumb,  and  Mr.  Sigourney's  residence,  it  was 
considered  that  we  had  failed  in  our  duty. 

He  was  always  a  good  looking  man,  and  must  have  been 
handsome  when  young ;  he  dressed  well  and  neatly,  even 
in  his  old  age,  which  cannot  always  be  said  of  those  who 
have  come  to  four  score  years  or  more.  My  neighborly 
acquaintance  with  him  for  a  long  time  may  have  led  to 
the  length  of  this  sketch  of  one  who  was  a  true  friend  of 
our  Parish,  whose  conceptions  of  duty  were  strong,  who 
had  so  much  Christian  faith  and  so  much  human  philoso- 
phy that  he  endeavored  to  enjoy  with  thankfulness  the 
blessings  of  this  life,  and  bear  with  resignation  those 
trials  and  afflictions  which  come  to  all  of  us. 

March  25,  1S62,  P.  The  Wardens  and  Vestry,  in  accord- 
ance with  a  Vote  of  the  Parish,  passed  Sep''  lo"",  1861,  re- 
ported that  having  made  diligent  and  careful  enquiry  they 
recommend  that  the  Rev.  Clement  M.  Butler,  D.D.,  of  Phila- 
delphia, be  elected  Rector  of  this  Parish,  and  it  was 

Voted,  That  the  Rev.  Clement  M.  Butler,  D.D.,  of  Phila- 
delphia, having  the  approbation  of  the  Bishop  of  this  Dio- 
cese, be  requested  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

Voted,  That  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  of  this  Diocese  is  re- 
spectfully requested  to  approve  of  the  election  of  the  Rev. 
Clement  M.  Butler,  D.D.,  to  be  Rector  of  this  Parish. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  4II 

April  21.  An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  Parish  was  held 
at  the  Chapel  on  Easter  Monday,  the  21st  inst.,  Mr.  Benton 
in  the  Chair. 

The  Committee  appointed  to  confer  with  Dr.  Butler  re- 
ported that  they  had  received  a  letter  from  him  declining 
the  invitation  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish,  and 
the  Clerk  was  directed  to  enter  the  same  upon  the  records. 

Philadelphia,  April  14,  1862. 
Dr.  Sir. 

As  I  am  conscious  that  a  long  delay  in  announcing  my 
decision  after  it  is  made,  may  be  injurious  to  the  interests 
of  your  Parish,  and  as  the  question  seemed  at  last  [to]  turn 
on  a  single  point,  which  is  now  clear  to  my  mind,  I  hasten  to 
advise  you  that  I  feel  constrained  to  decline  the  gratifying 
call  which  you  and  Mr.  Beach  have  so  kindly  conveyed  to 
me  from  Christ  Church,  Hartford. 

My  wife's  former  Physician  in  Washington  and  her  pres- 
ent Physician  here,  emphatically  give  it  as  their  decided 
opinion,  that  a  residence  in  Hartford  would  be  likely  to  de- 
velope  her  constitutional  tendency  —  now  aggravated,  to 
bronchial  and  pulmonary  disease. 

Her  health  has  been  wretched  for  some  time  past,  and  if 
the  state  of  the  country  permitted  it,  I  should  seek  a  settle- 
ment in  a  more  southern  climate.  When  you  were  here  I 
was  not  conscious  of  the  now  evident  change  that  has  come 
over  her  ;  but  her  recent  feebleness,  and  the  Physician's  ex- 
amination of  her  lungs,  have  brought  me  to  the  decided 
conviction  that  if  possible,  I  must  avoid  a  residence  in  a 
climate  more  rigorous  than  this. 

Trusting  that  the  great  head  of  the  Church   may  send 
you  soon  a  Pastor  with  fresher  energies,  and  higher  powers 
to  serve  you  than  I  could  have  brought, 
I  remain,  very  truly. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

C.  M.  Butler. 

April  2p,  V.  A  committee  was  appointed  "  to  make  en- 
quiry for  some  suitable  person  to  be  the  Rector  of  this 
Parish,"  and  on  the  third  of  May  they  reported,  and  the  Ves- 


412  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

try  Voted,  that  the  Rev.  George  H.  Clark,  of  Pittsfield,  Mass 
be  engaged  to  perform  the  duties  of  Rector  in  this  Parish 
for  the  term  of  three  months."  He  had  been  Rector  of 
St.  John's  Church,  Savannah,  Georgia,  but  had  been  obliged 
to  leave,  and  was  at  this  time  at  Pittsfield.  Before  the  above 
mentioned  time  had  expired,  he  had  made  so  favorable  an 
impression  that  on  June  17th  he  was  chosen  as  Rector,  at 
a  salary  of  Twenty-five  hundred  dollars.  To  this  he  made 
the  following  reply. 

/line  28.  Hartford,  June  21,  1862. 

Gentlemen, 

I  have  had  the  honor  to  receive  the  Resolutions  passed  at 
the  Parish  meeting  of  Christ  Church,  held  on  the  17th  inst, 
and  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  announce  my  acceptance  of 
the  Rectorship,  so  cordially  and  unanimously  offered  to  me. 

Trusting  that  the  connection  now  formed  will  never  be 
regretted,  and  that  it  will  be  followed  by  a  divine  blessing, 
I  am.  Gentlemen, 

Very  respectfully  and  truly  yours, 

George  H.  Clark. 
To  Messrs. 

Charles  Benton, 
Zephaniah  Preston, 
and  James  Goodwin. 

It  was  also 

V.  Voted,  That  his  public  address  to  the  Parish  on  Sun- 
day the  2 2d  instant  be  entered  upon  the  records,  which  was 
as  follows  : 

"  I  desire  to  annouce  to  you  my  acceptance  yesterday  of 
the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish.  According  to  common  usage  I 
should  wait  longer  before  making  my  answer  to  your  propo- 
sition public  ;  but  wishing  to  meet  you  in  the  spirit  in  which 
you  have  met  me,  and  having  already  received  in  view  of 
your  election,  most  cordial  and  kindly  messages  from  your 
Rev.  and  beloved  Bishop,  I  determined  to  make  known  my 
decision  without  delay. 

Nearly  a  year  has  passed  since  in  pain  and  sorrow,  I  left 
a  parish  with  which  my  relations  for  eight  years  had  been 


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IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  413 

pleasant,  and  around  which  clustered  the  tenderest  and  most 
sacred  associations  of  my  life.  Since  that  time  I  have  had 
no  expectation  of  ever  returning-  to  my  former  position  ; 
and  my  desire  has  been  to  identify  myself  with  a  Northern 
Parish.     The  hand  of  Providence  directs  me  here. 

Your  sympathy  —  your  kindly  welcome  leave  not  a  doubt 
upon  my  mind.  I  trust  —  I  pray  —  that  God  will  bless  us 
in  our  new  relation.  To  me,  this  Chancel  has  peculiar  in- 
terest, a  brother  whom  I  love  has  baptized  at  that  Font,  — 
has  met  with  many  of  you  in  the  sacred  supper  around  this 
hallowed  table,  and  has  proclaimed  the  word  of  life  from 
that  pulpit.  This  place  is  therefore  dear  to  ine,  but  far  more 
precious  will  it  be,  if  I  can  rightly  discharge  my  obligations, 
quicken  you  to  duty,  bring  you  near  to  your  Saviour,  and  be 
permitted  to  see  within  these  walls  a  united,  an  active,  a 
charitable,  and  a  loving  people. 

God  in  his  mercy  bless  us  and  bring  us  near  to  Him  !  " 

1863. 

April  id^,  iS6j,  V.  James  Bolter,  H.  T.  Brownell,  James 
M.  B.  McNary,  Chester  Adams,  George  D.  Jewett,  T.  T. 
Fisher,  and  Julius  Case,  were  appointed  a  Committee  to  wait 
upon  strangers  and  others  to  seats  in  the  Church,  during  the 
year. 

Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  be  and  he  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  borrow  a  sum  not  to  exceed  Nine  Thousand  Dollars 
at  5  per  cent,  interest,  and  to  issue  a  Parish  note  for  the 
same. 

May  iS,  P.  Voted,  That  Whereas,  this  Parish  is  indebted 
to  divers  persons,  in  the  vSum  of  Seven  Thousand  Dollars, 
and  it  is  desired  to  consolidate  the  said  debt  into  one.  That 
Charles  Benton,  and  William  Mather,  be  and  they  are  hereby 
appointed  a  Committee  to  borrow  that  sum  in  behalf  of  the 
Parish,  and  to  execute  a  note  in  the  name  of  the  Parish 
therefor,  payable  on  demand,  with  interest  payable  an- 
nually ;  and  to  make,  execute,  and  deliver  a  mortgage  to 
secure  the  same  upon  the  land  and  Church  building  of  the 
Parish,  situated  on  the  corner  of  Main  and  Church  Streets 
in  the  City  of  Hartford, 


414  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

V.  C.  J.  Hoadly,  B.  F.  Ellis,  and  S.  Towle,  were  ap- 
pointed a  Committee  to  examine  the  Bell,  and  to  make  such 
alterations  and  repairs  as  they  may  deem  necessary. 

Oct.  ip,  V.  An  all  wise  Providence  has  seen  fit  to  remove 
by  death  our  esteemed  and  beloved  brother  William  Mather 
of  this  Parish,  and  we  desire  to  express  our  deep  grief  at 
this  affliction,  and  tender  our  sympathies  to  his  bereaved 
family.  Mr.  Mather  has  been  for  a  long  series  of  years  a 
communicant  in  this  Parish,  and  has  always  exhibited  an 
earnest  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  the  Church,  and  main- 
tained a  consistent  Christian  character. 

Resolved,  That  in  further  token  of  our  respect  for  his 
memory  we  will  attend  his  funeral  in  a  body. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  the  above  be  sent  to  the  family 
of  the  deceased. 

Resolved,  That  the  above  be  published  in  the  Calendar. 

1864. 

March  30,  V.  C.  J.  Hoadly,  J.  W.  Beach,  and  J.  M.  B. 
Mc  Nary,  were  appointed  a  Committee  to  make  enquiries  re- 
lative to  recasting  the  bell  now  cracked,  and  also  as  to  the 
cost  etc.  of  procuring  a  chime  of  bells,  and  to  report  at  a 
future  meeting.  They  were  also  empowered  to  associate 
another  member  to  the  Committee. 

April  25,  V.  The  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meeting 
to  make  enquiries  relative  to  Bells  made  a  report  which  was 
read,  and  after  some  conversation  upon  the  subject,  it  was. 

Resolved,  That  it  is  expedient  to  procure  a  chime  of  bells 
provided  a  sufficient  sum  of  money  can  be  raised  b}^  subscrip- 
tion for  the  purpose. 

Messrs.  Bolter,  Beach,  and  Case  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  obtain  subscriptions,  and  they  were  authorized  to 
add  to  their  number  at  discretion. 

July  22,  V.  The  Committee  appointed  to  procure  sub- 
scriptions for  the  purchase  of  a  chime  of  bells  reported  that 
$6,270  had  been  subscribed,  and  that  the  old  bell  at  present 
prices  might  be  expected  to  sell  for  about  $1,000  —  and  that 
the  sum  of  $1,500  additional  had  been  promised  when  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  415 

subscription  should  amount  to  $8,500  including  the  value  of 
the  old  bell.  Mr.  Hoadly  was  added  to  the  Committee  on 
bells,  in  the  room  of  Mr.  Bolter  removed  to  Trinity  Parish. 

This  is  the  first  mention  that  we  have  upon  our  records 
of  the  organization  of  Trinity  ParisJi,  though  the  formation 
of  it  was  commenced  in  1859.  The  need  for  Church  ac- 
commodation in  the  western  part  of  the  city  was  certainly 
great,  for  the  population  in  that  section  was  rapidly  in- 
creasing. This  movement  was  never  brought  before  our 
Parish  officially  but  arose  from  the  concerted  action  of 
individuals  residing  there.  Though  it  took  from  Christ 
Church  some  of  its  oldest  and  most  valued  members,  it  w^as 
never  seriously  objected  to,  but  was  regarded  as  a  wise  and 
necessary  movement.  It  was  regarded  as  a  measure  which 
could  not  be  stopped,  or  obstructed,  and  the  result  has 
proven  it  was  well  undertaken.  The  erection  of  new 
buildings  and  the  increase  of  the  population  has  been  far 
beyond  the  anticipations  of  any  one.  The  prospects  of 
Trinity  Parish  in  the  future  are  very  great,  and  it  must 
become  the  most  flourishing  of  the  Episcopal  parishes  in 
the  town.  It  seems  very  proper  in  recording  the  history  of 
Christ  Church,  that  these  words  should  be  said,  and  that 
further  mention  should  be  made  of  the  very  beginnings  of 
this  new  Parish,  which  I  have  been  permitted  to  copy  from 
its  Records. 

Organization  of  Trinity  Parish. 

[We  the  undersigned,  do  hereby  unite  and  form  a  religious 
Society,  to  be  designated  and  known  forever,  by  the  name  of 
the  Parish  of  Trinity  Church,  Hartford,  the  same  to  be 
organized  and  conducted  according  to  the  doctrine,  discipline, 
and  worship  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  of  the  United 
States,  and  to  be  in  connexion  with  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  in  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut. 

Hartford,  Sept.  12,  1859. 

vSaml.  H.  Huntington.  Elisha  Johnson. 

Edward  Goodman.  W.  T.  Hallett. 

James  Dixon.  Geo.  Affleck. 

Aaron  Keney.  John  Hatfield. 

H.  Huntington.  Saml.  Alexander. 

F.  J.  Huntington.  H.  K.  Morgan. 


4l6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTP^ORD. 

These  names  are  marked  on  the  records  with  a  pencil, 
as  if  they  had  been  the  original  members ;  then  there  is 
recorded  the  following  names,  most  of  which  were  prob- 
ably added  soon,  or  a  very  few  years  afterwards. 

Henry  Corning.  Julius  A.  Case. 

John  S.  Gray.  Chas.  E.  Meech. 

James  Bolter.  C.  B.  Ingraham. 

Geo.  B.  Barnes.  H.  W.  Goodwin. 

Thos.  T.  Fisher.  Fredk.  P.  Shepard. 

A.  B.  Redfield.  H.  S.  Emerson. 

H.  A.  Welton.  Chas.  H.  Larsing. 

Thomas  B.  Cheney.  Henry  Ocorr. 

Geo.  E.  Hatch.  James  Willis. 

W.  L.  Hubbell.  Salem  Jepson. 

Jas.  F.  Burns.  W.  D.  Shipman. 

Francis  Goodwin.  Joseph  A.  Terry. 

Edwin  E.  Johnson.  George  T.  Wiley. 

E.  B.  Huntington.  John  H.  Turner. 

Edwin  Crocker.  Walter  Keney,  3d. 

A.  C.  Goodman.  H.  C.  Fuller. 

Jacob  L.  Greene.  G.  Pierpont  Davis. 

George  Buck.  William  B.  May. 

Then  follows  a  list  of  members,  admitted  at  different 
dates,  beginning  April  14,  1879,  ^^^  this  entry. 

Hartford,  Sept.  12,  1859. 
We  the  undersigned  hereby  express  our  consent  to  the 
formation,  or  organization  of  a  religious  society  in  the 
Western  section  of  the  City  of  Hartford,  the  same  to  be  es- 
tablished and  conducted  according  to  the  doctrine,  discipline, 
and  worship  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church  in  the  United 
States,  and  when  formed,  to  be  united  as  soon  as  may  be  with 
the  Convention  of  Protestant  Episcopal  Churches  in  the  Dio- 
cese of  Connecticut. 

R.  M.  Abercrombie, 

Rector  of  CJirist  Church, 

Hartford. 
E.  A.  Washburne, 

Rector  of  St.  Johns, 

T.  C.  Brownei.t,,  Bp.  Connecticut^ 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  417 

Nov.  T2,  V.  Mr.  Ellis  was  authorized  to  have  the  crack 
sawed  out  of  the  bell,  provided  that  upon  examination  it  was 
thought  that  the  bell  could  be  restored  to  use. 

Consent  was  g-iven  that  there  should  be  a  collection  for 
the  Hartford  Soldiers'  Aid  Association  taken  in  the  Church 
on  Thanksgiving  Day. 

1865. 

Jan.  /J,  V.  Mr.  Northam  remarked  that  the  object  of 
calling  the  meeting  was  to  take  action  upon  the  death  of 
Bishop  Brownell,  and  after  some  conversation,  the  Wardens, 
the  Clerk,  Mr.  Fisher,  and  Mr.  Ellis  were  appointed  a  Com- 
mittee to  see  the  Church  draped  in  mourning,  and  to  make 
such  other  arrangements  respecting  the  funeral  as  may  be 
necessary. 

The  Rector,  the  Junior  Warden,  and  the  Clerk  were  re- 
quested to  draft  some  resolutions,  who  reported  the  following 
which  were  unanimously  adopted,  viz.: 

Whereas,  it  has  pleased  Almighty  God  to  take  to  himself 
in  a  good  old  age,  our  late  Diocesan,  the  Right  Reverend 
Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Presiding  Bishop  of 
the  Church  in  the  United  States,  sometime  Rector  of  this 
Parish. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  to  the  family  of  the  deceased  our 
heartfelt  sympathy  in  this  bereavement,  which  they  suffer 
only  more  immediately  than  the  Church  at  large. 

Resolved,  That  we  shall  ever  cherish  the  memory  of  those 
untiring  labors  and  wise  counsels  of  the  late  Bishop,  through 
which  the  Chui'ch  in  this  Diocese  has  so  largely  increased, 
and  has  enjoyed  so  much  harmony  during  his  Episcopate, 
and  by  which  he  has  fully  redeemed  the  promise  made  by 
him  to  the  Convention  of  the  Diocese  at  the  time  of  his  con- 
secration, more  than  forty-five  years  ago,  that  he  would  "  en- 
deavor to  imitate  that  prudence  and  zeal  which  characterized 
the  earliest  Bishop  of  this  Diocese,  and  of  this  country  ;  and 
to  cultivate  those  virtues  which  distinguished  his  immediate 
successor." 

Resolved,  That  we  will  attend  his   funeral  in  a  body,  with 
the  usual  badge  of  mourning. 
27 


4l8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Resolved,  That  these  Resolutions  be  entered  upon  the 
records,  and  that  a  copy  of  them  be  transmitted  to  the  family 
of  the  late  Prelate. 

March  17.  The  Wardens,  the  Clerk,  Mr.  Beach,  and  Mr. 
McNary  were  appointed  a  committee  with  power  to  sell  the 
old  bell  and  procure  a  new  one. 

March  21'K  Messrs.  Beach  and  Case  were  appointed  a 
Committee  to  endeavor  to  raise  by  subscription  the  sum  of 
$2,500  to  pay  the  floating  debt  of  the  Parish. 

Nov.  2j,  V.  It  was  proposed  by  some  of  the  friends  of 
the  late  Rev.  Dr.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  to  place  a  tablet  to  his 
memory  in  the  church,  but  nothing  came  from  it.  How- 
ever, a  few  years  later,  he  was  remembered  by  the  fine 
window  in  the  chancel. 

At  this  same  meeting  "  C.  H.  Northam  and  Z.  Preston 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  ascertain  the  probable  cost 
of  a  suitable  tablet  to  the  memory  of  the  late  Bishop 
Brownell."  This  led  to  an  enquiry  and  some  correspond- 
ence, but  the  matter  was  finally  dropped. 

1866. 

March  ji,  V.  "  There  was  some  conversation  upon  the 
financial  and  other  general  interests  of  the  Parish,  and  the 
committee  who  purchased  the  bell  were  desired  to  have  the 
tolling  apparatus  improved." 

Record  of  a  subscription  to  raise  $2,500  for  paying  the 
floating  debt  of  the  Parish,  and  for  procuring  a  new  bell. 
The  subscription  was  afterwards  increased  to  $3,000,  in 
order  to  make  a  present  of  $500  to  the  rector. 

We  the  subscribers  agree  to  pay  J.  W.  Beach,  Treasurer 
of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  the  sums  affixed  to  our 
respective  names,  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the  floating 
debt  of  the  said  Parish,  and  procuring  a  new  bell,  provided 
the  Slim  of  $2,500  be  raised. 

Hartford,  March,  1865. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


419 


C.  H.  Northam, 

•     $300 

J.  A.  Case,      . 

I50 

Walter  Keney, 

200 

Mrs.  William  Mather,    . 

50 

Geo.  Beach,  Jr., 

200 

Gurdon  W.  Russell^ 

50 

Eben''  Flower, 

200 

Mrs.  Henry  Perkins, 

50 

Wm.  F.  TuttJe, 

200 

M.  W.  Chapin, 

50 

Saml.  I.  Tuttle, 

200 

S.  B.  Beresford,      . 

50 

Newton  Carter, 

200 

E.  M.  Watkinson,  . 

50 

J.  W.  Beach,  . 

200 

G.  Brinley,      . 

40 

Isaac  Toucey, 

100 

F.  A.  Brown, 

25 

Chester  Adams, 

100 

C.  C.  Kimball, 

25 

Danl.  Goodwin, 

100 

E.  S.  Butler,  . 

25 

Charles  Benton, 

100 

J.  M.  B.  McNary,  . 

25 

Cash,       . 

ICO 

H.  Tudor  Brownell, 

25 

S.  G.  Farnham,  Jr 

, 

100 

Geo.  E.  Hatch, 

25 

George  D.  Jewett, 

50 

Dr.  C.  A.  Taft,       . 

25 

Dudley  Buck, 

50 

T.  Holland,     . 

25 

N.  Rice, 

10 

April  2,  P.  The  Wardens  and  Vestry  were  authorized,  if 
in  their  judgment  deemed  expedient,  to  employ  an  Assistant 
to  the  Rector,  at  a  salary  not  exceeding  $800. 

A  reference  to  the  votes  of  December,  18 19,  will  show 
that  Rev.  Mr.  Wainwright  had  resigned  as  rector,  and 
that  Bishop  Brownell  had  accepted  the  rectorship  of  the 
Parish,  upon  the  promise  of  an  assistant.  Rev.  N.  S. 
Wheaton  was  chosen,  and  continued  as  "  Assistant  Rector  " 
until  the  Bishop  resigned,  Nov.  11,  1820,  in  consequence 
of  the  Diocese  requiring  his  exclusive  services.  The  ap- 
pointment of  Mr.  Wheaton  was  due  to  temporary  causes, 
but  he  may  be  considered  as  the  first  assistant  which  the 
Parish  ever  had,  a  precedent  which  was  not  followed  until 
after  the  passage  of  the  vote  of  April  2,  1866.  In  June, 
the  19th,  the  Vestry  Vo/ed,  thai  "the  Wardens  and  Air. 
Preston  be  appointed  a  committee  with  power  to  engage 
Rev.  Robert  Meech  as  an  assistant  minister  of  this  Parish," 
who  thus  became  a  necessary  official  in  the  extended  and 
useful  work  deemed  important. 

May  21,  V.  The  following-  preamble  and  resolutions  were 
unanimously  adopted. 


420  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Whereas,  it  has  pleased  the  great  head  of  the  Church  in 
His  infinite  wisdom,  to  remove  from  his  earthly  sphere  the 
Rt.  Rev.  George  Burgess,  D.D.,  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of 
Maine,  and  whereas  Bishop  Burgess  was  elected  to  his  sacred 
office  while  exercising  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish,  which  he 
had  holden  for  thirteen  years,  endearing  himself  by  his 
devotion  and  consistent  Christian  example  not  only  to  the 
members  of  this  Parish  but  to  the  community  around  us  — 
Therefore, 

Resolved,  That  while  we  bow  with  submission  to  this 
decree  of  Divine  Providence,  we  cannot  but  mourn  the  loss 
of  one  so  deeply  beloved,  not  only  by  this  Parish  and  com- 
munity, but  by  the  Church  at  large. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  to  the  family  and  friends  of  the 
deceased,  our  heartfelt  sympathy  in  this  hour  of  their 
bereavement,  and  hope  they  may  receive  such  consolation  as 
Cometh  from  faith  and  trust  in  Him  who  doeth  all  things 
well. 

The  above  was  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  records, 
and  a  copy  to  be  sent  to  the  widow  of  the  deceased 
Bishop,  and  Bishop  Clark  was  requested  to  deliver  in  the 
Church  a  commemorative  discourse  of  the  late  Bishop. 

Ebenezer  Flozver,  the  son  of  Timothy  Flower,  was  born 
at  Feeding  Hills,  West  Springfield,  Mass.,  Sept.  3,  1787, 
but  his  name  first  appears  on  our  records  in  1829,  when  he 
was  chosen  as  one  of  the  Vestry.  He  followed  the  occu- 
pation of  a  navigator,  and  soon  became  well  known  as  the 
Captain  of  the  schooner  Ann,  named  for  his  wife.  He 
was  chiefly  engaged  in  coasting,  but  made  several  voyages 
to  the  West  Indies,  as  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained.  In 
those  early  days,  when  the  Connecticut  river  was  the 
great  line  for  our  traffic,  the  captains  of  our  sloops  and 
schooners  were  men  of  importance,  and  were  often 
employed  in  making  purchases  and  in  the  selling  of 
products.  A  mere  knowledge  of  navigation  was  not 
considered  as  an  only  and  sufficient  qualification,  but  a 
man  must  be  the  possessor  of  good  sense,  prudence,  and  a 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  42 1 

general  acquaintance  with  business.  These  were  found 
in  Captain  Flower,  whose  reputation  as  an  honest  and 
carefiil  man  was  well  established.  In  his  trips  to  New 
York,  Boston,  and  other  places,  he  was  intrusted  with  the 
purchase  of  sugar,  molasses,  rum,  and  other  goods,  as 
willingly  and  confidently  as  if  he  had  been  a  partner  in 
the  business. 

A  friend  who  made  a  trip  with  him  to  Boston  in  the 
schooner  Ann  has  given  me  some  of  the  details  of  the 
voyage,  and  especially  the  points  which  characterized 
him,  and  mark  his  excessive  prudence.  After  leaving  the 
river,  there  were  some  indications  of  a  storm,  and  he  put 
into  New  London  ;  starting  the  next  day,  but  fearing  the 
strong  winds,  he  found  a  safe  shelter  at  Newport.  Putting 
out  once  more  the  troublesome  sea  drove  him  into 
Buzzards  Bay.  There  was  no  further  stoppage  until  his 
arrival  at  Boston,  where  the  sea-rig  was  laid  aside  and 
Captain  Flower  appeared  as  a  well-dressed  gentleman,  and 
went  ashore,  ready  to  transact  business. 

He  possessed  in  an  eminent  degree  good  solid  sense ; 
was  kind,  good  natured,  and  not  inclined  to  talk  more  than 
was  necessary.  He  was  a  sincere  Christian,  recognizing 
his  duties  and  discharging  his  obligations  faithfully.  He 
was  liberal  in  his  contributions  for  church  purposes,  and 
for  those  also  which  so  frequently  occur  in  any  town.  He 
was  extremely  methodical,  made  an  inventory  of  his 
estate  every  year,  as  I  have  been  told,  and  kept  an  exact 
account  of  his  expenditures  also.  From  these  it  is  now 
seen  what  sums  were  frequently  given  in  charity,  the 
charge  being  simply  "  for  charity  "  one  dollar,  or  three,  or 
five  dollars,  or  whatever  it  might  be.  Copies  of  some  of 
the  letters  which  he  addressed  to  his  friends,  who  were 
neglectful  of  their  duties,  or  had  fallen  into  bad  habits, 
show  what  solicitude  he  had  for  their  welfare,  and  the 
tender  manner  he  had  of  expressing  it. 

During  the  latter  part  of  his  life  he  was  in  the  coal 


422  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

business,  under  the  firm  name  of  H.  Brainard  &  Co.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Vestry,  1829,  '30,  '31,  '42,  '43,  '44,  '45, 
'56 ;  and  Junior  Warden,  1 846,  '47,  '48,  '49.  He  was  married 
to  Ann  Granger  of  Feeding  Hills,  who  survived  him  until 
April  15,  1867  ;  it  was  especially  noted  with  what  affection 
he  always  regarded  her.  He  was  Mayor  of  the  City  for 
two  terms,  185 1  and  1852.     He  died  September  4,  1866, 

1867. 

Resignation  of  Dr.  Clark. 

March  11^  Hartford,  March  i,  1867. 

To  the  Wardens  and  Vestrymen  of  Christ  Church. 

Gentlemen,  I  tender  to  you  my  resignation  of  the  rector- 
ship of  Christ  Church  Parish. 

After  a  ministry  of  nearly  five  years  among  a  people  who 
have  given  to  me  their  confidence,  and  to  whom  my  attach- 
ments are  strong,  it  is  painful  to  take  this  step ;  but  both  my 
body  and  mind  require  such  recuperation  as  cannot  be 
secured  while  I  am  in  the  discharge  of  duty  in  so  large  a 
Parish. 

My  connection  with  Christ  Church  has  been  exceedingly 
pleasant,  and  only  for  the  reason  stated  should  I  propose  to 
withdraw  from  it. 

If  agreeable  to  you  this  resignation  shall  take  effect  on 
the  first  of  June. 

I  am.  Gentlemen, 

Very  truly  yours, 

George  H.  Clark. 

March  22,  P.  The  resignation  of  the  Rector  was  read, 
and  upon  the  motion  of  Mr.  Preston,  the  following  Preamble 
and  Resolutions  were  adopted : 

Whereas^  the  Rev.  George  H.  Clark,  D.D.,  through  the 
Wardens  and  Vestry,  has  tendered  his  resignation  of  the 
Rectorship  of  this  Parish,  to  take  effect  on  the  first  day  of 
June  next,  on  account  of  his  ill  health,  and  great  nervous 
debility,  and  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  by  a  committee  having 
requested  Dr.  Clark  to  withdraw   his  resignation,  which  he 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  423 

has  declined  to  do.  Therefore  Resolved,  That  while  we  regret 
the  necessity  which  induces  the  severance  of  the  connection 
between  himself  and  this  Parish,  which  has  so  happily  existed 
for  the  last  five  years,  we  reluctantly  acknowledge  the 
Providential  issue,  and  accept  his  resignation. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Clark  our 
affectionate  regard  and  sincere  wishes  for  his  personal  wel- 
fare, and  trust  the  relaxation  he  seeks  may  be  the  means  of 
restoring  him  to  perfect  health. 

Resolved,  That  we  shall  ever  hold  in  grateful  remem- 
brance the  acceptable  manner  in  which  he  has  performed 
his  duties  while  Rector  of  the  Parish. 

May  16,  P.  It  was  Voted  unanimously,  that  with  the  con- 
sent and  approbation  of  the  Bishop  of  this  Diocese,  the  Rev. 
Robert  Meech  be  invited  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  this 
Parish,  to  succeed  the  Rev.  Dr.  Clark. 

The  Wardens  were  appointed  to  wait  upon  Mr.  Meech, 
and  request  his  acceptance  of  the  Rectorship,  and  they  were 
also  authorized  to  employ,  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Meech, 
such  assistance  as  may  be  necessary. 

June   75,    V.     The  following  letter  from  Mr.  Meech  was 
read,  — 
To  the  Wardens  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Gentlemen,  I  acknowledge  the  recpt.  of  an  attested  copy 
of  a  vote  and  resolutions  adopted  at  the  recent  Parish  meet- 
ing of  May  16,  by  wh.  I  was  declared  to  be  unanimously 
chosen  as  Rector  to  succeed  the  Rev.  Dr.  Clark.  I  also 
acknowledge  the  recpt.  at  your  hands  of  invitation  to  accept 
such  position,  made  by  you  in  pursuance  of  the  vote  and 
resolutions  of  the  aforesaid  Parish  meeting.  Allow  me 
through  you,  to  express  to  the  members  of  the  Parish  my 
grateful  acknowledgments  of  kindness  and  consideration 
shown  towards  me,  not  only  in  this  very  complimentary 
action,  but  also  in  numberless  other  ways,  during  the  period 
of  my  connection  with  the  Parish.  I  should  greatly  desire  to 
retain  my  connection  with  a  congregation  in  wh.  I  seem  to 


424  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

have  found  so  many  friends,  if  I  were  well  persuaded  that  my 
stay  wd.  be  of  advantage  both  to  them  and  me  in  carrying 
forward  the  work  of  our  blessed  Lord. 

After  a  somewhat  careful  consideration  of  the  whole 
matter  however,  I  have  decided  to  ask  you  to  allow  me  to 
postpone  any  absolute  and  final  action.  I  am  willing,  if  it  be 
agreeable  to  the  Parish,  to  take  charge  as  temporary  Rector, 
for  a  period  of  several  months,  to  the  next  Advent,  or  Christ- 
mas season,  if  desired.  At  that  time,  if  I  have  proven  my- 
self equal  to  the  task  imposed  upon  me,  both  in  the  opinion 
of  the  Parish  and  in  my  own,  I  may  be  disposed  to  render  a 
formal  and  absolute  acceptance.  The  experience  of  the  in- 
tervening months  will  demonstrate  whether  such  will  be  the 
wisest  and  best  action,  both  for  you  and  me,  and  my  notions 
of  duty  will  be  clearer  and  more  decided  than  they  now  are. 

You  will  rightly  attribute  my  hesitancy  to  my  own  pain- 
ful consciotisness  of  a  very  limited  experience  in  both  minis- 
terial and  pastoral  work,  and  to  a  fear  lest  I  sh"^  hereafter  be 
found  inadequate  to  the  position  assumed,  and  not  to  any 
want  of  confidence  in  the  Parish,  or  lack  of  desire  to  be  thus 
honorably  connected  with  its  members. 

I  am  Gentlemen, 

Yrs.  very  Respectfully, 

R.  Meech. 

Mess.  C.   H.    NORTHAM,  )    „^ 

-  Wardens,  etc. 
C.  Adams,  Esqrs. ) 

No.  103  Elm,  Hartford,  May,  1867. 

Voted,  That  the  Senior  Warden  be  requested  to  notify  the 

Rev.    Mr.    Meech  that  his  letter  is  received  and  that  the 

Wardens  and  Vestry  accept  his  proposition  to  take  charge  of 

the  Parish  agreeably  to  the  terms  stated  in  said  letter. 

A  proposition  was  made  by  Mr.  Gordon  W.  Burnham 
to  present  a  marble  bust  of  the  late  Bishop  Brownell,  to 
the  Parish,  upon  certain  conditions,  which  were  not 
carried  out,  and  the  bust  was  returned  to  him,  according 
to  his  request. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  425 

Mr.  Meecli  informed  the  Vestry  that  Mrs.  William 
Mather  offers  to  present  a  lot  of  land  in  the  northern  part 
of  the  city,  that  a  chapel  may  be  erected  thereon.  This 
was  a  lot  from  the  southwest  part  of  her  home  lot,  and  it 
was  — 

Voted.,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  thankfully  receive 
the  offer  made  by  Mrs.  ]\Iather,  and  will  advise  the  accept- 
ance thereof  by  the  Parish. 

1868. 

Feb.  20,  V.  The  following  letter  from  Mr.  IMcech  was  read. 
To  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Gentlemen,  the  time  granted  me  for  considering  the  call 
of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  to  become  its  Rector  having 
now  expired,  and  no  intimation  of  any  change  of  purpose  or 
desire  on  the  part  either  of  yourselves,  or  the  Parish,  having 
been  received  by  me,  I  hereby  declare  my  acceptance  of  the 
said  call,  and  my  willingness  to  become  y'  Rector  from  this 
date. 

In  accepting  I  do  not  disguise  from  myself  that  I  am 
assuming  a  position  of  much  responsibility  and  difficulty,  and 
for  which  there  may  well  be  a  question  as  to  my  fitness. 
But  the  kind  assurance  of  sympathy  and  forbearance  which  I 
have  rec**  from  many  individuals  in  the  Parish,  the  desire  of 
my  Bishop,  and  my  own  inclination  to  retain  my  home  among 
you,  encourage  me  to  undertake  the  duties  which  the  call 
lays  upon  me.  Above  all,  I  look  for  help  to  my  Divine 
Master  the  great  Head  of  the  Church  and  trust  that  according 
to  my  day  so  will  he  make  my  strength  to  be. 

Pra3-ing  that  the  step  I  now  take  may  be  blessed  of  GOD 

to  the  welfare  of  the  Parish,  and  of  the  Church  at  large,  and 

that  I  may  ever  retain  your  esteem  and  confidence,  I  remain. 

Gentlemen 

Yrs  very  Respectfull}' 

Hartford,  Conn.  Roet.  Meech. 

Feast  of  the  Epiphany,  A,D.  1S6S. 

It  was  Voted.,  That  Rev.  Mr.  Meech  be  authorized  to  obtain 


426  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  services  of  Rev.  Edward  Goodridge  as  his  Assistant,  at  a 
salary  of  one  thousand  dollars  per  annum. 

Record  of  a  Subscription  made  in  186"/. 

The  undersigned  agree  to  pay  to  J.  W.  Beach,  Treasurer, 
the  sums  affixed  to  our  several  names,  to  raise  the  sum  of  six 
hundred  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  discharging  the  floating 
debt  of  the  Parish. 


C.  H.  Northam,      . 

.     $100 

George  Beach, 

.  $50 

J.  W.  Beach, 

100 

Wm.  F.  Tuttle, 

•     50 

Chester  Adams, 

50 

Daniel  Goodwin, 

•     50 

S.  G.  Farnham, 

.    _    .         50 

Newton  Carter, 

•     50 

W.  Keney,     . 

50 

Geo.  E.  Hatch, 

•     25 

James  Goodwin,     . 

50 

A  proposition  which  had  been  made  by  Wm.  W. 
Roberts,  June  19,  1866,  for  the  purchase  of  a  strip  of  land 
belonging  to  the  Parish,  had  been  considered  at  various 
times,  without  any  agreement  as  to  terms.  This  was  in 
the  rear  of  the  Chapel,  south  of  the  south  line  of  the  lot 
on  which  the  church  stands,  continued  w^estward. 

April  27,  At  an  adjourned  special  meeting  of  the  Parish 
Mr.  Adams  made  a  verbal  statement,  and  after  some  discus- 
sion, it  was  — 

Votcd^  That  the  Wardens  be  authorized  and  instructed  to 
sell  and  convey  to  William  W.  Roberts,  a  piece  of  land  in  the 
rear  of  the  Chapel,  south  of  the  south  line  of  the  lot  on  which 
the  Church  stands  continued  westward,  and  also  a  privilege 
in  the  gangway,  upon  such  terms  and  conditions  as  the  com- 
mittee appointed  to  confer  with  said  Roberts  at  the  last 
Parish  meeting,  or  a  majority  of  them,  shall  consider  for  the 
best  interest  of  the  Parish. 

Provided^  That  the  price  to  be  paid  by  the  said  Roberts 
shall  not  be  less  than  $1,000. 

"  There  was  some  discussion,  but  no  action  taken,  with 
reference  to  the  terms  of  sale  of  the  land,  May  22,  1869." 
A  mention  is  made  of  this  matter  April  20,  1 871,  when  the 
Wardens  with  Mr.  Davis  and  the  Clerk  were  instructed  to 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  427 

make  a  settlement  with  William  W.  Roberts.     Nothing 

further  appears  upon  the  records  concerning  it.     By  the 

Treasurer's  book  it  appears  that  on  August  12,  1874,  Mr. 

Roberts  paid  to  him  the  sum  of  $1,500  presumably  for  this 

land. 

1869. 

Jan.  21,  V.  Mr.  Meech  made  some  remarks  upon 
church  work  in  his  opinion  desirable  to  be  accomplished, 
especially  in  the  direction  of  missionary  efforts  in  the 
northern  part  of  the  city ;  and  upon  motion,  Mr.  Dickinson, 
Mr.  Burr,  and  Mr.  Meech  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
wait  on  Mrs.  Mather  in  reference  to  the  Chapel  proposed 
to  be  built  on  the  land  donated  by  her.  Mr.  Dickinson 
reported  that  Mrs.  Mather  is  willing  to  waive  the  restric- 
tion relative  to  the  material  of  which  the  Chapel  is  to  be 
built.  On  the  17th  of  March,  Mr.  Ellis  submitted  a  plan 
for  a  Chapel,  and  IMessrs.  Carter,  Dickinson,  Burr,  and 
Case  were  appointed  a  committee  to  solicit  subscriptions 
to  raise  funds  to  build  a  Chapel  on  the  Mather  lot. 

At  this  meeting,  Mr.  Goodridge  resigned  the  position 
of  Assistant  Minister,  to  take  effect  on  the  coming  Easter. 

March  2j.  Mr.  Meech  brought  to  the  notice  of  the 
Vestry  a  Resolution  of  the  Lower  House  of  the  General 
Convention  of  1868,  relative  to  the  sale  or  leasing  of  seats 
in  churches  ;  when  it  was 

Vok'd,  That  the  seats  be  assessed  for  a  sufficient  sum  to 
cover  the  ordinary  expenses  of  the  Parish. 

Apri/  12.  Mr.  Adams  and  Mr.  Farnham  reported 
verbally  the  result  of  a  conference  they  had  had  with  Mr. 
Meech. 

The  resignation  of  Mr.  Goodridge  was  accepted,  and 
the  following  resolutions  offered  by  ]\Ir.  Preston  were 
adopted  unanimously : 

Whereas,  The  Rev.  Edward  Goodridge  has  resigned  the 
position  of  Assistant  Minister  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford, 
and  his  resignation  has  been  accepted, —  although  we  shall 


428  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

deeply  feel  his  loss,  we  cannot  but  appreciate  his  motives  ; 
therefore. 

Resolved^  That  the  Rev.  Mr.  Goodridge  has  filled  his  posi- 
tion in  the  Parish  and  Sunday  School  during  the  past  year  to 
the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  congregation. 

Resolved^  That  he  has  our  heartfelt  wishes  and  prayers 
that  the  blessing  of  God  may  rest  on  him  and  his  family,  and 
that  his  labors  in  future  may  be  crowned  with  success. 

The  condition  of  the  Chapel  was  now"  requiring  atten- 
tion ;  if  the  expense  of  the  repairs  were  estimated  at  over 
two  thousand  dollars,  a  special  meeting  of  the  Parish  was 
to  be  called. 

June  21,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  be  authorized  to  em- 
ploy Mr.  Charles  H.  B.  Tremaine  as  Assistant  Minister  of  the 
Parish,  until  Easter  next,  provided  it  is  acceptable  to  Mr. 
Meech,  at  a  salary  not  exceeding  the  rate  of  one  thousand 
dollars  per  annum. 

Isaac  Toucey  was  born  at  Newtown,  November  5,  1796, 
and  died  July  30,  1869.  He  married  Catharine,  daughter 
of  Cyprian  Nichols,  October  28,  1827.  She  died  August 
13,  1 87 1,  aged  69  years;  a  most  estimable  lady,  possess- 
ing in  a  high  degree  the  gentle  disposition  and  amiable 
manners  of  both  her  parents.  The  name  of  Mr.  Toucey 
first  occurs  on  our  records  in  a  subscription  "  for  warming 
the  Church,"  in  18 14.  He  commenced  the  practice  of  law 
in  Hartford  in  1818,  and  was  state's  attorney  from  1822  to 
1835.  He  once  told  me  that  he  rarely  failed  to  convict 
an  offender  against  whom  he  brought  an  action,  which, 
while  good  evidence  of  his  judgment  and  ingenuity, 
shows  that  the  juries  in  those  days  were  conscientious 
and  in  favor  of  executing  the  law.  He  was  member  of 
Congress  from  this  district  for  four  years ;  was  Governor 
of  the  state  in  1 846 ;  attorney-general  under  Mr.  Polk ; 
member  of  the  Senate  of  the  United  States  in  1851  for 
six  years,  and  Secretary  of  the  Navy  in  the  administra- 
tion of  Mr.  Buchanan.     He  was  for  many  years  a  member 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  429 

of  the  vestry,  and  was  senior  warden  in  1850,  often  served 
upon  committees,  and  was  quite  interested  in  Parish  mat- 
ters. He  was  also  a  trustee  of  Trinity  College  and  a 
liberal  benefactor  of  that  institution. 

1870. 

July  7.    The  following  minute  was  unanimously  adopted : 

Whereas^  It  has  pleased  Almighty  God  suddenly  to  re- 
move our  Senior  Warden,  Chester  Adams,  who  has  been 
identified  with  the  interests  of  this  Parish  for  many  years, 
and   has   held   the   office   of   Vestryman   or   Warden   since 

1853, 

We  desire  in  this  manner  to  express,  and  leave  upon 
record,  a  testimonial  of  our  high  appreciation  of  his  charac- 
ter as  a  man  and  a  christian,  and  to  tender  our  heartfelt 
sympathy  to  his  bereaved  family. 

St.  Thomas  Parish  was  organized  July  21,  1870,  and  the 
following  persons  signed  the  agreement  of  membership, 
the  intent  being  to  afford  further  religious  services  in  the 
north  part  of  the  city. 

L.  A.  Dickinson,  Timothy  Mather, 

F.  W.  Burr,  James  S.  Barnett, 

John  vSpring,  Thomas  Sumner, 

Josiah  H.  Martin,  R.  W.  Douthwait, 

Richard  Wright,  F.  C.  Thompson, 

John  Fairman,  William  Pierce, 

William  F.  Whittlesey,  A.  W.  North, 

William  A.  Corey,  G.  B.  Hubbell, 

Alfred  ^lilton,  Geo.  S.  Burr, 

George  O.  Newton,  Wm.  A.  Prothero, 

Albert  Skinner,  Alfred  Williams, 

John  W.  Johnson,  Andrew  Brabazon. 

This  organization  was  the  result  of  mission  services 
held  in  the  north  part  of  the  town.  Many  of  the  above 
persons  belonged  to  Christ  Church,  which  was  thus  weak- 
ened by  this  third  and  last  emigration.     There  is  to  be 


430  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

found  in  our  records  no  mention  of  the  establishment  of 
St.  Thomas  Parish.  There  was,  however,  no  ill  feeling 
connected  with  it,  and  many  of  our  members  contributed 
to  the  erection  of  its  church. 

1871. 

April  10,  P.  Mr.  Tremaine  was  requested  to  remain 
another  year,  and  the  Wardens  were  authorized  to  make  ar- 
rangements for  such  temporary  assistance  to  Mr.  Meech  as 
may  be  needed  in  case  Mr.  Tremaine  declined. 

Oct.  28.  Voted,  That  the  Rector  be  requested  to  hold  the 
week  day  services  in  the  Chapel,  instead  of  in  the  Church. 

Voted,  That  the  ringing  of  the  bell  be  dispensed  with  for 
the  ordinary  week  day  services. 

This  led  to  a  remonstrance  from  the  rector,  and  after 
further  discussion  and  considerable  delay  the  vote  con- 
cerning the  ringing  of  the  bell  "  was  rescinded  "  February 
7,  1874,  and  very  properly  too, 

1872. 

April  I,  P.  Voted,  That  in  the  opinion  of  this  meeting,  it 
is  not  expedient  that  the  expenses  of  the  Parish  should  ex- 
ceed its  income. 

At  this  time  the  condition  of  the  Parish  was  not  at  all 
satisfactory ;  a  number  of  the  old  and  wealthy  members 
had  died ;  some  had  united  in  establishing  the  parishes 
of  Trinity  and  St.  Thomas ;  the  debt  was  annually  in- 
creasing, and  for  reasons  which  ought  not  to  have  existed 
there  was  not  a  cordial  support  of  the  rector.  In  such 
cases  his  work  is  very  much  hindered,  and  however  well 
performed,  his  ministrations  fall  far  short  of  their  true 
value.  By  the  above  vote  it  is  shown  that  the  Parish  was 
beginning  to  realize  its  true  condition,  but  it  did  not  have 
the  courage  to  curtail  its  expenses.  It  went  on  in  the 
same  reckless  way  for  a  short  time  longer,  until  absolute 
necessity  rendered  a  change  necessary. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  43 1 

April  27.  A  communication  from  James  Goodwin  offer- 
ing to  subscribe  one  fifth  part  of  $25,000  to  be  raised  for  re- 
building the  Chapel  and  painting  the  Church,  was  read  and 
referred  to  the  Wardens. 

1873. 

April  14,  P.  Voted,  That  the  music  for  the  coming  year 
be  limited  to  the  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars. 

1874. 

April  6.     The  following  communication  from  the  Rector 
was  received  : 
To  the  members  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church. 

My  dear  friends,  The  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  has  given  me 
his  official  counsel  and  judgment  that  I  ought  to  resign  my 
rectorship  among  you.  I  hereby  comply  with  the  same,  and 
return  to  you  the  trust  received  from  you  nearly  seven  years 
since.  Faithfully  y'  brother  in  Christ, 

RoBT.  Meech. 
Easter  Even,  1874. 

The  resignation  of  the  rectorship  by  Rev.  Mr.  Meech 
was  accepted,  and  thereupon  it  was 

Unanimously  Resolved,  That  in  accepting  the  resignation  of 
the  Reverend  Robert  Meech,  we  desire  to  express  our  con- 
viction that  while  Rector  of  this  Parish  he  has  faithfully  and 
conscientiously  endeavored  to  do  his  whole  duty  ;  and  that  he 
has  our  best  wishes  for  his  future  welfare  and  happiness. 

April  20.  On  motion  Charles  H.  Northam,  Gurdon  W. 
Russell,  George  Beach,  Charles  Benton,  Wm.  F.  Tuttle,  and 
David  T.  Lanman,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  consider 
the  financial  condition  of  the  Parish,  and  to  report  at  a  future 
meeting. 

April  20,  P.  It  having  come  to  the  knowledge  of  this 
Parish,  that  a  union  of  several  parishes  in  this  city  has  been 
proposed,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  Flavins  A.  Brown,  and 
George  Beach,  be  appointed  a  committee  from  this  Parish,  to 


432  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

confer  with  any  other  committees  appointed  for  the  above 
purpose,  and  report  to  a  future  meeting. 

May  4.  The  report  of  the  committee  on  finance  was  read 
by  Col.  Northam,  and  is  as  follows  : 

The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  financial  condi- 
tion of  the  Parish,  beg-  leave  to  report,  — 

That  from  a  statement  furnished  them,  they  find  the 
present  indebtedness  of  the  Parish  to  be  $18,290,  seven 
thousand  of  which  is  funded,  leaving  a  balance  of  floating 
debt  of  about  $11,300.  There  is  due  from  Mr.  Roberts  $1,000 
and  interest,  for  land  upon  which  his  Opera  House  now 
stands,  which  may  or  may  not  be  available. 

To  continue  as  we  are,  carrying  this  floating  debt,  would 
result  in  great  embarrassment  to  the  officers  of  the  Parish, 
and  affect  injuriously  its  prestige  and  prospects. 

To  fund  the  whole  debt  of  that  loan,  would  entail  upon 
the  Parish  a  large  annual  tax  for  interest,  and  continue  to 
add  to  its  embarrassment,  and  discourage  new  accessions 
besides  entailing  upon  our  successors  of  a  future  generation, 
a  debt  which  properly  belongs  to  the  present  to  pay. 

The  committee  therefore,  in  view  of  the  whole  subject, 
unanimously  recommend,  that  the  Parish  continue  the  present 
funded  debt  of  $7,000,  for  the  present,  and  that  an  effort  be 
made  to  obtain  by  subscription  among  the  members  of  the 
Parish,  a  sum  sufficient  to  pay  the  floating  debt,  say  about 
$11,000.  The  committee  believe  that  by  a  united  and  gener- 
ous effort  this  can  be  accomplished. 

Pr.  order,  C.  H.  Northam, 

Chairman. 

The  item  here  called  "  funded  debt "  was  the  sum  bor- 
rowed from  the  "  Niles  Fund." 

There  was  included  in  this  indebtedness  of  the  Parish, 
with  interest,  about  $2,500,  to  the  rector,  and  perhaps  some 
other  items  of  expenses  remaining  unpaid  for  the  last 
year.  By  great  exertions  the  whole  debt  was  paid  in  1876 
by  comparatively  few  persons.  This  matter  is  alluded  to 
in   the   "  Report   of  a   committee   on   the   funds   of  the 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  433 

Parish,"  p.  120,  where  it  is  said,  "  It  was  reserved  to  a  later 
day,  when  an  indebtedness  of  nearly  the  same  sum  had 
been  incurred,  and  when  the  Parish  was  much  reduced  in 
numbers,  to  pay  off  all  the  obligations  resting  upon  it, 
and  to  make  it  what  it  had  never,  or  certainly  for  many 
years  had  been,  entirely  free  from  debt." 

Resolved,  That  jMessrs.  Charles  H.  Northam,  George 
Beach,  Flavius  A.  Brown,  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  David  T.  Lan- 
man,  William  L.  Matson,  and  Lorenzo  B.  Goodman  be  ap- 
pointed to  obtain  subscriptions  to  discharge  the  floating  debt 
of  the  Parish. 

Dr.  Russell  made  a  verbal  report  as  to  a  project  of  union 
of  parishes;  and  upon  motion  the  committee  was  continued. 

Oct.  5,  V.  The  wardens  were  advised  to  place  the  Parish 
temporarily  imder  the  charge  of  Rev.  Professor  John  T. 
Huntington. 

1875. 

March  2p,  P.  The  report  of  the  committee  appointed  at 
a  Parish  meeting,  May  4,  1874,  was  read,  accepted,  and  or- 
dered on  file. 

Said  report  is  as  follows: 

The  committee  appointed  at  a  Parish  meeting  in  May 
last  on  the  finances  of  the  Parish  beg  leave  to  report:  That 
in  pursuance  of  a  vote  of  the  Parish,  subscriptions  were  ob- 
tained from  individual  members  Of  the  Parish  amounting  to 
11,021  dollars,  and  under  direction  and  on  the  order  of 
the  Warden  7,588.89  dollars  have  been  paid  in  liquidation  of 
debts.  The  committee  believe  the  balance  of  said  subscrip- 
tion will  be  soon  collected. 

C.  H.  Northam,  Chairman. 

Voted,  That  Charles  H.  Northam  be  appointed  as  trustee 
to  receive  all  the  unexpended  funds  derived  from  the  sub- 
scription for  liquidating  the  floating  debt  of  the  Parish, 
which  funds  shall  be  held  for  the  purpose  of  paying  the 
mortgage  debt,  now  amounting  to  $7,000,  and  that  he  also 
receive  and  properly  invest  these  funds  and  such  other  as 

28 


434 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 


may  come  into  his  possession,  which  shall  be  known  as  the 
Sinking  Fimd  of  the  Parish. 

Voted,  That  a  sum  not  to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars  be 
appropriated  for  music  for  the  year  ensuing,  to  be  distributed 
among  the  organist  and  choir  in  such  manner  as  shall  be 
satisfactory  to  them  and  the  committee  on  music. 

A  retrenchment  had  now  commenced,  the  amount  for 
several  years  previous  having  been  two  thousand  dollars 
per  annum. 

Subscription  f(}r  tJie  payment  of  the  Floating  Debt. 

The  undersigned  agree  to  pa)^  the  sums  affixed  to  their 
names,  for  the  purpose  of  liquidating  the  Floating  Debt  of  the 
Parish  of  Christ  Church. 

These  subscriptions  not  to  be  binding  until  the  sum  of 
Eleven  Thousand  Dollars  be  subscribed.  One  half  of  the 
subscription  shall  be  due,  and  paid  on  the  fifteenth  of  Jvme, 
and  the  remainder  on  the  fifteenth  of  October  next. 

The  amount  remaining  due  and  unpaid,  is  to  be  settled 
by  a  note,  satisfactory  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish. 

Hartford,  May  8,  1874. 


Charles  H.  Northam, 
George  Beach, 
William  F.  Tuttle, 
George  Beach, 

C.  H.  Northam, 
Charles  Benton, 
Gurdon  W.  Russell, 
Newton  Carter, 
Walter  Keney, 
Gurdon  W.  Russell, 
Daniel  Goodwin, 

L.  B.  Goodman, 
William  F.  Tuttle, 

D.  S.  Dewey,  . 
Thomas  Skinner, 
L.  B.  Goodman, 
F.  W.  Brown,  . 
W.  L.  Matson, 


Two  Thousand 

Two  Thousand 

Two  Thousand 

Five  Hundred 

Nine  Hundred  Thirty-five 

Five  Hundred 

Five  Hundred 

Five  Hundred 

Five  Hundred 

Two  Hundred 

Two  Hundred 

One  Hundred 

One  Hundred 

One  Hundred 

One  Hundred 

One  Hundred 

One  Hundred 

One  Hundred 


Dollars. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMxMENTS. 


Charles  J.  Hoadly, 
H.  C.  Fuller,    . 
D.  T.  Lanman, 
Charles  Benton, 
W.  L.  Matson, 
D.  T.  Lanman, 
CD.  Woodruflf, 
W.  C.  Hutchins, 
Charles  E.  Dustin, 
F.  A.  Robbins, 
George  C.  Jarvis, 
S.  W.  Wilcox, 
Clarence  Terry, 
George  W.  Hubbard, 
Saml.  F.  Cadwell, 
John  F.  Tracy, 
Cash,     . 
F.  J.  Knox,      . 


Fifty 

Fifty 

Fifty 

Forty 

Forty 

Twenty  Five 

Twenty  Five 

Twenty  Five 

Twenty  Five 

Twenty  Five 

Twenty  Five 

Twenty  Five 

Twenty  Five 

Fifteen 

Fifteen 

Fifteen 

Six 

Five 

$II,02I 


435 

Dollars. 


Another  Subscription. 

For  the  purpose  of  paying  the  final  indebtedness  of  the 
Parish  of  Christ  Church,  now  amounting  to  between  Four 
Thousand  and  Four  Thousand  Five  Hundred  Dollars,  the 
subscribers  agree  to  pay  the  several  sums  affixed  to  their 
names,  to  Charles  H.  Northam,  Treasurer  of  the  Sinking 
Fund,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of  April  next.  No  sub- 
scription to  be  binding  unless  the  sum  of  Four  Thousand 
Dollars  is  subscribed  before  that  date. 

Hartford,  Dec.  i8,  1875. 


C.  H.  Northam, 
Wm.  F.  Tuttle, 
Gurdon  W.  Russell, 
Walter  Keney, 
Charles  Benton, 


Five  Hundred 
Five  Hundred 
Five  Hundred 
Five  Hundred 
Four  Hundred 


Dollars. 


The  full  amount  was  not  subscribed  by  the  time  specified ; 
the  above  named  persons  however,  agreed  that  their  sub- 
scriptions should  be  secured  to  pay  the  indebtedness,  and  so 
the  committee  continued  their  solicitations. 


436 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Easter  Offerings, 

Four  Hundred  Do 

lis.  Seventy  Five  cts. 

L.  B.  Goodman, 

One  Hundred 

F.  A.  Brown,  . 

Fifty 

J.  H.  Sprague, 

Twenty  Five 

Daniel  S.  Dewey, 

Twenty  Five 

Parish  by  vote. 

Seven  Hun.  Fifty" 

Interest  State  Savings  Bank, 

Twenty 

Thirty-nine    cts. 

G.  W.  R.  to  bal. , 

Seven 

Eighty-eight  cts. 

$4,160.02 

Paid  1874, 

11,021.00 

$15,181.02 

June  2"/.  Memorandum,  That  on  vSunday,  June  27,  1875, 
Gurdon  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  presented  to  the  Parish  a  solid 
silver  Alms  Basin,  gilded  within,  weighing  about  forty 
ounces,  having  the  following  inscription  around  the  rim,  viz. : 
"Of  Thine  own  have  we  given  Thee,  O  Lord";  and  under 
the  rim,  "  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Connecticut,  1875.  The 
gift  of  G.  W.  R." 

1876. 

Jan.  22,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens,  Mr.  Tuttle,  D^ 
Russell,  and  Mr.  Davis,  be  a  committee*  to  recommend  a 
clergyman  to  the  Parish  as  a  Rector,  and  to  report  to  the 
Vestry. 

April  17,  P.  The  Report  of  the  Trustee  of  the  Sinking 
Fund  was  read,  and  a  statement  was  made  by  D^  Russell 
relative  to  subscriptions  which  had  recently  been  made 
to  discharge  the  Parish  indebtedness. 

Voted,  That  the  Treasurer  of  the  Parish  pay  the  sum  of 
seven  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  to  the  Trustee  of  the  Sinking 
Fund,  towards  extinguishing  the  debt  of  the  Parish. 

Voted,  That  this  Parish,  having  made  provisions  for 
liquidating  its  indebtedness,  most  heartily  rejoices  in  being 
free  from  this  great  burden,  and  desires  to  place  upon  record 
their  opinion  of  the  impolicy  of  creating  a  future  debt,  and 
also  that  it  is  our  Christian  duty  so  to  economize  our 
expenditures  that  they  shall  not  be  in  excess  of  our  annual 
income. 

yune  JO,  V.     A  vote  of  thanks  to  D^  Gurdon  W.  Russell, 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  43/ 

was  passed  for  an  elegant  Alms  Chest,  by  him  presented  to 
the  Parish,  and  leave  was  granted  that  said  Chest  be 
suitably  affixed  to  the  inner  wall  of  the  Church  in  a  proper 
place. 

1877. 
March  26,  P.  The  committee  appointed  by  the  Vestry, 
January  22**,  1876,  to  recommend  a  clergyman  to  the  Parish 
as  Rector,  made  through  D"".  Russell  a  verbal  report,  and 
presented  the  names  of  Rev.  B.  Judkins,  of  Windsor,  and 
Rev.  W.  F.  Nichols,  of  West  Hartford,  for  the  consideration 
of  the  Parish. 

The  report  of  the  committee  was  taken  into  considera- 
tion by  the  meeting,  and  after  two  informal  ballotings,  a 
formal  vote  was  taken,  when  it  appeared  that  with  the 
exception  of  one  blank  the  Rev.  William  F.  Nichols  was 
unanimously  elected. 

Voted,  That  with  the  consent  and  approbation  of  the 
Bishop  of  this  Diocese,  the  Rev.  William  F.  Nichols  be 
invited  to  accept  the  Rectorship  of  this  Parish. 

Voted,  That  hereafter  the  music  of  the  Church  be  regu- 
lated in  accordance  with  Section  II,  Canon  23,  Title  I,  of  the 
Digest. 

April  2.  Mr.  Henry  Wilson,  the  organist,  had  on  the 
17th  of  March  resigned  the  position  which  he  had  so 
long  and  acceptably  held,  whereupon  it  was  by  the  Parish 

Resolved,  That  this  Parish  hereby  tender  to  Mr.  Henry 
Wilson,  on  the  occasion  of  his  resignation  of  the  position  of 
Organist  in  this  Church,  their  grateful  thanks  for  the  able 
manner  in  which,  for  twenty-two  years,  he  has  fulfilled  the 
duties  of  the  place. 

Recognizing  how  much  of  the  pleasure  derived  bj'  the 
congregation  of  this  Church  from  its  services,  has  during  this 
long  period  been  due  to  his  exertions,  we  wish  to  express  to 
him  our  desire,  that  in  the  new  field  on  which  he  is  entering, 
his  relations  may  be  as  pleasant  with  the  parish,  and  as  well 
appreciated  as  they  have  been  here. 


438  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

We  further  wish  to  record  our  thanks  to  all  the  members 
of  the  choir  now  leaving  us,  and  especially  to  Messrs.  Wander, 
and  Gundlach,  who  have  all  these  years  so  faithfully  assisted 
Mr.  Wilson. 

About  Henry   IVilson. 

Christ  Church  never  had  so  finely  an  organized  or 
skillful  a  choir  as  that  which  was  formed  under  the  super- 
intendence of  Mr.  Wilson.  To  say  that  it  became 
"  famous  "  is  but  to  state  the  general  opinion  of  all.  It 
was  not  that  it  excelled  in  the  minute  technique  of  the 
profession  alone,  appreciated  only  perhaps,  by  those 
equally  skilled  in  music,  but  it  was  appreciated  and  ap- 
proved by  all  those  w^ho  were  desirous  of  a  reverent  wor- 
ship, and  believed  that  the  best  talent  was  none  too  good 
in  singing  the  praises  and  glory  of  our  Redeemer.  Mr. 
Wilson  especially  excelled  in  expressing  the  holy  spirit 
of  song,  and  carried  his  listeners  with  him  in  heart,  if 
not  in  voice,  through  all  the  services  in  v/hich  the  choir 
was  engaged.  The  quartette  was  composed  of  Mr.  Wil- 
liam Wander,  Mr.  Louis  Gundlach,  Mrs.  Lucy  Rogers, 
and  Mrs.  George  L.  Wilson ;  they  were  aided  by  a  chorus 
of  different  persons,  among  them  Mr.  Maercklein,  who 
were  all  of  them  very  valuable  assistants.  The  cost  of 
this  was  considerable,  for  the  Parish  voted  annually  the 
sum  of  two  thousand  dollars  for  its  support,  but  this  was 
supplemented  by  subscriptions  of  nearly  half  of  this 
amount. 

There  came  a  time,  however,  in  the  history  of  the 
Parish  when  this  could  no  longer  be  borne.  The  forma- 
tion of  other  parishes,  the  deaths  of  some  of  the  princi- 
pal members,  and  the  removal  of  others,  had  so  reduced 
the  number  that  the  expense  could  no  longer  be  incurred ; 
and  so  the  dissolution  of  the  choir  became  necessary,  to 
the  regret  of  all. 

We  are  indebted  to  his  friend,  Mr.  Richard  Burton, 
for  the  following  sketch  of  him,  which  is  exceedingly 
valuable  and  pleasing. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  439 

[One  is  wont  to  view  the  personality  and  performance  of 
a  friend,  beloved  and  vanished  from  mortal  vision,  through 
a  haze  of  sweet  remembrances  and  sacred  associations. 
Hence  arises  that  idealization  of  the  dead,  beautiful  in  its 
birth,  but  resulting  sometimes  in  the  perfunctory  praise  of 
tombstones  or  the  lying  glosses  of  conventional  eulogy  — 
that  siippressio  vert  which  works  as  much  mischief  often  as 
out-and-out  falsehood. 

And  yet  when  the  eulogium  is  honest,  spontaneous,  and 
general,  it  represents  the  highest  truth  concerning  its  recip- 
ient. The  good  spoken  of  a  man  of  genius  and  character 
after  his  removal  from  earth  is  a  judgment  in  which  head 
and  heart  have  equal  share  —  and  this  in  itself  is  a  certifi- 
cate of  its  authenticity.  While  he  is  among  us  he  is  too  near 
to  be  seen  as  he  is;  removed  from  the  blurr  and  puzzlement 
of  o'er-close  contact,  we  regard  him  in  the  round  and  with 
proper  perspective.  Called  of  a  sudden  to  pronounce  upon 
his  qualities,  we  are  put  to  our  perspicacity  and  good  faith  at 
once,  and  express  the  underlying  deep  conviction  unwitting- 
ly formulated  as  the  dear  one  moved  about  the  street  or  in 
our  homes,  playing  off  upon  us  the  manifold  manifestations 
of  his  essential  nature. 

And  in  Henry  Wilson  may  be  seen  such  a  man,  such  a 
nature,  which,  when  appraised  either  in  respect  of  gift  or  of 
character,  confirms  the  instinctive,  tender  affirmation  of 
grief  and  love.  To  recall  the  annals  of  his  life,  to  chronicle 
his  influence  and  accomplishment,  is  an  enheartening,  an 
alluring  thing;  it  notifies  those  still  in  the  thick  of  the  fight 
that  talent  consecrated  by  goodness  is  of  the  essences  that 
may  not  die. 

"  Only  the  actions  of  the  just 
Smell  sweet  and  blossom  in  their  dust." 

The  mere  mention  of  the  external  facts  of  a  life  seldom 
conveys  more  than  a  partial  sense  of  the  real  person;  yet, 
for  completeness'  sake,  it  is  well  to  run  over  dates  and  hap- 
penings. Born  in  the  lovely  Connecticut  river  town  of  Green- 
field, Mass.,  in  1828,  he  came  of  good  New  England  stock  — 
that  stock  which,  rustic  and  simple-nurtured  as  it  is,   has 


440  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

proved  in  root  and  branch  so  potent  in  our  native  life.  Wil- 
son had  the  plain,  godly  heritage  and  the  common-school 
education  granted  to  many  another  New  Englander  who  has 
left  the  world  richer  for  his  being  in  it.  His  father  was  a 
man  much  considered  in  his  town,  a  leading  churchman,  and 
constable  of  the  place;  his  mother  a  noble  woman  of  the  old 
school.  Early  his  love  for  music  was  announced,  sending 
him  to  Boston  before  he  was  of  age,  to  study  the  gentlest  and 
divinest  of  the  arts  under  the  best  teachers,  while  he  worked 
at  his  trade  of  printer  to  insure  a  livelihood.  Thence  he  re- 
turned home,  giving  music  lessons  in  a  seminary  and  begin- 
ning his  definite  profession  as  organist  of  St.  James's  Church. 
A  wider  opportunity  was  found  in  Dr.  Ide's  church  at  Spring- 
field, and  after  a  brief  sojourn  there,  came  a  year  or  more  in 
Germany,  that  Mecca  for  musicians,  natal  land  of  song  among 
modern  nations.  The  time  was  spent  at  the  Leipsic  Con- 
servatory under  masters  like  Plaidy,  Moschelles,  Richter, 
and  Papperitz,  who  taught  him  in  the  sundry  divisions  which 
go  to  make  a  rounded  culture.  A  richly  fertile  experience 
this,  we  may  well  believe,  for  the  young  enthusiast,  con- 
firming and  clarifying  his  taste,  broadening  his  knowledge, 
laying  a  foundation  upon  which  to  build  his  critical  and 
creative  work  in  the  years  to  be.  At  that  period  such  train- 
ing and  inspiration  could  alone  be  received  from  such-like 
European  musical  centers. 

In  the  fall  of  1855  we  see  Wilson,  his  studies  concluded, 
making  straight  for  Hartford  to  take  charge  of  the  Christ 
Church  organ  there  —  a  church  and  a  city  w^hich  for  a  quar- 
ter-century he  was  to  be  associated  with  in  ways  of  useful- 
ness and  honor.  Two  years  later  he  married  Miss  Eugenia 
J.  Baldwin  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  a  lady  who  as  his  wife  ful- 
fills one's  ideal  of  that  tie  and  relation,  and,  still  surviving 
him,  is  in  the  hearts  of  a  host  of  devoted  friends  a  synonym 
for  all  that  makes  womanhood  a  benediction  and  a  privilege. 
Wilson's  connection  with  Christ  Church  for  more  than 
twenty  years,  as  organist  and  choir  director,  made  his  name 
and  that  of  his  quartet  famous  throughout  New  England; 
he  was  long  the  favorite  and  foremost  Hartford  teacher  in 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  44^ 

his  profession,  and  as  a  social  figure  one  of  the  most  con- 
spicuous and  welcome  in  the  exceptionally  gracious  life  of 
that  city.  On  Easter  of  the  year  1877  he  became  the  organ- 
ist of  the  Park  Church,  whose  pastor,  Dr.  Burton,  was  a  dear 
and  long-time  friend;  but  not  for  long  did  he  engage  in  this 
new  work.  A  memorial  service  on  December  30th  was  his 
last  participation  in  his  worshipful  art,  and  in  scarce  more 
than  a  week's  time,  before  he  had  rounded  out  fifty  years  of 
life,  he  was  dead. 

Henry  Wilson's  public  funeral,  fitly  held  at  Christ  Church, 
was  a  noteworthy  occasion;  the  great  concourse  of  mourners, 
the  outpouring  of  loving  testimonials  from  far  and  near,  the 
comment  of  the  public  press,  all  went  to  show  the  man's 
value  in  the  eyes  of  friends,  of  the  community,  and  of  the 
country.  Even  to  the  stricken  hearts  and  blinded  eyes  of 
those  bowed  down  with  sorrow  at  the  time,  this  recognition 
was  an  inexpressible  solace. 

Wilson's  professional  work  as  teacher,  organist,  conductor, 
and  composer  was  varied  and  of  a  high  order.  But  it  is  in 
the  latter  capacity,  as  a  creator  of  church  music,  that  he  will 
be  longest  remembered  and  brought  the  most  reputation  to 
himself  and  to  the  city  of  his  election.  Real  creation  in  any 
of  the  arts  —  to  be  forever  distinguished  from  spurious  and 
bastard  imitations  thereof  —  is  so  rare  and  so  precious  as  to 
set  apart  one  whose  work  can  be  ranked  in  that  august  cate- 
gory. That  of  Wilson  was  so  rated  by  the  critical  judgment 
of  fellow-musicians,  by  trained  specialists  who  regarded  him 
from  the  vantage-point  of  unprejudiced  impartiality.  Stimu- 
lating and  successful  as  he  was  in  the  teaching  function, 
gifted  and  polidextrous  as  he  showed  himself  as  organist 
and  conductor,  it  is  by  his  church  music  most  of  all  that 
his  name  survives  his  own  earthly  sojourn,  lending  its  sweet 
savor  to  the  Christian  service  of  God.  His  music  is  played 
and  sung  by  the  best  choirs  of  this  country  at  the  recurrent 
festivals  of  the  Church,  and  his  compositions  will  be  heard 
more  rather  than  less  as  it  becomes  the  custom  in  our 
churches  to  make  use  of  the  choicest  productions  of  native 
composers.     At  his  best  —  in  such  things  as  his  masterpiece, 


442  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

the  Christmas  cantata,  "  And  there  were  Shepherds,"  the 
splendid  hymn,  "  Alleluia,"  or  in  his  unpublished  setting  for 
the  grand  and  solemn  "Dies  Irae,"  in  the  opinion  of  compe- 
tent critics  one  of  his  most  scholarly  and  noble  composi- 
tions —  his  work  displays  a  union  of  melodic  invention,  bold 
imagination,  sound  technique,  and  deep  religious  inspiration. 
It  is  music  that  illuminates  the  meaning  of  Lanier's  phrase, 
"  the  holiness  of  beauty."  It  emanates  not  alone  from  the 
mind  musically  active,  but  from  a  spirit  requiring  an  ex- 
pressional  outlet  for  devotion.  One  feels  that  far  more  than 
virtuosity  went  to  its  making.  It  is,  in  a  word,  meet  for  its 
place  and  atmosphere,  an  example  of  the  lovely  marriage  of 
art  and  religion.  Those  who  knew  Wilson  are  in  danger  of 
not  fuU}^  realizing  his  importance  and  dignity  as  a  creator  in 
music;  it  commonly  happens  that  personal  familiarity  blinds 
to  the  true  significance  of  a  man's  work.  It  is,  we  repeat, 
in  and  through  his  cantatas,  anthems,  and  hymns,  and  be- 
cause of  his  peerless  "  Book  of  Chants  ",  that  his  name  and 
fame  are  a  permanent  possession  to  American  music.  Hart- 
ford must  set  him  among  her  worthies  who  reflect  upon  the 
home  city,  the  proud  little  Connecticut  Capital,  the  luster  of 
their  deeds. 

When  one  comes  to  estimate  the  character,  the  private 
life  and  personal  quality  of  Wilson,  there  is  naught  to  ex- 
tenuate; all  is  open,  fair,  and  praiseworthy.  All  who  had  his 
acquaintance  have  been  quick  to  testify  that  he  was  a  man 
most  lovable  in  his  walks  and  ways,  endearing  himself  to  his 
mates  by  a  winsomeness  that  makes  tenderness  and  admira- 
tion the  natural  words  to  convey  the  effect  of  him  alike  upon 
casual  acquaintances  and  "bosom  cronies."  His  social  attri- 
butes were  many;  wit  was  his,  so  that  he  was  a  delightful 
vacation  companion;  the  warm  heart  plucked  the  sting  from 
the  satire,  and  impulsiveness  of  speech  and  act  lent  the 
charm  of  spontaneity  to  both.  The  Ariel-like  quality  of  his 
fun  made  it  fascinating  and  unforgetable.  His  literary  gift 
was  marked,  as  is  evidenced  in  the  breezy  letters  which  he 
wrote  from  abroad  to  the  Springfield  Republican,  and  by  the 
impromptu  rhymes  and  clever  mots  he  threw  off  by  the  score 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  443 

upon  occasion.  He  was  a  clever  amateur  actor,  and  those 
who  once  saw  him  assume  the  role  of  an  old  German  fiddler 
will  never  drop  out  of  mind  the  exquisite  pathos  of  the  im- 
personation. In  truth,  his  genial,  honest,  loving  nature 
blossomed  forth  in  its  favorable  social  environment  by  a 
hundred  ways  of  innocent  pleasantness;  so  that  those  closest 
to  the  man  think  of  him  first  of  all  as  the  good  fellow  and 
dear  friend;  and,  be  it  added,  Earth  can  offer  no  epitaph  so 
genuine  and  so  much  to  be  coveted.  Yet  under  the  exterior 
of  quip  and  smile  and  social  scintillation  was  the  deep,  sweet 
soul,  the  yearning  desire  of  a  God-called  maker  of  the 
beautiful. 

In  ending  this  brief  sketch,  our  first  thought  comes  back 
again  —  how  it  is  one  of  the  sad  things  incident  to  the  com- 
mon abuse  of  eulogy  that  words  such  as  these  here  written 
may  sound  conventional  to  those  who  knew  not  Henry  Wil- 
son; but  this  is  a  friend's  tribute  for  friends,  and  they  know 
there  is  nothing  of  exaggeration  in  what  is  herein  recorded; 
that  rather  the  testimony  is  lame  and  inadequate  to  express 
what  Wilson  was  —  nay,  is  to  them,  as  they  recall  him 
through  the  mists  of  memory  and  draw  him  closer  in  all 
fond  affection  to  their  heart  of  hearts.  And  to  many  of 
them,  as  they  muse  upon  his  noble  life  and  life-work,  comes 
the  felicity  and  the  hope  voiced  in  the  lines  of  Shelley: 

"  Meanwhile,  thy  spirit  hfts  its  pinions 
In  music's  most  serene  dominions."  ] 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Parish  are  hereby 
tendered  to  the  Rev.  John  T.  Huntington,  for  the  satisfactory 
manner  in  which  he  has  filled  the  pulpit,  and  performed  the 
duties  of  the  Parish. 

While  the  office  has  been  an  onerous  and  difficult  one,  we 
cannot  forbear  our  thanks  for  the  time  and  attention  he  has 
devoted  to  it,  to  the  great  interference  with  his  other  duties  ; 
and  we  recognize  the  great  aid  and  assistance  he  has  rendered 
this  Parish  while  without  a  Rector,  and  desire  to  place  our 
appreciation  of  the  same  on  record. 

Voted,  That  a  sum  not  exceeding  four  hundred  dollars,  be 
appropriated  for  music,  during  the  coming  year. 


444  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Mr.  Nichols  Accepts. 

May  7,  V.  The  following  letter  from  the  Rev.  William 
F.  Nichols,  wherein  he  accepts  the  Rectorship  of  the  Parish, 
was  read.  It  had  been  read  to  the  congregation  on  Sunday, 
April  15  th. 

West  Hartford,  April   10,   1877. 
Messrs.  Lanman,  Russell,  and  Matson,  Committee,  etc.  : 

Gentlemen^  My  personal  acknowledgments  are  due  you, 
and  Christ  Church  Parish  for  its  action  at  the  Special  Meet- 
ing held  Monday  evening,  March  26th,  and  further  for  the 
kindliness  with  which -the  notice  of  my  election  as  Rector  has 
been  accompanied.  It  is  fitting  that  I  should  now  formally 
confirm  that  expression  of  my  sense  of  all  this,  which  I  made 
at  my  interview  the  27th  ult. 

As  agreed  when  we  met  at  that  time,  I  have  had  oppor- 
tunity to  weigh  the  matter  you  brought  me  to  decide,  and 
have  consulted  with  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  and  others, 
within  as  well  as  without  the  Parish  itself  ;  and  I  now  feel 
prepared  to  say  that  I  will  accept  the  Rectorship,  my 
acceptance,  if  there  be  no  objection,  to  date  from  Sunday, 
May  6th  (V  Sunday  after  Easter). 

I  might  add  much  as  to  the  estimate  of  the  responsibility 
of  the  position,  and  much,  too,  as  to  what  that  estimate 
honestly  involves  touching  myself,  but  you  will  understand 
these  things  as  none  the  less  real  because  I  do  not  enlarge 
upon  them.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  I  shall,  God  helping  me, 
bring  to  the  work  the  fulness  of  a  belief  that  the  Holy  Spirit 
blesses  an  honest  purpose  to  be  faithful,  and  that  if  people 
and  pastor  cling  to  such  a  purpose,  and  patiently  abide  the 
Lord's  good  time,  looking  for  no  gourd-like  growths,  but 
for  the  sureness  and  the  slowness  of  the  "  blade,  the  ear,  the 
full  corn  in  the  ear,"  God  will  surely  give  the  increase. 

Hoping  to  begin  in  the  Parish  the  Sunday  I  have  named, 
and  again  thanking  you,  I  am.  Gentlemen, 

Very  truly  yours, 

William  F.  Nichols, 


IMPORTANT   V0TP:S   AND   COMMENTS.  445 

The  following  from  Professor  Huntington  was  read. 

Hartford,  April  9,  1877. 
Mr.  Charles  J.  Hoadly,  Clerk  of  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church. 
D""  Sir,  Allow  me  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  kind 
note,  with  the  accompanying  resolution,  passed  at  the  Parish 
meeting. 

Constantly  called  off  by  the  College  bell,  I  am  not  con- 
scious of  having  done  anything  to  deserve  your  recognition. 
I  only  wish  I  could  have  accomplished  some  thing  worthy 
of  the  dear  old  Church  which  we  all  love. 

Sincerely, 

John  T.  Huntington. 

The  following  from  Mr.  Wilson  was  also  read  : 

Hartford,  April  4. 
My  Dear  Mr,  Hoadlv  : 

I  have  received  the  copy  of  the  resolutions  of  thanks,  etc., 
tendered  to  myself,  and  to  Messrs.  "Wander  and  Gundlach,  etc., 
by  the  members  of  Christ  Church  Parish,  at  their  late  meet- 
ing, and  in  acknowledging  the  same,  wish  to  add  with  how 
much  pleasure  it  has  been  received  by  all,  mingles  with  the 
sadness  which  is  still  in  our  hearts  in  breaking  away  from 
the  "Mother  Church  "  of  Hartford,  and  all  the  pleasant  and 
sad  associations,  after  these  long  years  in  which  we  have 
been  so  closely  connected  with  her  and  her  people. 

We  desire  to  thank  the  members  of  the  Parish  for  the 
very  kind  and  flattering  testimonial. 

I  am  very  sincerely  yours, 

Henry  Wilson. 

After  considerable  discussion  upon  the  subject  of 
music,  it  was 

looted,  That  the  Wardens  with  Mr.  Brown  be  authorized 
to  make  temporary  arrangements  with  Mr.  I.  Emerson,  to 
supply  the  place  of  Organist,  at  a  compensation  not  exceed- 
ing the  rate  of  $400  pr.  an. 

May  14,  V.  The  Rector  made  some  remarks  upon  changes 
which  he  wished  to  introduce  into  the  services,  and  then  with- 
drew. 


446  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

After  a  prolonged  discussion  upon  the  subject,  it  was 

Voted,  That  Mr.  Irving  Emerson  be  employed  to  play  the 
organ  and  furnish  the  music  of  the  church,  and  especially  to 
instruct  the  children  of  the  parish  in  music,  at  a  compensa- 
tion not  exceeding  four  hundred  dollars  a  year. 

Zcphaniah  Preston  was  born  in  the  town  of  Ashford, 
Eastford  parish,  February  14,  1795.  He  came  to  Hart- 
ford early  in  life,  and  was  clerk  for  N.  and  D.  Morgan, 
from  whom,  probably,  he  received  his  knowledge  of  the 
Episcopal  Church,  fie  was  a  partner  in  business  with 
William  H.  Imlay  for  a  time,  and  afterwards  with  Horatio 
Alden.  He  married  Ann  Canfield  January  3,  1821.  She 
was  born  Nov.  8,  1797,  died  Feb.  22,  1873.  He  was  a 
subscriber  to  the  Society  for  Promoting  Christian  Knowl- 
edge, in  1 8 18.  In  1826  he  "was  requested  to  take  charge 
of  the  orchestra,  to  select  proper  tunes,  and  to  lead  the 
singers."  In  November  of  the  same  year  he  was 
"  thanked  for  his  faithful  care  and  superintendence  of  the 
Sunday-school."  He  was  Vestryman  in  1835,  '36,  '39,  '40, 
'48,  '49,  '6i-'72  ;  Senior  Warden,  1859,  '60;  Junior  Warden, 
1850-1859;  Treasurer,  1837,  '38,  '57>  '58. 

Mr.  Preston  was  much  interested  in  Parish  matters, 
especially  in  the  Sunday-school  and  in  singing.  His  dis- 
position was  mild,  his  manners  quiet,  his  temper  gentle 
and  sympathetic.  He  attended  strictly  to  his  business, 
and  was  not  specially  interested  in  public  affairs.  He  was 
a  decidedly  religious  man,  and  devoted  to  the  Episcopal 
Church ;  a  thorough  churchman,  as  he  understood  its 
character,  pretty  well  fixed  in  his  own  beliefs,  not  approv- 
ing of  flowers  in  the  church,  nor  wishing  for  changes  in 
the  Liturgy,  or  innovations  in  the  services.  He  was 
probably  better  pleased  with  the  phrase,  "  administration 
of  the  holy  communion,"  than  the  "  celebration  "  of  the 
same.  If  he  was  an  Evangelican,  or  Low  Churchman,  he 
was  a  man  honest  in  his  opinions,  and  not  afraid  or 
ashamed  to  express  them.     He  certainly  had  no  leaning 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  447 

towards  Romish  practices  or  beliefs,  which  cannot  be  said 
of  some  of  his  descendants.  As  the  differences  in  some 
families  are  very  marked  between  great  saints  and  great 
sinners,  so  there  is  often  in  the  same  families  a  marked 
difference  among  the  saints  themselves.  In  addition  to 
other  recognitions  of  his  worth  and  esteem,  it  may  be 
mentioned  that  he  was  often  a  delegate  to  the  Diocesan 
Convention.     He  died  May  19,  1877. 

1878. 

Jan.  12,  V.  Mr.  Nichols  having-  made  some  remarks  in 
relation  to  the  consolidation  with  this  Parish  of  the  Parish  of 
St.  Paul's, 

Voted,  That  the  Rector  be  authorized  to  assign  pews  to 
members  of  the  congregation  of  St.  Paul's  until  Easter. 

Voted,  That  the  Sunday  School  of  St.  Paul's  may  be  held 
in  the  south  gallery  of  the  Church.  The  Rector  was  after- 
wards empowered  to  hold  this  Sunday  School  at  St.  Paul's. 

yan.  ig,  V.  Mr.  Emerson  resigned  as  Organist,  and 
thanks  were  voted  him  for  his  faithful  service. 

March  p,  V.  A  vote  of  St.  Paul's  Parish  relative  to  the 
conveyance  of  their  real  and  personal  estate  to  this  Parish, 
upon  certain  conditions,  was  read,  and  the  matter  was  referred 
to  a  committee. 

James  Goodwin  was  born  in  Hartford,  March  2,  1803, 
and  died  March  15,  1878.  He  was  married  to  Lucy 
Morgan,  July  30,  1832.  For  many  years  he  was  engaged 
in  the  management  of  lines  of  stages,  which  business  he 
conducted  with  wonderful  energy  and  success.  After- 
wards he  was  connected  with  various  corporations  of  the 
city,  all  of  which  received  the  benefit  of  his  wise  counsel. 
He  was  courageous  and  self-reliant,  and  his  judgment 
was  seldom  at  fault.  The  first  notice  of  his  connection 
with  the  Parish  is  the  vote  of  the  Vestry,  December  10, 
1825,  appointing  him,  with  others,  "to  dress  the  Church 
for  the  approaching  Christmas."     He  was  a  Vestryman 


448  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1830-34;  1839-57;  1859,  '^o»  '^3'  '^4-  He  was  often 
appointed  upon  committees,  and  brought  to  the  affairs  of 
the  Parish  that  energy  and  prudence  which  characterized 
his  own  business.  He  was  generous  in  his  offerings, 
satisfied  with  the  doctrines  and  usages  of  the  Church,  and 
by  no  means  friendly  to  innovations.  A  certain  style  of 
music  which  prevailed  for  a  short  time  was  exceedingly 
disagreeable  to  him,  and  to  others  also,  and  led  to  a 
report  which  was  especially  pleasant  to  him  and  to  Mr. 
George  Beach.  But  in  all  diversities  of  opinion  he  stood 
by  the  Parish  ;  he  did  not  desert  it  because  he  could  not 
have  his  own  way.  He  had  very  decided  opinions  about 
incurring  an  annual  indebtedness  beyond  the  ability  or 
willingness  of  the  Parish  to  pay  at  once,  and  thus  set  us 
an  example  for  our  serious  consideration. 

April  22,  P.  The  committee  on  the  proposition  from  St. 
Paul's  reported  the  following  resolution,  which  was  adopted. 

Resolved,  That  it  is  not  expedient  for  this  Parish  to  accept 
the  property  of  St.  Paul's  Parish,  upon  the  conditions  and 
reservations  proposed  to  be  inserted  in  the  conveyance 
thereof,  by  the  vote  of  vSt.  Paul's  Parish  passed  Feb.  4th,  1878. 

The  Parish  had  just  ideas  of  economy,  and  voted  that 
a  sum  not  exceeding  four  hundred  dollars  be  appropriated 
for  music  for  the  coming  year. 

It  having  been  brought  to  the  notice  of  the  meeting 
that  about  three  thousand  dollars  had  been  raised  by 
the  ladies  of  the  Parish,  organized  as  a  Wheaton 
Memorial  Association,  for  the  purpose  of  placing  a 
window  in  the  chancel  of  the  Church,  as  a  memorial  of 
Rev.  Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton,  D.D.,  a  former  Rector  of  this 
Parish,  and  that  they  had  requested  Mr.  George  Beach, 
Rev.  Mr.  Nichols,  and  Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell  to  procure 
a  design  for  said  window,  which  design  was  shown  to  the 
meeting  ;  after  discussion,  it  was  — 

Voted,  That  Mr.  George  Beach,  Rev.  Mr.  Nichols,  and  Dr. 
Gurdon  W.  Russell,  be  a  committee  further  to   consider   a 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  449 

design  for  the  window,  and  that  the  same  be  presented  to  the 
ladies,  and  the  Vestry,  and  if  the  latter  should  consent  to  the 
same,  that  it  be  put  in  place. 

The  Treasurer  reported  that  the  small  balance  of 
indebtedness  mentioned  in  his  report  had  been  subscribed 
by  several  gentlemen,  and  that  the  Parish  was  now  free 
from  debt. 

An  account  of  the  painting  originally  in  the  chancel 
window  and  the  subsequent  one  of  glass  has  been  given. 
A  history  of  the  present  window  is  furnished  by  Mrs. 
Henry  Wilson,  the  treasurer  of  the  Wheaton  IMemorial 
Association.  The  movement  was  exceedingly  creditable 
to  those  engaged  in  it,  and  the  window^  adds  much  to 
the  religious  character  of  the  Church  building.  The 
ground  work  of  the  glass  does  not  sufficiently  temper  the 
light  and  is  a  trial  to  the  eyes  on  a  bright  Sunday  after- 
noon ;  this  has  been  remedied  in  part  by  a  temporary 
shading  on  the  outside.  The  makers  of  the  window  in 
London  did  not  fully  appreciate  our  bright  and  clear 
atmosphere  ;  no  such  criticism,  however,  is  to  be  made  with 
the  memorial  windows  afterwards  constructed  by  them. 

["  The  ladies  of  Christ  Church  Parish  held  a  Fair  at 
Reilly's  Hall,  on  December  3d,  4th,  5th,  and  6th,  1872  ;  and 
on  the  9th  of  December,  the  Choir  of  the  Church  gave 
a  Concert  at  the  same  place.  The  proceeds  were  to  be  used 
for  starting  a  fund  to  place  a  Memorial  Window  in  the 
chancel  of  the  Church,  to  the  memory  of  the  late  Rev.  D'. 
Wheaton. 

"  The  net  proceeds  of  the  Fair  and  Concert  amounted  to 
two  thousand  two  hundred  and  seventy-eight  dollars  ($2,278). 

"In  November,  1879,  when  the  window  was  put  in  place 
this  fund  had  increased  to  three  thousand  two  hundred  and 
sixty  three  dollars  ($3,263)." 

"  The   subject   chosen    was  the    Transfiguration    of    our 

blessed  Lord,  and  the  stone  work  of  the  chancel  window  was 

accordingly  designed  with  especial  reference  to  it.     It  is  a 

window  of  three  lights,  with  perpendicular  stone  tracery  in 

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450  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

the  head,  divided  by  a  transom.  The  execution  of  this  glass 
was  entrusted  to  the  well  known  artists,  Messrs.  Heaton, 
Butler,  &  Bayne  of  London,  and  they  have  succeeded  in 
making  a  most  glorious  and  enduring  work  of  art,  of  which 
the  church  may  well  be  proud.  In  the  center  light  above  the 
transom  is  a  figure  of  our  blessed  Lord  with  His  hand  up- 
lifted in  the  act  of  blessing,  on  the  right  is  Moses  with  the 
stone  tablets,  and  on  the  left  Elias  holding  a  book.  The 
three  disciples,  Peter,  James,  and  John,  with  awe-struck 
faces,  fill  the  lower  lights.  In  the  borders  surrounding  the 
figures  are  numberless  angels.  The  color  of  the  whole 
window  is  rich  and  harmonious,  and  will  repay  a  careful 
study."] 

Although  it  is  anticipating  somewhat  the  regular 
course  of  events,  yet  it  is  proper,  as  furnishing  a  history 
of  this  window,  and  of  the  additions  and  changes  sub- 
sequently made,  that  this  statement  by  the  Rev.  Francis 
Goodwin  should  be  recorded  here. 

"  At  the  time  that  Mrs.  Goodwin  and  her  daughter.  Miss 
Mary  Goodwin,  first  proposed  to  biiild  a  Memorial  Chapel 
and  Parish  building,  in  connection  with  Christ  Church,  no 
alteration  of  the  Church  itself  was  contemplated.  The  Rev. 
Mr.  Nichols,  the  Rector  of  the  Parish,  however,  urged  that  un- 
less some  provision  was  made  for  the  enlargement  and  im- 
provement of  the  Chancel,  it  could  never  be  made  afterwards. 
He  suggested  that  the  Wheaton  Memorial  Fvmd  would  provide 
for  the  stonework  and  glass  of  the  window  ;  and  that  other 
memorials  were  contemplated,  which  would  go  far  towards 
furnishing  the  necessary  fittings. 

"  Mr.  and  Miss  Goodwin  however,  provided  everything 
but  the  Window,  the  Reredos,  the  Chancel  rail,  and  the 
Credence.  The  Pulpit,  Prayer  Desk,  and  Stalls,  were 
designed  by  Mr.  F.  C.  Withers,  and  executed  by  Ellin  & 
Kidston  of  New  York.  The  brass  Lectern  was  made  by 
John  Hardman  &  Co.  of  Birmingham,  England. 

"The  stones  of  the  Chancel  arch  were  set  in  rough  block, 
and  the  moulding  cut  after  they  were  in  position.  Much  of 
this  work,  together  with  that  of  setting  the  stone  steps,  was 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  45 1 

done  at  night,  in  order  that  everything  might  be  completed 
in  time  for  the  Semi-Centennial  services.  The  total  cost  was 
$30,106.19. 

"  The  Reredos  was  given  by  Dr.  Russell,  the  Chancel  rail 
by  Miss  Brinley,  and  the  Credence  by  the  Misses  Watrous,  as 
a  memorial  of  their  father." 

Nov.  2,  V.  Mr.  Nichols  intimated  that  a  member  of  the 
Parish  had  in  contemplation  the  erection  of  a  Parish  build- 
ing, to  contain  a  Chapel  and  other  accomodations  ;  and  that 
in  order  to  properly  connect  it  with  the  church,  it  was 
desirable  to  obtain  complete  control  over  the  land  between 
the  church  and  the  present  chapel,  and  that  the  gangway  be 
removed  further  west. 

The  Wardens  and  Mr.  Davis  were  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  confer  with  W.  W.  Roberts,  who  owns  part  of 
the  land,  and  has  certain  rights  in  the  gangway. 

Nov.  iS.  When  Mr.  Nichols,  Nov.  2d,  intimated  that  a 
member  of  the  Parish  had  in  contemplation  the  erection 
of  a  further  building,  in  connection  with  the  church,  he 
had  reference  to  the  project  which  is  stated  in  the  follow- 
ing letter  from  the  widow  of  the  late  Major  James  Good- 
win, which  was  read  at  a  Parish  meeting,  November  i8th. 

My  dear  Mr.  Nichols  : 

It  may  be  desirable  for  you  to  have  a  definite  statement 
of  what  we  wish  to  do,  to  lay  before  the  parish  meeting.  I 
therefore  send  you  the  following. 

Having  long  felt  the  need  of  better  accommodations  than 
the  present  Chapel  affords  for  carrying  out  our  parochial 
work,  we  will,  with  the  consent  and  approval  of  the  parish, 
erect  a  suitable  and  convenient  building  for  such  purposes. 

The  only  conditions  of  the  gift  are,  that  such  satisfactory 
provisions  be  made  as  will  prevent  its  alienation,  and  that  it 
shall  always  be  kept  in  good  repair  and  properly  insured,  so 
that  in  case  of  its  destruction  by  fire,  there  may  be  the 
means  for  rebuilding  it. 

Yrs.  very  truly, 

Lucv  M,  Goodwin. 
Thursday,  Nov.  14,  1878. 


452  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Mr.  Beacli,  in  behalf  of  a  committee  appointed  by  the 
Vestry,  November  second,  to  confer  with  William  W. 
Roberts  as  to  the  terms  upon  which  the  present  gangway 
between  the  Church  and  Chapel  could  be  closed,  and  a 
small  piece  of  land  at  the  south  end  of  said  gangway  be 
purchased,  made  a  verbal  report. 

Resolved^  That  this  Parish  approves  and  accepts  the  propo- 
sition of  Mrs.  James  Goodwin  (embodied  in  her  letter  to  the 
Rector  of  Nov.  14th,  and  the  accompanying  draft,)  to  erect 
a  parish  building  and  recess  chancel  for  the  Church,  recog- 
nizing the  great  advantage  that  will  in  many  ways  accrue  to 
the  Church  through  the  gift,  and  expressing  the  sense  of  the 
large  generosity  the  proposition  carries  with  it. 

Resolved,  That  Rev.  W.  F.  Nichols,  George  Beach,  David 
T.  Lanman,  and  Dr.  G.  W.  Russell,  be  a  committee,  with 
power  to  take  all  steps  necessary  on  the  part  of  the  parish,  to 
carry  out  the  above  proposition  ;  to  make  all  necessary 
arrangements  with  William  W.  Roberts,  and  William  H. 
Miller,  as  to  right  of  way  over  the  parish  land,  and  that  for 
all  such  steps  said  committee  be  and  are  hereby  appointed 
the  agents  of  this  parish. 

Messrs.  Beach,  Lanman,  and  Russell  were  appointed  a 
committee  to  raise  the  funds  necessary  for  the  purchase  of 
the  land. 

Dec.  14,  V.  The  Rector,  upon  his  request,  was  authorized 
to  employ  Rev.  Wm.  M.  Chapin  to  assist  him  from  January 
first  until  Easter  next ;  Mr.  Chapin  to  be  compensated  from 
a  collection  to  be  taken  upon  the  first  Sunday  of  each  month. 

1879. 

Feb.  8,  P.  Voted,  That  David  T.  Lanman  and  Gurdon  W. 
Russell  be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered, 
for  and  on  behalf  of  this  Parish,  to  make,  execute,  and  deliver 
to  William  W.  Roberts  and  William  M.  Miller,  good  and 
sufhcient  deeds  of  the  right  of  way  from  their  respective 
buildings  to  Church  Street,  on  the  west  end  of  the  property 
owned  by  this  Parish.     Said  right  of  way  to  be  of  such  width 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND    COMMENTS.  453 

and  dimensions  as  may  be  agreed  upon  between  said  David 
T.  Lanman  and  Gurdon  W.  Rnssell,  and  the  said  Roberts  and 
Miller. 

April  14,  P.  David  T.  Lanman  reported  on  behalf  of  the 
committee  who  were  appointed  to  purchase  a  strip  of  land, 
and  procure  Quit  Claim  Deeds  to  right  of  way  in  Gangway 
west  of  Church,  that  said  committee  had  purchased  the  land 
of  W.  W.  Roberts,  with  Quit  Claim  Deed  of  said  Roberts, 
Wm.  W.  Miller,  and  all  other  parties  interested  in  right  of 
way  in  gangway  between  Church  and  Chapel,  on  conditions 
stated  in  said  deed,  and  made  such  other  preliminary  arrange- 
ments as  were  requisite  by  the  Parish  before  the  construction 
of  the  proposed  new  Chapel  could  be  commenced,  which 
report  was  accepted. 

Dr.  Russell  offered  the  following  Preamble  and  Resolution 
which  were  passed. 

JV/iereas,  The  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  conse- 
cration of  this  Church  will  occur  on  the  twenty  second  day 
of  December  of  this  year,  and  as  it  is  desirable  that  this 
should  be  noticed  in  a  public  and  proper  manner,  therefore. 

Resolved,  That  the  Vestry  be  authorized  and  requested  to 
make  such  appointments  and  arrangements  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, for  the  celebration  of  this  Anniversary  in  December 
next. 

The  following  resolutions  were  offered,  and  after  some 
discussion  were  laid  upon  the  table  for  future  consideration. 

Whereas,  Certain  parishioners  propose  to  erect  upon  land 
belonging  to  this  Parish,  a  Parish  building  and  other  addi- 
tions to  this  Church,  and  Whereas  in  accepting  this  proposi- 
tion the  Parish  agreed  to  protect  such  building  from  all 
danger  of  alienation,  and  Whereas,  such  generous  gift,  and 
other  gifts  that  may  be  made  to  the  Parish  should  be  so  pro- 
tected, therefore  — 

Resolved,    That and be,    and 

hereby  are  appointed  a  committee  for  and  in  behalf  of  this 
Parish  to  transfer  to  the  Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests 
for  Church  Purposes,  the  following  property  described  as 
follows  :  beginning  at  a  point  twelve  feet  from  the  north- 


454  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

west  corner  of  land  owned  by  Christ  Church  Parish  in  the 
rear  of  Christ  Church,  thence  running-  along  the  Church 
street  line  easterly  to  a  line  prolonging  the  western  surface 
line  of  the  Church  to  southwestern  corner  of  Church,  thence 
westerly  on  a  line  prolonging  the  southern  surface  line  of  the 
Church  to  a  point  of  intersection  with  line  drawn  from  origi- 
nal starting  point  parallel  with  western  surface  line  of  Church, 
thence  northerly  on  said  parallel  line  to  starting  point,  being 
the  property  on  which  the  proposed  new  Parish  building  and 
Chancel  are  to  be  built,  said  transfer  to  be  in  trust  upon  con- 
dition that  the  said  property,  and  the  proceeds  thereof,  if 
sold,  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  Parish,  and  said 
committee  are  hereby  authorized  to  make,  execute,  and 
deliver  the  necessary  deeds  to  accomplish  said  purpose,  the 
following  specific  limitations  to  be  inserted  in  said  deed  ;  to 
wit :  said  Trustees  shall  not  sell,  encumber,  transfer,  or 
otherwise  dispose  of  such  estate,  unless  upon  the  request 
made  by  two  thirds  of  those  present  at  any  parish  meeting 
duly  warned  for  that  purpose,  and  with  the  consent  of  the 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese  and  the  Convention  of  the  Diocese. 

2d.  Said  Trustees  upon  the  request  of  three  fourths  of 
those  present  at  any  parish  meeting  duly  warned  for  this 
purpose,  and  with  the  consent  of  the  Bishop  of  the  Diocese 
and  of  the  Convention  of  the  Diocese,  shall  reconvey  said 
property  to  the  Parish. 

May  5,  P.  The  resolutions  which  had  been  introduced  at 
the  annual  meeting,  and  which  were  laid  upon  the  table, 
were  taken  up  and  amended  as  follows,  "  Said  Trustees  shall 
have  no  power  of  direction  or  interference  in  the  use  of  said 
Property  by  said  Parish,"  and  as  amended  were  passed,  and 
the  blanks  were  filled  with  the  names  of  G.  W.  Russell  and 
D.  T.  Lanman. 

Gurdon  W.  Russell  was  chosen  as  Senior  Warden  in  place 
of  William  F.  Tuttle  resigned. 

May  10,  V.  Voted,  That  Dr.  Russell  be  permitted  to  place 
a  Reredos  in  rear  of  the  Chancel,  after  plans  exhibited. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  455 

July  ip,  V.  Hartford,  July  17,  1879. 

To  the  Rector,  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  Christ  Church,  Hart- 
ford. 
At  a  meeting-  of  the  Vestry  of  St.  John's  Parish,  held  on 

the  evening-  of  July  16,  1879,  it  was  unanimously 

Voted,   To   extend  a  cordial  invitation  to  the   Parish  of 

Christ  Church  to  unite  with  us  until  the  improvements  on 

their  Church  shall  be  completed. 

Attest,  Chs.  E.  Wilson,  Clerk. 

Voted,  That  we  accept  with  thanks,  the  invitation  so 
kindly  extended  to  us  by  wSt.  John's  Parish,  to  unite  with 
them  in  worship  during  the  time  our  Church  is  closed  for 
improvements,  and  that  all  such  arrangements  as  may  be 
required  be  left  with  the  Rector. 

The  contractors  so  arranged  a  partition  that  it  was  not 
necessary  to  leave  the  church,  and  so  there  was  no  inter- 
ruption in  the  services. 

Sept.  I  J,  V.  Voted,  That  Mrs.  Wilmerding,  and  Mrs.  Daniel 
Goodwin,  be  permitted  to  place  Memorial  windows  in  the 
Church. 

The  Rector  was  rec^uested  to  examine,  and  report  at  some 
future  meeting  a  plan  for  adoption,  if  practicable,  to  govern 
persons  who  may  wish  to  occupy  for  Memorial  windows  those 
not  already  taken. 

Dec.  27.  The  celebration  of  the  Semi-Centennial  An- 
niversary of  the  Consecration  of  the  present  Church 
building  on  the  23d  inst.  was  a  solemn  but  joyful  occasion  ; 
the  details  are  fully  given  in  a  pamphlet  published  soon 
afterwards. 

V.  Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Vestry  be  tendered  to 
Bishop  Clark  of  Rhode  Island,  for  the  very  able  and  interest- 
ing sermon  delivered  in  Christ  Church,  on  the  23d  of 
December,  being  the  occasion  of  the  celebration  of  the  Semi- 
Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  consecration  of  the  Church,  and 
that  a  copy  of  this  vote  be  forwarded  to  him,  with  a  request 
of  a  copy  of  his  sermon  for  publication. 


456  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Vestry  be  tendered  to  the 
Rev.  George  H.  Clark,  for  the  sermon  delivered  in  Christ 
Church,  on  Sunday  morning,  Dec.  21st,  being  the  Sunday  pre- 
ceding the  celebration  of  the  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary 
of  the  consecration  of  the  Church,  and  a  copy  of  this  vote  be 
forwarded  to  him,  with  a  request  of  a  copy  of  his  sermon  for 
publication. 

Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Vestry  be  tendered  to  Mr. 
Charles  J.  Hoadly  for  the  Historical  Address  delivered  in  the 
Church,  at  the  Semi-Centennial  celebration  of  its  consecration, 
and  a  copy  of  this  vote  be  forwarded  to  him,  with  a  request 
of  a  copy  of  his  address'  for  publication. 

Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Vestry  are  due,  and  are 
hereby  tendered  to  the  Rector  of  this  Parish  for  the  success- 
ful manner  in  which  the  programme,  and  all  the  exercises 
pertaining  to  the  Celebration  were  carried  out,  being  in  great 
measure  due  to  his  personal  care,  and  supervision  of  all 
details. 

Voted,  That  the  thanks  of  the  Vestry  are  tendered  to  the 
ladies  of  the  Parish  for  their  active  supervision  and  personal 
labor,  in  arranging  and  carrying  out  the  details  of  the  work 
required  for  the  reception  given  at  Allyn  Hall,  on  the  evening 
of  Dec.  23,  1879. 

The  Rector  informed  the  Vestry,  that  the  keys  of  the  new 
Chapel  buildings  were  formally  delivered  to  the  Parish,  being 
placed  in  his  hands  on  Tuesday,  Dec.  23d,  in  the  presence  of 
one  of  the  Wardens  of  the  Church. 

1880. 

Feb.  7,  V.  Whereas,  no  appropriation  having  been  made 
by  this  Parish  for  the  music,  during  the  past  three  years,  ex- 
cept for  the  salary  of  the  Organist,  and  as  in  the  opinion  of 
the  Vestry  a  moderate  appropriation  for  the  Choir  seems  now 
desirable,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  the  Vestry  recommend  that  at  the  next 
annual  meeting  of  the  Parish,  the  sum  of  two  hundred  and 
fifty  dollars  be  appropriated  for  the  music  for  the  ensiling 
year,  in  addition  to  the  sum  of  five  hundred  dollars  for  the 
salary  of  the  Organist. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  457 

Samuel  H.  Huntington  is  first  recorded  as  being  one  of 
a  committee  for  dressing  the  Church  in  1821.  He  came 
from  Suffield  with  his  father,  I  suppose,  and  his  brothers 
Hezekiah,  Jr.,  and  Francis  J.  They  were  classed  among 
the  Baptists,  and  attended  at  their  meetings.  Occasionally 
our  subject  strayed  in  the  evening  into  Christ  Church, 
where  he  was  noticed  by  the  observant  eye  of  Mr.  Chase. 
Meeting  him  on  the  street  one  day,  he  took  him  by  the 
hand  and  said,  "  I  saw  you  at  my  Church  last  Sunday 
evening.  I  shall  be  glad  to  see  you  at  my  house  next 
Monday  evening,  where  you  will  find  a  number  of  young 
men  who  are  receiving  Bible  instructions ;  come  and  see 
us."  He  went,  and  was  so  much  pleased  that  he  became 
a  regular  attendant  at  the  Church.  He  was  one  of  a 
number  who  were  brought  into  the  fold  by  the  gracious 
ways  of  the  Rector.  He  was  made  a  Vestryman  in  1823, 
and  was  chosen  on  many  occasions  afterwards;  in  1832  he 
was  Junior  Warden.  He  was  on  many  and  important 
committees,  was  often  a  delegate  to  the  Diocesan  Conven- 
tion, and  to  the  General  Convention.  He  was  quite 
active  in  the  Parish,  and  in  Church  affairs  generally. 
For  some  years  he  was  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday- 
school,  and  ever  showed  great  interest  in  it.  Perhaps  he 
was  as  well  informed  about, the  Episcopal  Church  as  any 
layman  in  the  Parish,  and  was  pleased  to  represent  it  in 
its  different  organizations.  He  was  a  ready  speaker,  fond 
of  debate,  and  very  useful ;  for  he  had  a  large  fund  of 
information,  and  an  extensive  acquaintance  with  men. 
He  was  a  lawyer  by  profession,  like  his  father,  and 
politically  was  classed  with  the  democrats ;  at  one  time  he 
was  Judge  of  the  County  Court.  In  later  life  he  devel- 
oped a  taste  for  agriculture,  residing  on  an  extensive 
farm  a  few  miles  from  the  city,  on  the  Albany  road. 
Notwithstanding  the  distance  from  the  city  he  was  prompt 
and  regular  in  attendance  at  Church,  nor  did  he  fail  in 
cold  or  heat,  or  storms.     His  family  filled  a  large  wagon, 


458  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

and  in  the  short  days  of  winter  it  must  have  required  both 
resolution  and  executive  ability  to  see  that  all  were  pre- 
pared for  an  early  start.  When  we  remember  that  the 
Sunday-school  opened  at  nine  o'clock  in  the  morning,  and 
that  frequently  he  was  first  among  the  teachers  to  appear, 
we  can  realize  some  of  the  difficulties  he  must  have 
encountered.  Occasionally  he  took  opportunity  to  gently 
admonish  some  of  the  laggards  among  those  who  lived 
near  by,  and  very  naturally  illustrated  what  could  be  done, 
and  ought  to  have  been  done,  by  not  impleasantly 
referring  to  his  own  -case.  But  unfortunately  there  are 
some  who  can  never  be  brought  into  habits  of  punctuality, 
but  continue  to  be  a  hindrance  to  business  or  pleasure, 
and  an  annoyance  to  all  with  whom  they  are  engaged. 
After  some  years  he  returned  to  the  city,  residing  on 
Sumner  street,  spending  a  part  of  his  time  in  Washington 
as  Clerk  of  the  Court  of  Claims.  He  became  one  of  the 
founders  of  Trinity  Parish,  and  lived  a  devout  and 
honorable  life.  He  was  born  Dec.  14,  1793,  and  died 
Feb.  4,  1880. 

His  brother,  Hczckiah  Huntington,  was  made  Clerk  of 
the  Parish  in  1826.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Vestry  in 
1830,  and  repeatedly  for  many  times  afterwards.  In  1831 
and  '32,  he  was  also  Treasurer.  He  was  active,  generous 
in  his  nature,  and  strongly  attached  to  the  Church.  He 
was  extensively  engaged  in  the  book-selling  and  publish- 
ing business,  with  his  brother  Francis,  under  the  firm 
name  of  H.  &  F.  J.  Huntington.  Their  store  was  near 
the  present  Phoenix  Bank,  where  they  remained  for  many 
years.  Afterwards  he  was  President  of  the  Hartford  Fire 
Insurance  Company,  which  rapidly  developed  into  a  very 
successful  institution.  He  was  born  Oct.  28,  1795,  and 
married  (i)  June  12,  1826,  Sarah,  daughter  of  William 
Morgan.  She  died  April  16,  1847.  He  married  (2) 
vSept.  25,  1856,  Catharine  B.,  daughter  of  George  Sumner, 
M.D.  Fie  died  February  20,  1865,  and  was  one  of  the 
original  members  of  Trinity  Parish. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  459 

Francis  J.  Huntington  was  a  younger  brother,  whose 
name  first  appears  in  a  subscription  in  1829,  for  building' 
the  Church.  Though  not  so  personally  engaged  in  its 
affairs  as  his  seniors,  he  was  not  less  devoted  to  its 
interests,  or  attachment  to  it;  he  was  a  pronounced 
Churchman.  All  three  of  them  were  devout  Episco- 
palians, honorable  and  just,  perfectly  satisfied  with  their 
own  views,  and  content  to  live  in  peace  and  charity  with 
those  who  differed  from  them  in  opinion.  Frank  was 
fond  of  rural  life,  and  developed  his  inclinations  in  the 
fine  farm  and  buildings  on  Prospect  Hill,  or  Scarborough 
Hill,  as  he  insisted  on  calling  it.  Here  he  resided  for 
many  years,  though  for  a  part  of  the  time  he  was  engaged 
in  the  book  publishing  business  in  New  York.  He 
was  born  December  3,  1802,  and  was  married  to  vStella 
B.  Bull  of  Hartford. 

He  died  February  5,  1876  ;  was  one  of  the  original  mem- 
bers of  St.  John's  Parish,  and  also  one  of  the  original 
members  of  Trinity  Parish,  in  1859.  ^^  three  of  these 
brothers  left  children,  who  are  consistent  and  devoted  in 
their  attachment  to  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church. 
Truly,  Mr.  Chase  did  a  good  work  here  in  Hartford,  as 
well  as  elsewhere. 

There  are  a  few  other  families,  descendants  of  ancient 
Churchmen,  even  to  the  third  or  fourth  generation,  who 
still  remain  as  representatives  in  our  Parish ;  but  not 
many.  Death  and  removals  have  taken  them  away,  and 
no  one  is  left,  even  in  the  female  line.  j\Iost  of  the  old 
families  in  Hartford  have  entirely  disappeared,  and  to 
many  of  them  hardly  a  memory  remains.  But  the  new- 
comers have  brought  with  them  from  the  country  towns 
the  godly  faith  of  their  forefathers,  their  New  England 
integrity,  and  their  indomitable  New  England  persever- 
ance ;  their  thrift  and  energy,  love  and  respect  for  labor, 
and  for  whatever  is  of  good  report.  Their  sturdy  virtues 
still   exist   in   their    sons   and   daughters,   and   no    New 


460  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Englander  need   feel   ashamed   to   claim   that    he    is    a 
descendant  of  those  who  were  loyal  to  God  and  the  State. 

1881. 

Jan.  22,  V.  The  Rector  was  invited  to  give  notice,  that 
at  the  proposed  Sunday  evening  services,  the  sittings  in  the 
Church  be  considered  free  to  all  persons. 

March  2^,  P.  Voted,  That  learning  with  regret  that  our 
Junior  Warden,  Mr.  Lanman,  is  about  to  remove  from  the 
city,  and  that  we  must  therefore  be  deprived  of  his  judicious 
counsels  and  efficient  services  ;  we  therefore  desire  to  express 
our  appreciation  of  all  that  he  has  done  since  his  connection 
with  this  Parish,  and  trust  that  his  residence  elsewhere  may 
be  as  pleasant  and  profitable  to  others  as  it  has  been  to  us. 

Messrs.  Chas.  J.  Hoadly  and  Wm.  L.  Matson,  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  draft  suitable  resolutions  with  refer- 
ence to  the  late  improvements  in  the  Church  by  the  addition 
of  the  new  Chapel,  Chancel,  and  Furniture  of  same. 

Resolvedy  That,  provided  it  be  without  cost  to  the  Parish, 
Messrs.  Heaton,  Butler,  &  Bayne  of  London,  be  requested 
to  suggest  a  treatment  in  stained  glass,  for  the  windows  of 
the  Church  not  yet  assigned,  the  subjects  to  be  scenes  in  the 
life  of  Christ;  and  that  future  assignment  of  window  spaces 
be  accompanied  with  the  recommendation  of  the  treatment 
so  submitted. 

April  8,  P.  A  letter  from  Mrs.  Lucy  M.,  J.  J.,  and  Francis 
Goodwin,  addressed  to  the  Rector,  Wardens,  and  Vestry  of 
Christ  Church  Parish,  with  accompanying  documents,  giving 
$5,000,  in  trust  to  this  Parish,  as  a  Fund,  the  interest  of  which 
might  be  applied  towards  the  expense  of  heating  and  clean- 
ing the  Parish  rooms,  and  keeping  them  at  all  times  in 
proper  order  for  occupancy  and  use,  was  presented  to  the 
meeting,  the  subject  having  been  referred  to  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Parish,  by  a  vote  of  the  Vestry,  April  2d, 
1881. 

Voted,  That  this  Parish  accept  the  generous  gift,  and  that 
the  Rector  and  Wardens  be  appointed  a  committee  to  pre- 
pare a  suitable  letter  of  acknowledgment. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  46 1 

For  an  account  of  this  Fund  see  p.  1 36  of  Report  on  the 
Funds  of  the  ParisJi. 

August  4,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  are  authorized  to 
procure  the  pointing  of  the  [stonework]  of  the  Church,  and 
the  painting  of  the  [outside]  woodwork,  provided  the  funds 
necessary  for  the  same  are  pledged  beforehand. 

Charles  H.  NortJiavi  commences  his  "  Recollections  of 
business  men  in  Hartford,  and  their  locations,"  by  say- 
ing, "  I  came  to  reside  in  Hartford  on  22nd  of  October, 
18 1 2,  as  a  clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of  Mr.  Nathan  Mor- 
gan, in  Ferry  street,  two  months  less  than  1 5  years  old  ; 
salary  for  the  first  year  $20,  with  board  and  washing." 
He  was,  at  different  times,  in  the  wholesale  grocery  busi- 
ness with  Nathan  Morgan,  M.  W.  Chapin,  George 
Roberts,  and  then  was  alone  for  a  few  years.  In  1 844  he 
was  in  partnership  with  James  Bolter,  which  was  con- 
tinued for  seventeen  years.  In  retiring  from  mercantile 
pursuits  he  was  chosen  as  president  of  the  Mercantile 
Bank,  which  position  he  occupied  till  the  time  of  his 
death,  November  21,  1881. 

His  name  first  appears  in  the  Parish  records  among 
the  young  men,  who,  in  1822,  subscribed  one  hundred 
dollars  for  the  purchase  of  new  lamps  for  the  Church. 
He  was  a  vestryman  1830,  '31,  '38,  '39,  40,  '47-' 59,  and 
senior  warden  1865- 1868.  At  all  times  he  was  much  in- 
terested in  everything  which  concerned  the  Parish,  and 
was  a  frequent  and  generous  contributor,  remembering  it 
especially  in  his  last  will,  as  will  be  seen  by  reference  to 
the  "  Report."  But  he  was  not  unmindful  of  his  obliga- 
tions elsewhere ;  for  as  God  had  blessed  him,  he  was 
always  generous  and  charitably  disposed.  His  donations 
to  Trinity  College  were  large,  as  were  those  to  the  Hart- 
ford Hospital,  in  which  enterprise  he  was  an  earnest  sup- 
porter from  the  beginning,  and  a  willing  contributor 
until  his  death.     He  was  a  man  whose  natural  impulses 


462  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

were  good,  and  when  to  these  were  added  good  common 
sense,  an  equable  temper,  a  generous  and  charitable  dis- 
position, a  thorough  knowledge  of  business,  a  desire  to 
conduct  it  honorably,  and  to  live  in  love  and  peace  with 
his  fellows,  we  have  a  picture  of  a  citizen  who  becomes 
valuable  in  any  conimunity,  and  who  is  a  gain  to  any  in- 
terest in  which  he  may  be  engaged.  A  friend  who  knew 
him  well  said  to  me  that  "  he  was  eminently  practical, 
mathematically  honest,  systematic,  and  very  liberal." 
That  phrase,  "mathematically  honest,"  is  about  as  high 
praise  as  can  be  given  to  anyone.  The  boy  who  came  to 
Hartford  from  Colchester  at  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  was 
content  to  serve  at  first  "  for  twenty  dollars  a  year  and  his 
board  and  washing,"  was  honest,  prudent,  diligent  in 
business,  kind  and  charitable,  accumulated  a  large  for- 
tune, which  he  shared  liberally  with  others  during  his 
life,  and  was  not  forgetful  of  the  precepts  of  his  Master 
at  last. 

1882. 

Feb.  6.  The  Rector  presented  a  request  from  Mrs.  Nor- 
tham  for  permission  to  occupy  one  of  the  windows  on  the 
south  side  of  the  Church,  as  a  Memorial  window,  which  re- 
quest was  granted  by  the  Vestry,  with  the  proviso  that  in  its 
construction  a  ventilator  should  be  placed  in  it. 

March  11,  V.  The  Rector  presented  a  request  by  letter 
from  Miss  Taintor,  for  permission  to  occupy  the  window 
next  south  of  the  Chancel,  as  a  Memorial  window,  which 
was  granted,  with  the  usual  conditions. 

A  desire  having  been  expressed  for  a  continuance  of 
the  history  of  the  Parish  from  the  year  1829,  where  it 
was  left  by  Mr.  Hoadly,  and  Mr.  James  J.  Goodwin  hav- 
ing promised  to  pay  any  necessary  expense  in  procuring 
it,  it  was  Voted,  that  Mr.  Charles  J.  Hoadly  be  requested 
to  complete  the  history  of  the  Parish  to  the  present  time, 
and   that   the   rector  be   authorized   to  confer  with  Mr. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  463 

Hoadly  and  make  the  necessary  arrangements  to  complete 
the  work. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  Air.  Hoadly  did  not  undertake 
the  completion  of  his  history,  in  consequence  of  his 
numerous  other  engagements,  for  it  may  safely  be  said 
that  no  other  person  in  the  Parish  was  as  well  qualified  as 
himself,  both  on  account  of  his  learning  and  natural 
talents  for  research,  and  his  extensive  and  minute  knowl- 
edge of  the  affairs  of  the  Parish.  The  writer  is  fully 
sensible  how  feeble  his  own  efforts  have  been  in  compari- 
son with  those  of  Mr.  Hoadly,  and  heartily  wishes  that  he 
had  undertaken  the  work  himself. 

The  Parish  was  now  in  a  prosperous  condition.  Its 
indebtedness  was  all  paid,  the  attendance  upon  the  ser- 
vices was  increasing,  and  all  felt  a  confidence  and  satis- 
faction in  the  ambitious  and  industrious  young  rector. 
Cordial  support  was  given  to  all  his  suggestions.  Though 
a  large  number  of  the  old  and  influential  members  had 
been  lost,  it  was  believed  that  the  Parish  might  regain 
some  of  its  former  standing  and  influence.  The  income 
was  now  sufhcient  for  its  reasonable  expenses,  and  it  was 
Voted,  that  the  rector's  salary  be  increased  Ave  hundred 
dollars  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Proper  recognition  was  made  of  the  death  of  Col. 
Northam,  which  occurred  on  j\Iarch  26th,  for  the  valuable 
and  long-continued  services  in  the  Parish,  and  for  the 
great  generosity  which  had  always  been  bestowed  upon 
it ;  and  especially  for  the  kind  remembrance  of  it  in  his 
will.  Reference  is  further  made  to  him  and  to  this  his 
last  bequest,  in  the  Report  on  the  Funds  of  the  Parish, 
p.  132. 

Dec''.  2j,  V.  Voted,  That  the  generous  offer  from  a  Parish- 
ioner to  provide  the  funds  for  an  Assistant  Minister  until 
Easter  be  accepted  with  thanks,  and  that  the  Rector  be  re- 
quested to  correspond  with  Rev.  Robert  Hudson,  to  fill  the 
position. 


464  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1883. 

March  10,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Senior  Warden  be  requested 
to  prepare  the  usual  Parish  Circular  relative  to  the  continu- 
ance of  the  present  system  of  raising  the  revenue  of  the 
Parish,  by  the  weekly  offerings,  and  envelopes. 

The  Rector  presented  the  request  of  Mr.  M.  B.  Copeland, 
for  permission  to  occupy  one  of  the  window  spaces  on  the 
north  side  of  the  Church,  as  a  Memorial  window  of  the  late 
Henry  Wilson,  which  was  granted,  provided  the  usual  regula- 
tion was  complied  with. 

1884. 

/an.  14,  P.  Dr.  Russell  presented  the  following  resolu- 
tions which  were  passed. 

Resolved,  That  this  Parish  accepts  with  gratitude  the  gen- 
erous gift  of  the  house  and  land,  No.  6  Winthrop  street,  as  a 
Rectory,  thanking  the  donors  for  their  generosity  and  ex- 
presses the  confident  belief  that  this  and  ot?ier  sums  which  it 
has  of  late  years  received,  will  redound  to  its  temporal  and 
spiritual  prosperit}". 

Resolved,  That  the  names  of  the  subscribers  to  the  fund 
for  the  purchase  of  the  Rectory,  amounting  to  the  sum  of 
$11,158.12,  be  entered  upon  the  records  of  the  Parish. 

The  chair  was  then  taken  by  Dr.  Russell  at  the  request 
of  the  Rector,  who  presented  the  subject  of  the  Church 
music  to  the  Parish  in  a  series  of  resolutions,  and  after  a 
free  and  harmonious  discussion,  the  following  was  — 

Voted,  That  the  Rector  be  permitted  to  arrange  for  a  Choir 
of  men  and  boy's  voices,  for  afternoon  and  evening  services, 
as  he  may  deem  proper,  provided  no  extra  expense  is  made 
to  the  Parish. 

While  there  was  some  opposition  to  a  vested  choir,  yet 
the  general  opinion  was  favorable  to  it,  and  after  a  short 
period  the  choir  sang  at  the  morning  service  also.  Eleven 
hundred  dollars  had  been  appropriated  for  the  music,  at 
the  annual  meeting  in  March. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


465 


The   following 
Rectory. 

George  Beach 
Lucy  M.  Goodwin 
Susan  R.  Northam 
Walter  Keney 
James  J.  Goodwin 
Gurdon  W.  Russell 
Wm.  F.  Tuttle 
Stephen  Terry 
Alice  Taintor 
Mrs.  George  H.  Clark 
P.  F.  Robbins 
W.  L.  Matson 
Elizabeth  S.  Stedman 
Edward  A.  Stedman 


are    the    names    of  the  subscribers  for  the 


Henry  C.  Beckwith 

P.  Smith,  wf.  and  sister 

Mrs.  J.  N.  Goodwin 

Mrs.  Har'it  B.  Whitmore 

Mr.  &  Mrs.  E.  S.  Bartlett 

John  F.  Tracy 

Charles  Green 

Geo.  M.  Bond 

Mary  Killam 

Ellen  Brinley 

Thos.  Skinner 

John  M.  Taylor 

W.  F.  Whittlesey 

Geo.  W.  Hubbard 


Daniel  S.  Dewey 
Mrs.  F.  A.  Brown 
Mrs.  C.  J.  Russ 
Geo.  W.  Ellis 
L.  W.  Clark 
George  C.  Jarvis 
Mary  I.  Beresford 
Charles  J.  Hoadly 
Charles  R.  Hart 
Mrs.  Chester  Adams 
Augustus  H.  Williams 
Henry  Corning 
George  Keller. 


March  i,  J\  Voted,  That  the  Rector  have  leave  of  absence, 
during  the  coming  summer,  for  three  months,  dating  from 
about  August  ist,  his  purpose  being  to  accompany  the  Bishop 
of  the  Diocese  to  Europe  as  his  Chaplain,  the  purpose  of  the 
visit  being  to  attend  the  celebration  of  the  Consecration  of 
Bishop  Seabury,  at  Aberdeen. 

August  ig,  V.  looted,  That  the  Wardens  be  empowered  to 
sign  an  agreement,  permitting  N.  G.  Hinckley  to  erect  a  fire 
escape  on  the  north  wall  of  his  building,  and  projecting  over 
the  land  of  Christ  Church  Parish  ;  provided  ih.a.t  said  Hinckley 
and  his  heirs  and  assigns  shall  not  claim  any  right  to  or  in 
the  premises,  or  to  maintain  said  fire  escape  so  projecting 
over  the  land  of  Christ  Church  Parish,  but  shall  remove  the 
same  whenever  called  upon  to  do  so  by  the  legal  representa- 
tives of  the  Parish. 

1885. 

Feb.  7,  V.  Voted,  That  the  music  committee  be  authorized 
to  notify  the  Organist,  and  members  of  the  Choir,  that  their 
services  will  be  dispensed  with  at  the  close  of  the  Parish  year; 
and  that  the  committee  be  empowered  to  make  an  engage- 
ment with  an  Organist  for  the  coming  year  who  will  carry 
out  the  plan  of  the  Choral  Choir,  proposed  by  Mr.  Clarke,  and 
co-operate  with  the  music  committee  in  the  selection  of  such 

a  Choir. 

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466  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

July  II,  V.  The  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  having  requested 
the  Rector  to  assist  him  in  the  class  of  Church  History  in  the 
Berkley  Divinity  School,  it  was, 

Voted,  That  the  Vestry  do  hereby  consent  that  the  Rector 
have  permission,  provided  that  it  does  not  seriously  interfere 
with  his  regular  parish  duties. 

Nov.  JO,  V.  The  Rector  read  a  paper  to  the  Vestry,  stat- 
ing the  general  condition  of  the  Parish  ;  its  finances,  growth, 
and  prospects,  giving  his  views  and  suggestions  as  to  its 
present  and  future  wants.  After  a  very  general  discussion 
of  the  subject,  the  meeting  adjourned. 

1886. 

Jan.  2j,  V.  The  Rector  and  Wardens  were  appointed 
to  prepare  some  plan  for  a  better  arrangement  at  com- 
munion services. 

The  object  of  this  was  to  prevent  a  gathering  on  the 
platform  at  the  administration  of  the  Holy  Communion. 
Instead  of  a  simultaneous  leaving  of  the  pews  by  the 
communicants,  it  was  recommended  (as  the  accommoda- 
tions were  sufficient  for  twelve  only  at  one  time)  that  four 
only  from  eacli  aisle  should  leave  their  seats,  and  should 
return  from  the  north  and  south  sides.  The  plan  was 
thoroughly  explained  by  Mr.  Nichols,  and  worked  well 
for  a  short  time ;  but  soon  the  platform  was  as  badly 
crowded  as  ever.  A  second  explanation  after  a  few 
months,  was  followed  by  an  improvement,  but  soon  the 
communicants  had  their  own  way,  and  the  dignity  and 
solemnity  of  the  sacrament  remains  much  impaired  to 
this  day. 

The  introduction  of  a  Vested  Choir  was  not  effected 
without  considerable  discussion  of  a  friendly  character, 
but  all  objections  Avere  quieted,  if  not  removed,  and  soon 
a  very  general  consent  was  given  to  the  new  arrangement. 

Fc/k  6,  V.  Voted,  unanimously  by  the  Vestry,  that  the 
music  for  the  ensuing  year,  for  morning  and  evening  services, 
be  furnished  by  a  Vested  Choir,  at  a  cost  to  the  Parish  not 


niPORTAXT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  467 

to  exceed  one  thousand  dollars  ;  and  the  music  committee 
are  ordered  to  make  necessary  arrangements  to  carry  the 
same  into  effect. 

April  26^  P.  Mr.  L.  B.  Goodman  stated  that  he  had  in- 
sured the  Memorial  Paintings,  or  Decorations,  which  he  had 
presented  to  the  Church,  in  the  name  of  the  Parish,  and 
delivered  the  policy  into  the  Treasurer's  hands.  He  trusted 
that  in  case  of  destruction  by  fire,  the  Parish  would  feel 
obligated  to  replace  them. 

These  two  memorial  paintings  on  canvas,  by  Messrs. 
Heaton,  Butler,  &  Bayne,  London,  are  memorials  of  the 
wife  and  children  of  Mr.  L.  B.  Goodman,  long  a  valuable 
member  and  officer  of  the  Parish.  The  subject  of  the 
painting  on  the  south  side  of  the  chancel  arch  is  "  Christ 
healing  the  Blind,"  and  is  peculiarly  fitting  to  the  case  of 
Mrs.  Goodman.  The  subject  for  the  north  side  is  "  Christ 
blessing  little  children."  There  are  five  shown  in  the 
group. 

1887. 
Resignation  of  Mr.  Nichols. 

April  II.  The  following  communication  was  received 
from  the  Rector : 

To  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  Annual  Meeting  Assembled : 

Gentlemen,  —  It  becomes  my  duty  to  make  the  formal 
announcement  to  you  of  my  acceptance  of  a  call  which  has 
come  to  me  from  another  Parish,  to  take  effect  Trinity  Sun- 
day, the  fifth  day  of  the  coming  month  of  June. 

This  announcement  is  the  result  of  an  anxious  and  pro- 
longed consideration  of  the  many  questions  involved  in  the 
important  matter  upon  which  it  bears,  in  all  the  perplexities 
of  which  it  has  been  my  constant  aim  and  prayer  to  have  it 
shown  me,  from  a  high  and  far-reaching  outlook,  how  I  could 
best  serve  God  in  my  othce,  to  the  glory  of  His  name,  and  the 
edification  of  His  Church. 

I  know  no  words  which  could  convey  to  you  the  ache  of 
heart  with  which  I  am  to  sever  the  relations  which  I  have 


468  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

had  with  Christ  Church  as  its  Rector.  The  most  impres- 
sionable decade  of  my  life  has  been  spent  in  this  Rectorship, 
and  its  work  and  its  warm  attachments  have  moulded  and 
shaped  my  ministry  for  all  future  years.  The  work  has  been 
blessed  in  a  way  which  has  abundantly  justified  the  reliance 
upon  the  siifficiency  of  God's  grace,  which  I  expressed  to  you 
in  my  letter  accepting  the  Rectorship  ten  years  ago,  and  this 
in  spite  of  infirmity,  and  imperfection  in  iny  ministr)^  for 
which,  as  I  realize  them,  I  earnestly  pray  God  may  not  call 
me  to  account. 

The  warm  attachment  to  this  House  of  God,  which  you 
have  beautified  and  enlarged,  and  helped  me  use  for  the  daily 
worship  and  weekly  communion  of  God's  Church,  to  these 
rooms,  and  the  devoted  workers  who  have  made  them  a  busy 
workshop  for  good  ;  to  your  homes  into  the  joys  and  sorrows 
of  which,  as  well  as  into  the  welcome  of  which  my  Pastorate 
has  carried  me  ;  to  the  Rectory  which  you  have  provided,  and 
around  which  you  have  built  up  so  many  associations  of  tm- 
ceasing  kindness  and  thoughtfulness  ;  to  your  Wardens  and 
Vestry  who  have  done  so  much  for  the  trust  you  have  com- 
mitted to  them,  and  have  been  so  helpful  and  considerate  to 
me  all  these  years,  my  attachment  to  all  these  has  given  me 
a  happiness  which  has  become  a  part  of  my  being.  It  re- 
mains for  me  to  add  to  the  above  announcement,  that  I 
hereby  resign  my  Rectorship  of  Christ  Church  Parish,  to 
take  effect  the  first  day  of  June  next. 

The  Bishop  of  the  Diocese,  at  my  request,  has  authorized 
for  use  at  the  services,  a  prayer  for  right  guidance  in  the 
selection  of  a  fit  person  to  take  up  this  weighty  charge. 
Praying  that  God  will  send  such  an  one,  and  carry  to  still 
greater  realization  in  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  Parish 
that  resurrection  life  of  our  Lord  which  Eastertide  teaches, 
I  am,  very  sincerely  yours, 

William  F.  Nichols. 
Christ  Church  Rectory,  Hartford. 

Motiday  in  Easter-iveek,  Apr.  ii,  18S7. 
Voted,  That  the  resignation   of  the   Rector  be  accepted, 
with  regret,  and  that  a  committee  of  three,  consisting  of  Dr. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  469 

G.  W.  Russell,  L.  B.  Goodman,  and  Charles  J.  Hoadly  be  ap- 
pointed to  draft  suitable  resolutions  to  be  presented  to  the 
Rector. 

May  10,  P.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  be 
requested  to  select  a  person  to  be  recommended  as  Rector, 
to  the  Parish,  and  report. 

The  committee  appointed  to  draft  resolutions,  and 
present  the  same  to  the  Rector,  reported,  and  the  resolu- 
tions were  accepted  and  were  ordered  on  record. 

It  having  been  stated  that  there  were  possible  encroach- 
ments on  the  Parish  property  in  the  rear  of  the  Chapel, 
and  disturbances  by  various  persons  being  often  noticed, 
it  was  — 

Voted,  That  the  matter  be  referred  to  the  Wardens  and 
Vestry,  and  that  they  be  requested  to  take  such  action  as 
they  may  deem  necessary  to  protect  the  property  of  the 
Parish,  and  preserve  order  and  quiet  about  the  Church. 

Hartford,  April  20th,  1887. 
To  the  Rev.  William  F.  Nichols,  Rector  of  Christ  Church. 

The  Parish  at  its  annual  meeting-  on  the  evening  of  Easter 
Monday  voted  to  receive  your  resignation,  but  with  regret. 
This  simple  resolve  but  feebly  expresses  the  true  sentiment 
of  its  members.  It  was  left,  however,  to  its  committee 
to  state  more  formally  the  universal  feeling  of  regret 
that  you  felt  compelled  to  leave  us  when  your  services 
here  for  a  period  of  ten  years  have  been  so  very  acceptable 
and  have  been  productive  of  so  much  good.  The  energy 
with  which  you  have  prosecuted  your  work,  and  especially 
the  very  evident  conscientiousness  with  which  it  has  been 
entered  upon,  has  not  only  endeared  you  to  the  people  of  our 
Parish,  and  the  Church  in  our  city,  but  to  the  community  in 
general.  That  the  work  is  not  completed  fully,  is  a  source  of 
regret  to  us  ;  that  it  has  been  a  great  labor  to  you  is  apparent 
enough. 

We  most  heartily  wish  you  a  complete  success  in  another 
field,  in  which  every  parishioner  will  join  us,  and  trust  that 


470  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

God's   goodness   and   mercy  will   give   you   many  years   of 
happiness,  in  striving  for  the  good  of  your  fellow  men. 

We  can  only  hope  that  your  personal  relations  will  be  as 
pleasant  and  profitable  for  them  as  they  have  been  with  all 
of  us. 

It  is  a  cause  of  congratulation  to  us,  and  of  great  com- 
mendation to  you  and  your  family,  that  the  ten  years  which 
you  have  spent  in  Hartford  as  our  Rector  have  been  years 
of  mutual  happiness  and  interest  in  Church  work. 

The  harmony  and  good  feeling  existing  in  the  Parish  is 
mostly  due  to  your  own  untiring  and  unselfish  devotions. 
With  much  esteem,'  we  are  for  the  Parish, 

Respectfully, 
GuRDON  W,  Russell, 
Lorenzo  B.  Goodman, 
Charles  J.  Hoadly, 

Committee. 

May  II,  V.  A  committee  of  three,  consisting  of  Dr.  G.  W., 
Russell,  George  Beach,  and  Charles  J.  Hoadly  were 
appointed  by  ballot  to  select  a  candidate  for  Rector,  and 
recommend  to  the  Vestry. 

Voted,  That  the  Rev.  Mr.  Beeman  be  engaged  for  the 
present  as  Minister  in  charge,  and  the  matter  of  compensa- 
tion be  left  with  the  Wardens,  also  the  number  of  ser- 
vices on  the  Sabbath  and  during  the  week. 

June  28,  V.  Voted,  That  permission  be  given  to  the 
friends  of  the  late  Mrs.  Lydia  Huntley  Sigourney,  to  erect 
a  Tablet  to  her  memory  on  the  wall  of  the  Church,  under 
the  supervision  of  the  Vestry  of  the  Parish. 

A  brief  narration  of  the  chief  events  in  the  history  of 
the  Parish,  to  the  present  time,  is  all  that  I  feel  called 
tipon  to  undertake.  This  is  rendered  now  the  more  un- 
necessary, because  they  are  recently  in  our  memory,  and 
therefore  are  not  properly  matters  of  historical  comment. 

August  J.  Rev.  John  S.  Lindsay,  D.D.,  of  Georgetown, 
U.  C,  was  chosen  as  Rector,  but  declined. 


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IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  47 1 

A^ov.  6.  Rev.  Floyd  W.  Tomkins,  of  Calvary  Church, 
N.  Y.,  was  chosen  Rector,  and  entered  iipon  his  duties  Jan- 
uary r,  1888. 

Dec.  JO,  V.  The  Rev.  Allen  E.  Beeman  was  thanked  for 
the  faithful  and  able  manner  in  which  he  had  discharged  the 
diities  of  ]\Iinister  in  Charge  of  the  Parish. 

1888. 

Feb.  2g,  V.  Plans  of  Choir  Stalls  were  submitted,  the  ex- 
pense of  which  was  paid  Ijy  Miss  Alice  Taintor. 

April  2,  P.  The  Rev.  J.  J.  Burd,  upon  nomination  of  the 
Rector,  was  accepted  as  Assistant  Minister. 

The  thanks  of  the  Parish  were  tendered  to  Dr.  G.  W. 
Russell,  for  his  services  as  Senior  Warden. 

Oct.  £?,  V.  A  proposal  for  placing  a  Reredos  in  the  Chan- 
cel of  the  Chapel,  in  memory  of  Miss  Mary  Goodwin,  was 
accepted. 

1889. 

Jan.  14,  V.  The  Rector  reported  that  the  subscriptions 
to  the  Organ  Fund,  amounted  to  $2,200;  requiring-  but  six 
hundred  dollars  to  be  raised  to  complete  the  amount  needed, 
Mr.  James  J.  Goodwin  having  pledged  the  additional  funds 
required  to  procure  a  six  thousand  dollar  organ  and  any 
additional  expense  involved  in  placing  the  organ  in  the 
Church.  The  old  organ  was  to  be  sold  at  not  less  than  five 
hundred  dollars. 

V.  Oct.  21.  Voted,  That  the  Vestry  endorse  the  action  of 
the  Rector  in  appointing  a  Mission  to  be  held  in  Christ 
Church,  in  Advent,  and  agree  to  assist  him  by  all  means  in 
their  power. 

V.  Nov.  II.  The  Rector  reported  that  the  new  Organ 
was  entirely  paid  for,  and  the  receipts  were  in  the  hands  of 
the  Treasurer. 

1890. 

Feb.  10,  V.     The   committee   appointed  to  draft  suitable 

resolutions  on  the  death  of  Mr.  L.  B.  Goodman,  reported  — 

Whereas,  It   has   pleased   Almighty  God  to  remove  our 


472  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Junior  Warden,  Lorenzo  B.  Goodman,  who  has  been  identi- 
fied with  the  interests  of  this  Parish  for  many  years,  and  has 
held  the  office  of  Vestryman,  or  Warden,  since  the  year  1868, 
it  is 

Resolved.,  That  it  is  not  meet  that  the  death  of  our  asso- 
ciate should  be  passed  without  proper  notice  by  us  who  have 
been  united  with  him  in  the  responsibilities  of  this  parish. 
Long  connected  with  it,  he  has  been  a  member  loyal  to  its 
interests,  as  Vestryman  faithful  in  his  responsibilities,  as  a 
Christian  sincere  and  devout  in  his  worship.  The  many 
years  in  which  he  has  served  as  one  of  our  Wardens,  have 
been  years  in  which  great  changes  have  occurred  in  the 
Parish,  both  in  loss  of  many  of  its  members  by  removal  and 
by  death,  and  in  those  other  changes  which  occur  from  the 
pressure  of  business  relations,  and  the  introduction  of  new 
elements  in  population.  Through  all  these  stages  of  growth 
and  depression,  Mr.  Goodman  has  remained  a  faithful  at- 
tendant at  Christ  Church,  and  more  interested  than  ever,  for 
there  seemed  to  be  a  work  for  him  to  do.  He  remained 
among  a  few  of  the  older  members  of  the  Parish,  who  still 
linger  a  little  longer,  who  though  proud  of  the  past,  are  not 
unmindful  of  the  future.  His  quiet  ways,  his  unobtrusive 
manners,  his  genuine  benevolence,  his  ready  willingness  to 
engage  in  any  good  work,  his  hearty  sympathy,  and  his  gen- 
erous aid  in  whatever  promised  for  the  furtherance  of 
Christ's  kingdom  on  earth,  will  long  be  remembered  by  us 
who  have  known  him,  and  dutifully  cherish  his  virtues. 
The  Parish  is  much  indebted  to  him,  not  alone  for  what  he 
gave  of  his  substance,  but  for  the  glorious  example  of  a  meek 
and  c|uiet  spirit,  which  is  a  large  part  of  true  godliness. 

Resohcd^  That  we  desire  in  this  manner  to  express  and  to 
leave  upon  record,  a  testimonial  of  our  high  appreciation  of 
his  character  as  a  man,  and  a  Christian. 

March  20,  V.  An  informal  report  of  the  Treasurer  was 
read  by  Mr.  S.  B.  Curtis,  Assistant  Treasurer,  showing  a 
very  favorable  condition  of  the  finances,  considering  the 
extra  necessary  outlays  for  the  current  year. 

P.  April  7.     Two  thousand  dollars  was  appropriated  for 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  473 

the  music  and  one  thousand  dollars  for  the  salary  of  Rev. 
Robert  Harris,  Assistant  Minister  for  the  ensuing  year. 

F.  The  Rector  read  a  letter  from  Mrs.  Lucy  M.  Good- 
win, proposing  to  give  $6,000,  in  trust,  to  the  Parish,  the  in- 
terest to  be  paid  to  the  Open  Hearth  Mission.  The  Trust 
was  accepted,  and  Wm.  L.  Matson  and  Edward  M.  Bunce 
were  appointed  Trustees.  See  Report  on  Funds  of  the  Parish, 
p.  140. 

Sept.  21,  V.  At  a  special  meeting  the  following  minute 
was  offered  and  passed. 

It  is  with  unfeigned  sorrow  that  the  "Wardens  and  Vestry 
have  learned  of  the  death  of  ]\Irs.  Lucy  M.  Goodwin,  for 
over  fifty  years  a  faithful  member  of  this  Parish.  During 
this  long  period  she  was  constant  in  her  attendance  at 
Church,  showing  by  example  her  love  for  its  services,  and 
how  strongly  she  regarded  her  duties  and  obligations.  She 
was  not  content  to  do  the  work  which  was  appointed  for  her 
in  the  various  organizations  of  the  Parish  and  town,  but 
supplemented  them  by  personal  counsels  and  gifts,  which 
showed  how  sincere  and  heartfelt  she  was  in  all  her  under- 
takings; her  sympathy  went  with  her  in  all  her  works.  Her 
kindness,  her  gentleness  of  speech  and  manner,  her  loving 
graciousness,  her  friendly  converse  and  excellent  sense, 
made  her  a  true  gentlewoman,  and  an  earnest  servant  of 
God.  What  noble  conceptions  of  duty  had  this  woman  all 
the  days  of  her  life!  It  was  a  fountain  which  flows  steadily 
from  season  to  season,  from  year  to  year,  without  interrup- 
tion. 

The  talents  given  her  by  her  Heavenly  Father,  were 
faithfully  employed;  not  merely  because  her  hand  was  well 
filled,  but  because  her  heart  was  inclined  towards  the  things 
which  are  good.  This  Parish  has  especial  cause  to  remem- 
ber her  for  her  generous  gifts,  and  especiall}^  for  her  Chris- 
tian example,  which  was  constantly  set  before  us.  Her 
attendance  upon  public  worship  was  a  religious  duty,  which 
was  accompanied  by  a  daily  life  of  marked  equanimity,  and 
service  of  her  Master,  for  nearly  four  score  of  years.  We 
mav   well  bless   God   that    so   faithful   a  servant  has  lived 


474  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

amongst  us.  "  She  stretched  out  her  hand  to  the  poor,  yea 
she  reacheth  forth  her  hands  to  the  needy.  She  openeth  her 
mouth  with  wisdom,  and  in  her  tongue  is  the  law  of  kindness." 

Nov.  lo,  V.     The  Rector  read  the  following  letter  : 

October  i,  1890. 
My  Dear  Mr.  Tomkins  : 

You  will  recollect  our  conversation  about  the  end  window 
in  the  south  gallery  of  Christ  Church. 

It  is  our  wish  to  place  there  a  memorial  of  our  mother, 
worthy  of  her,  and  the  Church.  To  do  this  properly  may 
require  some  new  mullions,  tracery,  etc.  :  and  I  write  there- 
fore to  ask  through  yoti,  permission  of  the  Vestry,  to  make 
such  alterations,  and  to  put  in  such  glass  at  our  sole  expense, 
to  carry  into  effect  this  wish.  At  the  same  time  we  should 
be  glad  to  know  if  we  are  at  liberty  to  choose  any  subject  for 
the  window  in  keeping  with  the  character  of  the  edifice. 

Yours  sincerely, 

James  J.  Goodwin. 

Voted,  That  the  Vestry  thankfully  accept  the  proposition 
submitted  by  James  J.  Goodwin,  and  the  Rev.  Francis  Good- 
win, to  erect  a  Memorial  to  their  mother,  Mrs.  Lucy  M. 
Goodwin  ;  and  permission  is  hereby  given  them  to  place  such 
Memorial  in  the  west  window  of  the  Church,  and  to  make 
such  alterations  therein,  as  may  be  necessary  to  the  proper 
carrying  out  of  their  design  and  purpose. 

Junius  S.  Morgan  was  born  in  West  vSpringfield,  Mass., 
April  13,  1 8 14,  and  came  to  Hartford  with  liis  father, 
Joseph  Morgan,  in  1817.  He  was  engaged  here  in  exten- 
sive dry  goods  business  from  1836  to  1851,  when  he 
removed  to  Boston,  and  was  in  the  same  business  until 
1854.  He  then  went  to  England  and  was  a  partner  with 
George  Peabody  for  several  years,  and  after  Mr.  Pea- 
body's  death  continued  the  banking  business  for  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  He  was  married  to  Juliet,  daughter 
of  Rev.  John  Pierpont,  May  2,  1836. 

His  name  is  entered  as  a  member  of  the  Parish  in  1839. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Vestry  from    1845   to   1849,  was 


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IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  475 

frequently  appointed  upon  committees,  and  ever  mani- 
fested much  interest  in  parochial  matters.  He  was  a 
business  man  in  the  strictest  sense,  quick  in  his  percep- 
tions, honorable  in  his  dealings,  and  pleasant  in  his 
manners.  He  was  frank,  considerate,  and  direct,  and 
possessed  that  factor  of  greatness  which  enables  a  man  to 
express  his  ideas  without  a  superfluity  of  words.  Few 
men  have  gone  out  from  this  town  who  have  borne  a 
better  character  for  uprightness  and  ability  in  his  special 
calling  than  our  friend,  who  is  pleasantly  remembered  by 
many  now  living.  He  died  at  Monte  Carlo,  April  8,  1890, 
and  was  laid  at  rest  in  Cedar  Hill  Cemetery,  in  this  town, 
where  other  members  of  his  family  are  buried. 

Voted,  That  the  Rector,  and  Messrs.  Ellis  and  Tracy  be 
appointed  a  committee,  to  locate  a  suitable  place  for  the  new 
Font  to  be  put  in,  with  power  to  act. 

1891. 

March  12,  V.  A  letter  was  read  from  the  Rector,  re- 
signing his  charge  of  the  Parish,  to  take  effect  ]\Iay  ist. 

The  treasurer  reported  that  he  had  received  two  hundred 
dollars  from  the  executor  of  the  estate  of  the  late  L.  B. 
Goodman,  the  income  of  the  same  to  be  used  for  insuring 
the  pictures  placed  in  the  Church  by  him. 

March  2j,  P.  The  letter  of  Mr.  Tomkins  containing  his 
resignation  was  read ;  it  was  accepted,  and  flattering  testi- 
monials were  given  "  of  his  zeal,  industry,  and  ability." 

The  Wardens  and  Vestry  were  requested  to  select  a 
person  to  be  recommended  to  the  Parish  as  Rector. 

Sept.  j6,  r.  Rev.  Mr.  Hensell  was  requested  to  remain  in 
the  performance  of  his  present  duties,  at  a  salary  of  $1,500 
per  annum. 

Oct.  28.  P.  The  Vestry  had  recommended  the  Rev. 
Lindall  Winthrop  Salstonstall  as  Rector,  and  upon  ballot  he 
was  chosen. 


476  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

1892. 

March  2,  J\  Mr.  Hensell  resigned  his  position  as  Assist- 
ant Minister. 

Fofed,  That  Mrs.  Mary  I.  B.  Russell  be  permitted  to 
place  a  Memorial  Tablet  upon  such  part  of  the  north  wall 
of  the  Church,  as  she  may  select  for  that  purpose,  as  a 
memorial  of  her  father,  Dr.  Samuel  Barwick  Beresford,  and 
her  mother,  Mary  vStuart  Beresford. 

Aj>ri7  /c?,  P.  The  selection  of  the  Rev.  James  P.  Faucon, 
as  Assistant  Minister,  was  agreed  to. 

1893. 

April  J.  A  letter  was  received  from  Mr.  James  J.  Good- 
win notifying  the  Parish  that  he  held  in  trust  the  sum  of 
$30,000,  the  gift  of  the  late  Mary  Jennette  Keney,  the 
income  to  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  the  Parish.  Reference 
to  this  Fund,  with  the  letter  of  Mr.  Goodwin,  is  made  in  the 
report  of  the  committee  on  the  Funds  of  the  Parish,  p.  141. 
Thanks  were  voted  for  the  gift  of  this  Fund,  and  the  letter 
of  Mr.  Goodwin  was  ordered  to  be  entered  on  the  records  of 
the  Parish, 

May  2,  V.  After  considerable  discussion  on  the  Trust 
Funds  now  held  by  this  Parish,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Goodwin  it 
was  — 

Voted^  That  a  committee  of  four  members  of  the  Vestr)^ 
be  appointed,  with  power  to  index  the  parish  minutes,  to 
extract  all  the  votes  of  importance,  and  to  make  an  abstract 
of  the  Trusts  of  this  Parish,  from  the  Records. 

Dr.  G.  W.  Russell,  W.  L.  Matson,  J.  M.  Taylor,  and  H.  H. 
HoUister  were  appointed. 

July  ir,  V.  Voted,  That  the  Wardens  and  Treasiirer  be 
requested  to  present  to  the  Vestry  a  detailed  report  of  all  the 
trust  funds  of  the  Parish,  now  in  their  hands,  with  a  list  of 
the  securities  in  which  they  are  invested. 

1894. 

Jan.  p,  V.  Five  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  were  presented 
t(j  the  Parish  to  complete  the  Chauncey  Fund.     Mr.  J.  Pier- 


nrroRTAXT  votes  and  comments.  477 

pont  Morgan  of  New  York,  presented  a  large  copy  of  the 
Revised  Book  of  Common  Prayer. 

Voted,  That  Dr.  Russell  be  requested  to  superintend  the 
work  of  completing  the  historical  record  of  the  Church  from 
the  date  it  was  left  by  Dr.  Hoadly. 

April  2,  P.  The  votes  passed  by  the  Vestry,  to  be  found 
in  the  Report  on  the  Trust  Funds  of  the  Parish,  p.  151,  were 
ordered  to  be  incorporated  in  the  minutes  of  the  meeting. 

1895. 

April  ij.  There  only  remains  to  be  mentioned  a  brief 
sketch  of  the  proceedings  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Parish.  The  usual  officers  were  chosen.  Mr.  Matson  had 
previously  resigned  as  Treasurer,  and  Mr.  S.  B.  Ciirtis  was 
chosen  in  his  place.  The  Rector  read  his  report  of  the 
Benevolent  offerings.  A  letter  from  Mr.  Parsons,  President 
of  the  Security  Company,  was  read,  and  also  a  statement 
concerning  the  two  Northam  Funds.  The  reports  of  the 
Trustees  of  the  Adams  Fund,  of  the  Chauncey  Fund,  and  of 
the  Lucy  M.  Goodwin  Fund  were  presented  and  accepted. 
The  resignation  of  E.  M.  Bunce,  as  one  of  the  Trustees  of 
the  latter  Fund,  was  accepted,  and  the  usual  appropriations 
were  made. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  the  history  of  the  Parish  for  the 
last  dozen  years  has  been  but  briefly  sketched.  It  be- 
longs to  a  future  historian  to  develop  it  more  minutely 
than  is  proper  at  the  present  time.  It  onh'  remains  to 
impress  upon  all  those  who  are  transacting  the  business 
of  the  Parish  a  more  careful  preservation  of  all  docu- 
ments, papers,  bills,  subscription  papers,  or  whatever  ma}" 
relate  to  its  history ;  and,  further,  that  these  should  be 
immediately  passed  over  to  the  proper  keeper  of  the  same 
for  preservation.  Clearly  kept  accounts,  faithful  records, 
and  complete  files  of  papers  are  as  essential  inaterials  of 
history,  in  a  minor  degree,  for  a  parish,  as  well  as  for  a 
town  or  nation. 

In  bringing  to  a  conclusion  this  contribution  to  a  his- 


4/8  CHRIST    CIIURCIT,    IIARTKORD. 

tory  of  the  Parish,  one  cannot  avoid  considering  the 
differences  which  exist  between  its  past  and  present  con- 
dition. These  are  due  to  the  influences  which  have  ex- 
isted in  many  other  places,  which  have  either  driven  the 
churches  out  of  existence,  or  have  much  impaired  their 
usefulness.  This  must  ever  be  the  case  when  the  popu- 
lation has  removed  to  a  distance  by  the  pressure  of  busi- 
ness interests,  which  has  left  no  proper  clientage  for  sup- 
port or  continuance.  It  is  a  dumb  show  for  Christian 
worship  when  there  are  no  worshipers  in  attendance. 
Whatever  claims  may  be  made,  however,  for  the  continu- 
ance of  consecrated  houses,  it  should  be  remembered  that 
the  holy  spirit  of  reverence  which  we  entertain  for  them 
is  violated  not  alone  by  their  closure,  but  by  allowing 
them  to  fall  into  decay  by  our  neglect.  They  were 
erected  for  our  religious  instruction,  and  for  the  public 
worship  of  Almighty  God.  When  these  conditions  no 
longer  exist,  and  their  influence  can  no  longer  be  exerted, 
it  is  a  question  whether  they  add  to  the  increase  of  true 
religion,  but  do  not,  on  the  contrary,  give  the  unbeliever 
cause  for  reproach. 

But  our  Parish  is  in  no  such  despairing  state.  Its 
early  beginnings  were  in  the  hands  of  a  few  earnest  men, 
who  labored  and  spent  for  many  years  under  great  diffi- 
culties, sacrifices,  and  oppositions.  The  Congregational, 
or  "  orthodox  "  body,  was  supreme  in  the  land,  and  those 
outside  of  it  were  not  regarded  with  much  consideration. 
It  was  only  by  a  union  of  these  latter  with  a  political 
party  that  a  more  liberal  sentiment  was  established,  and 
the  Episcopal  Church  was  allowed  an  opportunity  for  an 
abundant  increase.  The  cause  of  true  religion  has  suf- 
fered nothing  thereby,  and  it  is  a  matter  of  congratula- 
tion that  so  much  of  our  Liturgy  and  of  special  services 
in  our  Book  of  Common  Prayer  have  now  become  famil- 
iar, and  been  adopted  by  the  religious  bodies  around  us. 
We  ought  not  to  complain  of  a  partial  use  of  our  services. 


IMPORTANT   VOTES   AND   COMMENTS.  479 

but  rather  thank  God  that  other  worshipers  are  willing 
to  accept  so  much.  When  we  think  of  the  wonderful 
changes  which  have  taken  place  since  the  first  Episcopal 
Church  was  built  in  Hartford,  now  just  one  hundred 
years,  we  may  justly  look  for  still  greater  and  more  ex- 
tended ones  in  the  century  to  come,  and  pray  for  a  more 
perfect  unity  of  all  Christian  men  in  religious  belief  and 
work. 

Anyone  who  reads  carefully  this  record  will  see  how 
this  Parish  has  labored  under  pecuniary  difficulties,  and 
how  much  is  due  to  the  generous  consideration  of  com- 
paratively a  few  individuals.  In  saying  this,  the  aggre- 
gate of  the  smaller  sums  given  b}^  the  many  should  not 
be  overlooked  ;  the  earnest  zeal  and  the  willing  hand  of 
the  possessors  of  a  few  talents  have  had  their  full  share 
in  bringing  this  Parish  to  whatever  of  position  and  use- 
fulness it  has  attained.  The  spirit  which  has  animated 
all  must  still  be  continued,  and  we  must  show  to  the  world 
that  our  Church  is  the  Church  for  the  poor,  as  well  as  for 
the  rich. 

During  the  one  hundred  years  of  the  existence  of  this 
Parish  we  have  had  an  unusual  number  of  able  men  as  its 
Rectors.  Though  the  longest  period  of  service  of  any  one 
has  been  only  thirteen  3'ears.  yet  there  were  causes  for 
their  removal  which  in  no  manner  affected  their  efficienc}' 
or  the  love  and  esteem  of  the  parishioners.  Five  of  them 
have  been  or  are  now  Bishops  in  the  Church,  enterprising, 
pious,  and  devoted  successors  of  the  Apostles.  Of  the 
fifteen  Rectors  we  may  truthfully  say,  that  all  have  labored 
to  do  their  duty  faithfully,  and  in  the  fear  of  God.  If  an}' 
of  them  found  it  convenient  to  leave  us,  under  a  "  gentle 
pressure,"  the  cause  has  been  quite  as  much  due  to  the 
temper  of  the  Parish  as  it  has  been  to  themselves  ;  not  one 
of  all  these  g-entlemen  has  failed  in  remainino;  faithful  to 
the  Church,  with  the  exception  of  the  first  Rector,  who 
left  it  of  his  own  accord. 


480  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  Churclimanship  of  the  Parish  has  been  a  fair  rep- 
resentative of  the  Churchmanship  of  the  Diocese.  It 
loves  the  Book  of  Common  Prayer,  and  adheres  to  the 
"  doctrine,  discipline,  and  worship"  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  Church.  It  has  carefully  avoided  the  extremes 
which  have  characterized  some  parishes ;  it  has  had,  in  all 
the  hundred  years  of  its  existence,  no  serious  dissensions 
in  regard  to  doctrine  or  ceremonies,  but  has  pursued  its 
middle  way  in  peace  and  quietness.  It  is  not  boasted  that 
its  service  to  God  and  its  duty  to  man  has  been  larger 
or  more  faithful  than  that  of  other  Christian  bodies  in  the 
city,  but  it  is  charitably  hoped  that  it  can  give  a  good 
account  of  its  stewardship  to  the  Divine  Master  at  last. 

When  it  is  stated  that,  at  the  erection  of  the  present 
Church  building  in  1829,  a  majority  of  the  parishioners 
lived  upon  Main  street,  or  between  Main  street  and  the 
Connecticut  river,  and  that  comparatively  a  few  only  now 
reside  in  these  localities,  we  can  easily  understand  how 
much  has  been  effected  by  a  change  of  population.  A 
different  class  of  people,  largely  of  foreign  origin,  occupy 
their  places ;  trade,  occupations,  and  habits  are  entirely 
different.  Much  remains  to  be  done  before  the  assimila- 
tion is  complete,  and  the  energetic,  thrifty,  and  intelligent 
American  citizen  is  formed.  This  work  calls  loudly  upon 
us,  and  needs  our  most  serious  consideration.  Though 
reduced  in  numbers,  yet  with  its  endowments,  and  a  faith- 
ful band  of  intelligent  and  zealous  members,  the  Parish 
can  still  be  successfully  sustained,  and  enabled  to  do  its 
full  share  of  duty.  There  is  no  need  for  sensational 
devices,  or  extravagances  in  worship,  either  for  sustaining- 
it  or  extending  its  work.  This  is  altogether  outside  of 
its  traditions,  or  of  any  necessity,  nor  is  it  complimentary 
to  men  of  sense  that  the  undertaken  work  should  be  so 
covered  up  by  secular  devices,  or  alluring  amusements, 
that  it  is  difficult  to  see  where  the  religious  part  of  it 
comes  in.    -It  is  possible  that  the  linking  of  the  world 


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IMPORTANT  VOTES   AND   COMMENTS. 


481 


and  religion  together  has  had  something  to  do  with  the 
absence  of  so  many  from  the  public  worship  of  God. 

There  was  never  a  time  when  the  truths  of  the  Bible 
should  be  inore  forcibly  presented  than  the  present.  If 
Christians  are  in  earnest  they  should  be  more  aggressive 
and  confident  in  their  work  ;  it  is  folly  to  waste  our  ener- 
gies in  refuting  the  arguments  or  sayings  of  idle  men, 
who  have  nothing  new  to  say,  and  only  repeat  what  has 
already  been  repeated.  It  is  well  to  consider  that  some 
things  have  been  established,  and  that  the  religion  of 
Christ  is  one  of  them. 

The  old,  old  story  is  still  interesting  to  men,  and  will 
draw  them  together  in  crowds,  if  it  is  presented  with 
faithfulness  and  energy.  It  is  not  given  to  every  one  to 
do  this  work  successful!}'-,  for  there  are  diversities  of  gifts 
in  this  as  in  other  occupations.  While  some  are  drawn  to  a 
serious  consideration  of  their  duty  by  the  mild  pleadings 
of  a  St.  John,  there  are  others  who  need  the  vigorous 
teachings  of  a  Paul ;  the  quiet  example  of  a  holy  life 
will  bear  its  fruit  with  some,  while  line  upon  line  and  pre- 
cept upon  precept  are  needed  for  the  conviction  of  others. 

There  was  never  a  time  in  this  bustling  world  when 
the  whole  truth  could  be  better  presented  than  the  pres- 
ent. There  was  never  a  better  time  when  the  command 
to  PREACH  THE  WORD  was  more  obligatory  or  more 
hopeful  than  now.  The  wonderful  changes  in  the  condi- 
tions of  men,  which  have  given  us  more  excitements  and 
wordly  desires,  surely  need  the  healthful  restraint  which 
can  only  come  from  an  acknowledgment  of  a  Divine 
Master,  and  of  our  responsibility  to  him.  For  this  all 
Christians  must  pray,  and  that  we  may  be  One,  in  thought 
and  action ;  which  may  the  Good  Lord  grant,  for  his  dear 
Son's  sake. 


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APPENDIX. 


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APPENDIX. 


No.  I. 

Memoranda  respecting  the  old  Church  Lot. 

October  6,  1762.  Charles  Caldwell,  in  consideration  of  ^80  con- 
veyed to  John  Keith,  William  Tiley,  William  Jepson,  Hezekiah 
Marsh,  and  Thomas  Burr,  as  a  committee  of  the  brethren  of  the 
Episcopal  Chm'ch  in  the  town  of  Hartford,  a  piece  of  land  99  ft.  3 
in.  on  Main  St.,  extending  westerly,  the  North  and  South  lines 
being  parallel,  so  as  to  make  exactly  half  an  acre.  —  [Town 
Records,  X,  584. 

July  12,  176s.  John  Keith  and  William  Tiley  quitclaimed 
their  interest  in  the  aforesaid  land  to  Doct.  William  Jepson.  — 
[Town  Records,  XI,  52. 

July  16,  176S.  William  Jepson,  in  consideration  of  ^100  con- 
veyed said  land  by  Warrantee  deed  to  Robert  Sanford  with  the 
stone  lying  thereon. —  [Town  Records,  XII,  3. 

Oct.  S,  lydg.  Robert  Sanford  sold  to  Samuel  Talcott  Jr.  for 
£\6  the  northern  part  of  the  Lot,  containing  16  rods  or  ^V  acre.  — 
[Town  Records,  XII,  244. 

///  June,  1770.  Thomas  Burr  and  the  rest  of  the  members  of 
the  Episcopal  Church  sued  Samuel  Talcott  Jr.  for  tresspass  in 
entering  upon  the  plaintiffs  land,  breaking  down  and  destroying 
the  foundation  of  a  Church,  and  carrying  away  140  loads  of  stone. 
The  case  went  up  to  the  Superior  Court  held  at  Hartford  by 
adjournment  on  the  last  Tuesday  in  December  1771,  when  the 
plaintiffs  recovered  £2>S  damages  and  ^ii,  15-6.  costs.  —  [Records 
Sup.  Court. 

In  Janua?y,  1772.  Thomas  Burr,  etc.  brought  suits  in  the 
County  Court  to  recover  possession  of  the  land  from  Robert  San- 
ford and  Sam'  Talcott  Jr.  The  cases  went  up  to  the  Superior 
Court  held  at  Hartford,  by  adjoui-nment,  on  the  fourth  Tuesday 
of  December  1772,  when  the  plaintiffs  recovered  seizin  and  pos- 
session of  the  land  etc.  —  [Records  County  and  Superior  Courts. 

January  2,  1778.  Sam'  Talcott  Jr.  quit  claimed  to  Robert  San- 
ford the  16  rods  he  had  bought  of  him.  —  [Town  Records,  XIV,  250. 


486  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

January  /j,  1785.  Robert  Sanford  referring  to  Charles  Cald- 
well and  William  Jepson's  deeds,  the  suits  at  law,  and  the  decision 
of  the  General  Assembly  in  Chancery  that  Jepson  had  an  equitable 
lien  of  ^60  on  the  land  which  ought  to  inure  to  Sanford's  benefit, 
and  this  having  been  paid,  quitclaims  the  land  to  William  Adams, 
John  Morgan,  and  John  Thomas  and  the  rest  of  the  associates  and 
professors  of  the  Church  of  England  in  Hartford.  —  [Town 
Records,  XVI,  359. 

No.  2. 
Mr.   Nathan   Starkweather   has  furnished   the  following 
memoranda  and  the  maps  : 

Oct.  6,  1762,  the  Episcopal  society  procured  a  lot  for  a  church 
site  from  Charles  Caldwell  upon  a  lease  of  999  years  (which  was 
equivalent  to  a  purchase),  bounded  east  by  highway,  south  partly 
by  land  of  Samuel  Olcott  and  partly  by  land  of  said  Caldwell,  and 
west  and  north  by  land  of  said  Caldwell,  being  99  feet,  3  inches  on 
highway,  the  same  width  in  the  rear,  the  north  and  south  lines 
being  parallel  and  extending  west  so  far  as  to  make  exactly  half 
an  acre. 

The  parish  erected  this  church  in  1792,  and  retained  their  lot 
until  Aug.  27,  1794,  when  they  conveyed  Section  A  to  David 
Goodwin,  containing  one  rod  and  ^Vu. 

Church  street  seems  to  have  been  laid  out  from  Main  to  Trum- 
bull streets  in  1794,  but  the  land  required  for  it  was  not  conveyed 
to  the  city  until  1798.  On  Dec.  19,  1795,  the  parish  conveyed  Sec- 
tion B  to  Simon  Clark,  "  beginning  at  a  bound  at  the  southwest 
corner  where  the  said  land  adjoins  the  new  opened  street  called 
Church  street,"  etc. 

Oct.  4,  1796,  the  parish  conveyed  Section  C  to  Simon  Clark. 

Previous  to  1807,  Joseph  Lynde  had  acquired  the  property 
north  of  the  church  lot,  also  Section  C  of  the  estate  of  Simon 
Clark. 

Dec.  8,  1807,  the  parish  conveyed  to  Joseph  Lynde  the  north 
portion  of  their  lot,  botmded  south  by  a  line  parallel  with  the 
foundation  of  their  church  and  eight  feet  distant  therefrom,  and 
west  and  north  by  land  of  said  Lynde. 

In  April,  18 10,  Samuel  Tudor  purchased  the  Lynde  property 
north  of  the  church,  and  on  July  31,  18 10,  the  parish  conveyed  to 
him  the  gore  D  E,  4S><  feet  in  length  and  three  feet  wide  at  the 
west  end. 


APPENDIX.  487 

Episcopal  Church  to  Simon  Clark,  Dec.  J(),  1795- 

(Vol.  20,  p.  541.) 

Beginning  at  southwest  corner  of  the  church  lot  at  the  corner 
agreed  upon  as  the  divisional  corner  between  the  church  lot  and 
land  of  Oliver  Ellsworth,  Esq.,  where  the  said  land  adjoins  the 
new  opened  street  called  Church  street,  thence  running  in  the  line 
of  said  land  northerly  to  the  northeast  corner  of  Ellsworth's  land, 
thence  in  the  same  direction  to  the  land  of  David  Goodwin,  thence 
easterly  44  feet  in  line  of  said  land  of  Goodwin,  thence  southerly 
to  the  said  street  to  a  stone,  thence  west  on  line  of  said  street  to 
the  first-mentioned  corner. 

Christ  Church  to  David  Goodwin,  Aug.  2j,  1794. 

A  certain  piece  or  parcel  of  land,  being  part  Episcopal  lot  i^o%- 
rods,  beginning  from  the  north  line  of  said  lot  setting  off  from 
said  Goodwin's  fence  as  it  now  stands,  south  i8|°,  west  24^  links, 
thence  running  south  65^°,  east  64  links,  until  it  intersects  said 
Goodwin's  house  lot,  thence  to  place  of  beginning. 

Episcopal  Church  to  Simon  Clark,  Oct.  4,  1796. 

(Vol.  21,  p.  643.) 

Beginning  on  the  north  line  of  Church  street,  25  feet,  6  inches 
west  of  the  southwest  corner  of  the  church,  and  running  north 
17°,  east  at  right  angles  with  said  Church  street,  76  feet,  thence 
north  66°,  west  51-^  feet,  thence  north  17°,  east  33  feet  to  land  of 
David  Goodwin,  thence  on  a  line  between  said  Goodwin  and  the 
premises  to  land  before  leased  by  said  society  to  said  Clark,  thence 
south  17°  west  to  said  Church  street,  thence  east  56  feet  to  the 
first-mentioned  corner.  Bounded  south  on  Church  street,  east  on 
church  lot,  north  partly  on  land  of  said  society  and  partly  on 
D.  Goodwin's,  and  west  on  land  of  said  Clark. 

Episcopal  Society  to  Joseph  Lyndc,  Dec.  8,  iSoj. 

(Vol.  26,  p.  370.) 

Beginning  at  stake  8  feet  north  of  northeast  corner  of  church 
and  running  west  parallel  with  north  line  of  church  8  feet  distant 
to  land  of  said  Lynde  lot,  thence  north  in  line  of  said  lot  to  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  present  church  lot,  thence  in  a  southeast- 
erly direction  to  the  first-mentioned  corner,  being  a  triangular 
piece,  bounded  east  by  Main  street,  south  on  land  of  said  parish, 
and  west  on  said  Lynde's. 


488  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Christ  Church  to  Samuel  Tudor,  July  ji,  1810. 

(Vol.  29,  p.  268.) 

Beginning  on  Main  street  on  line  of  church  lot,  thence  running 
westerly  48  feet,  6  inches  on  said  line,  thence  southerly  3  feet, 
thence  running  easterly  on  straight  line  48  feet,  six  inches  to  place 
of  beginning.  Bounded  east  on  Main  street,  south  and  west  on 
land  of  said  parish,  north  on  land  of  said  Tudor. 

Christ  Church  to  O.  D.   Cook,  i82g. 

(Vol.  46,  p.  171.) 

On  the  corner  of  Main  and  Church  streets,  bounded  east  on 
Main  street,  53  feet,  5  inches;  south  on  Church  street,  119  feet,  5 
inches ;  west  on  Nathan  Johnson's  land,  52  feet,  7  inches ;  north 
on  Samuel  Tudor's  land  —  north  line  is  as  follows  :  Beginning  on 
Main  street,  53  feet,  5  inches  north  of  south  line  of  said  lot,  thence 
running  west  47  feet,  2  inches  to  a  point  49  feet,  9  inches  north  of 
the  said  line  of  said  lot,  thence  northerly  2  feet,  9  inches,  thence 
westerly  62  feet  9  inches  to  said  Johnson's  land  at  a  point  52  feet, 
7  inches  north  of  said  south  line  of  said  lot. 


C.  Caldwell. 
99  Feet,  3  Inches. 


CM 


99  Feet,  3  Inches- 


Main  Street. 


Simon  Clark,   1  795. 


Simon  Clark,  1796. 
Joseph  Lynde,  1807. 


Main  Street. 


APPENDIX.  491 

No.  3. 

When  the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Funds  was 
presented,  no  copy  of  the  Penal  Bond,  referred  to  in  that  re- 
port, had  been  found,  but  since  that  time  it  has  been  dis- 
covered, and  is  printed  below. 

Copy  of  Penal  Bond. 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents,  that  we  whose  names  are 
hereunto  subscribed,  are  severally  bound  and  holden,  unto  the 
Parish  of  Chi'ist  Church,  located  in  the  City  of  Hartford,  in  the 
penal  sum  of  two  thousand  dollars,  well  and  truly  to  be  paid,  we 
severally  bind  otirselves,  our  heirs,  etc.,  unto  the  said  parish  of 
Christ  Church.  In  witness  whereof  we  have  hereunto  signed  and 
sealed  this  sixteenth  day  of  December,  1828. 

Provided  that  the  condition  of  this  bond  is,  that  each  sub- 
scriber hereunto  complete  and  perform  respectively  the  provisions 
following  according  to  their  tnie  intent  and  meaning,  and  the 
tenor  and  effect  thereof. 

For  that,  whereas  the  said  parish  of  Christ  Church  has  pur- 
chased a  site,  and  erected  thereon  in  part,  a  new  church,  now 
therefore  for  the  sole  and  only  purpose  of  completing  said  new 
church  for  the  use  of  said  Parish,  and  to  procure  a  new  and  better 
Organ  for  said  Church,  this  bond  and  conditions  are  made  and 
executed,  and  that  these  objects  may  be  effected  subscriptions 
may  be  made  hereunto  for  raising  and  creating  stock,  and  may  be 
paid  to  the  Parish  at  any  time  ;  and  shall  be  paid  at  any  time  after 
the  first  day  of  February,  1829,  in  such  instalments,  and  at  such 
times  as  the  Wardens  and  Vestry  of  the  Parish  may  require,  upon 
their  giving  by  the  Clerk  of  the  Parish,  fifteen  days  notice  of  the 
day  and  the  amount  of  payment  required  by  them;  but  said  instal- 
ments shall  be  on  the  whole  subscription  by  equal  per  cent,  on 
each  subscription,  provided  said  instalments  shall  not  be  greater 
than  to  be  equal  to  twenty-five  per  cent.,  once  in  four  months  on 
the  whole  subscription,  commencing  with  and  for  the  first  install 
ment  on  the  second  day  of  February  1829.  And  when  any  sub- 
scriber shall  have  paid  his  whole  subscription,  and  not  before,  the 
said  Parish  of  Christ  Church  shall  become  bound  and  holden  for 
the  repayment  thereof,  with  interest,  to  be  computed  from  the 
payment  of  the  said  instalments  severally,  to  the  first  of  May 
annually.  And  the  claim  of  each  subscriber  upon,  and  the  obliga- 
tion of  the   Parish  to  redeem  said  Stock,  and  pay  the  interest 


492  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

thereon,  shall  be  by  a  Scrip,  in  the  words  and  figures  following, 

viz.  — 

Scrip  No $ 

This  certifies  that  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  City  of 

Hartford,  is  indebted  to in  the  sum 

of    Dollars,   value  received,  towards  building  a 

Church  and  procuring  a  new  Organ,  for  the  use  of  said  Parish, 

which  said  sum  of  Dollars  the  said   Parish  of 

Christ  Church  promises  to  pay  to  said 

or  order,  the  first  day  of  May  1837,  with  interest  on  the  first  day 
of  April  next,  and  interest  annually  thereafter  payable  at  the 
Treasury  of  said  Parish,  reserving  to  said  Parish  the  right  of  pay- 
ing the  same  or  any  part  thereof  at  any  time  after  the  first  day  of 
May  1832,  upon  giving  by  their  Clerk  six  months  notice  of  the 
time  and  sum  to  be  paid,  and  thereupon  at  said  time  said  sum 
shall  be  paid  by  the  said  Parish. 

AVitness,  the  Wardens  and  Treasurer  of  the  said  Parish  of 
Christ  Church,  this day  of 

Provided  this  bond  shall  be  void  unless  the  said  Parish  of 
Christ  Church  shall  on  or  before  the  second  day  of  February  1829, 
ratify  and  confirm  all  the  provisions  in  this  condition  implying  an 
obligation  on  said  Parish  and  unless  fifteen  thousand  dollars  shall 
have  been  subscribed  hereto  and  a  further  pledge  of  the  Rents  of 
the  Pews  and  Slips  in  said  new  Church  be  by  vote  of  the  Parish 
specially  made  as  security  for  the  interest  on  the  aforesaid  vStock 
also.  Each  subscriber  shall  set  against  his  name  the  sum  of  his 
subscription. 

On  the  back  of  said  Stock  scrip  shall  be  printed  the  vote  of  the 
Parish  to  build  and  locate  said  church,  and  to  ratify  and  confirm 
this  instrument,  and  to  pledge  the  rents  of  the  Pews  and  Slips  as 
aforesaid. 

No.  4. 

Copy  of  Church  Scrip. 
"  Scrip  No.  II.  $200. 

"  This  certifies  that  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  city  of  Hart- 
ford, is  indebted  to  Jeremy  Hoadley,  Esq.,  in  the  sum  of  Two  Hundred 
Dollars  value  received,  toward  purchasing  a  site,  building  a  Church,  and 
to  procuring  a  new  organ  for  the  use  of  said  Parish;  which  said  sum  of 
Two  Hundred  Dollars,  the  said  parish  of  Christ  Church  promises  to  pay 
to  said  Jeremy  Hoadley  or  order,  the  first  day  of  May,  1837,  with  interest, 
on  the  first  day  of  April  next,  and  interest  annually  thereafter,  payable 
at  Treasury  of  said  Parish,  reserving  to  said  Parish  the  right  of  paying 


APPENDIX. 


493 


the  same,  or  any  part  thereof,  at  any  time  after  the  first  day  of  May, 

1832,  upon  giving  by  their  clerk,  six  months'  notice  of  the  time  and  sum 

to  be  paid,  and  thereupon,  at  said  time,  such  sum  shall  be  paid  by  said 

Parish. 

"Witness  the  Wardens  and  Treasurer  of  the  said  Parish  of  Christ 

Church,  this  8th  day  of  Sept.,  1828. 

;;  Charles  SiGouRNEV,  )  ^^^,.^,„,_ 
"  Samuel  Tudor,  J 

"  CvpRiAX  Nichols,   Treasurer." 

On  the  reverse  of  this  scrip  is  printed  the  authority  for 
issuing'  the  same,  as  follows: 

"  I'oted,  That  for  the  sole  and  only  purpose  of  erecting  a  new  Church 
for  the  use  of  this  parish,  and  for  procuring  a  new  organ  for  said  Church, 
this  Parish  do  accept  of  a  certain  penal  bond,  dated  the  i6th  day  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1827,  executed  to  this  Parish,  by  Nathaiiiel  S.  IVheaton,  IVil- 
liam  H.  Imlay,  and  others,  hereby  ratifying  and  confirming  all  the  pro- 
visions in  the  conditions  of  said  bond,  implying  an  obligation  on  this 
Parish.     [Passed,  March  20,  1827.] 

"  Voted,  That  the  rents  of  the  pews  and  slips  of  said  new  Church, 
when  completed,  be  and  they  hereby  are  specially  pledged  to  secure  the 
payment  of  the  interest  on  the  stock  created  by  the  conditions  of  said 
bond.     [Passed,  March  20,  1827.] 

"  Voted,  Two-thirds  of  the  members  present  concurring,  that  this 
Parish  do  agree  to  build  a  new  Church,  and  that  the  same  be,  and  hereby 
is  located  on  a  lot  owned  by  Aristarchus  Champion,  Esq.,  bordering  on 
Main  and  Church  streets,  and  on  so  much  of  Leonard  Bacon's  lot  adjoin- 
ing as  may  be  necessary  for  the  purpose.     [Passed,  April  30,  1827.] 

"  The  above  recited  votes  are  true  copies  as  recorded  in  the  book  be- 
longing to  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  the  city  of  Hartford. 

"Attest,  William  T.  Lee,  Parish  Clerk." 


No.  5. 

Subscribers  for  Stock  for  Purchasing  a  Site,  the  Erection  of  a  new 
Church,  and  purchasing  an  Organ. 

1827.  May    16,     To  Scrip  No.     i,     Isaac  Perkins,  .         .  .  $100.00 

2,     Griflfin  Stedman,      .  .  2,000.00 

1828.  April    1,        "         "            3,     James  M.  Goodwin,  .  500.00 

4,  George  Beach,          .  .  500.00 

5,  Samuel  Tudor,  .  .  1,500.00 
'  6,  Wm.  H.  Imlay,  .  .  2,500.00 
'            7,     Nathan  Morgan,       .  .  2,000.00 


May    16, 

Sept.  29, 

April    1 , 

I. 

To  J 

"         I, 

June    II, 
July    10, 

.. 

494 


CHRIST    CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


1828. 


1829. 


1830. 


Aug. 

8, 

To  Scrip  No.     8. 

Sept. 

6, 

9, 

" 

6, 

10, 

" 

8, 

II, 

" 

20, 

12, 

" 

20, 

13. 

Dec. 

II, 

14- 

" 

12, 

15. 

" 

12, 

16, 

" 

12, 

17, 

" 

13, 

18, 

" 

26, 

19, 

April 

I, 

20, 

" 

I, 

■  21, 

" 

18, 

22, 

" 

iS, 

23, 

June 

16, 

24, 

July 

I, 

25, 

Dec. 

12. 

26, 

" 

16, 

27, 

March  3, 

28, 

Denison  Morgan, 
Hezekiah  Huntington, 
Nath'  S.  Wheaton,  . 
Jeremy  Hoadley, 
Dudley  Buck, 
Roswell  Bartholomew, 
Asa  Far  well,     . 
George  Sumner, 
Sam'  H.  Huntington, 
Erastus  Goodwin,     . 
Wm.  T.  Lee,    . 
Eben'  Flower,  . 
Lemuel  Humphrey, 
Cyprian  Nichols, 
Charles  Brainard,    . 
Walter  Phelps, 
Cha»  N.  Mills,  . 
Elbridge  G.  Saunders, 
Sam'  Tuttle  &  Son,  . 
Christopher  Saunders, 
Trustees  of  Episcopal 
Church  Fund, 


Jr 


$500.00 
500.00 

1,900.00 
200.00 
500.00 
200.00 
200.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
200.00 
500.00 
100.00 
300.00 
100.00 

5,000.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100.00 
100,00 

8,500.00 
$28,500.00 


No.  6. 

List  of  Legal  Members  of  the  Parish. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  no  complete  list  of  the  legal  members 
of  the  Parish  can  be  found.  That  which  is  recorded  in  the 
second  volume  of  the  Records  was  commenced  in  1839,  ^^^ 
is  believed  to  have  comprised  but  a  portion  of  those  who 
were  living  at  that  time.  Certainly  some  names  were 
omitted  of  those  who  had  been  members  for  many  years. 
Although  the  list  is  dated  in  1839,  yet  it  is  difficult  to  state 
how  many  were  entered  in  that  year,  but  we  know  that 
many  were  signers  during  the  years  following.  Not  much 
care  was  exercised  apparently  until  1867,  when  requests 
were  made  at  the  annual  parish  meeting  for  the  enrollment 
of  new  members.  As  the  number  present  on  these  occasions 
was  not  very  large,  the  opportunity  was  not  embraced  by 
many,  who  doubtless  considered  themselves  as  members,  as 
much  so  as  if  legally  connected. 


APPENDIX. 


495 


In  this  list  those  marked  (/,  are  dead;  those  r,  have  joined 
another  parish,  or  have  removed  from  the  town;  of  not  a  few 
no  definite  intelligence  can  be  obtained.  The  names  in 
italics  are  present  members  of  the  parish. 

It  is  easy  to  determine  most  of  the  members  of  the 
parish  in  its  early  history  by  referring  to  the  list  of  tax- 
payers, of  which  a  few  have  been  included  in  this  volume. 

We,  the  undersigned,  do  hereby  declare  that  we  are,  or  that 
it  is  our  desire  and  intention  to  become,  members  of  the  Society  or 
Parish  of  Christ  Church  in  Hartford. 

Dated  at  Hartford  this  first  day  of  April.  1839. 


Samuel  Tudor 

d 

Charles  Sigourney 

d 

Simeon  Griswold 

d 

Horace  Loveland 

Cyprian  Nichols 

d 

Philemon  F.  Robbins 

d 

Eben""  Flower 

d 

Walter  Phelps 

d 

J.  M.  Goodwin 

d 

J.  W.  Bull 

d 

Denison  Morgan 

d 

P.  Dickinson 

d 

Dudley  Buck 

d 

B.  Rowland 

d 

Geo.  Beach 

d 

S.  B.  Beresford 

d 

S.  H.  Huntington 

d 

Chester  Adams 

d 

Charles  Brainard 

d 

H.  Huntington,  Jr. 

d 

C.  H.  Sigourney 

d 

Geo.  Sumner 

d 

Lemuel  Humphrey 

d 

Thos.  Skinner 

d 

Hez^  Brainard 

d 

Daniel  S.  Dewey 

d 

Edward  Goodman 

d 

Asa  Farwell 

d 

Ch.  H.  Northam 

d 

R.  Watkinson 

d 

C.  A.  Colton 

d 

John  Hatfield 

d 

Henry  S.  Humphrey 

d 

Ralph  Goodwin 

d 

William  H.  Hoadley 

d 

Jeremy  Hoadley 

d 

Geo.  M.  Bartholomew 

r 

Gurdoft  IV.  Russell 

Jas.  S.  Wickham 

d 

Normand  Lyman 

d 

J.  S.  Hewlett 

r 

Lvither  Smith 

d 

Thos.  T.  Fisher 

d 

William  H.  Meigs 

r 

Miles  A.  Tuttle 

d 

John  B.  Eldridge 

d 

N.  H.  Colton 

Walter  Keney 

d 

James  A.  Canfield 

d 

James  Goodwin,  Jr. 

d 

Isaac  Toucey 

d 

Horace  Averill 

d 

George  Beach,  /r. 

George  Houston 

d 

Zephaniah  Preston 

d 

John  F.  Winter 

d 

J.  S.  Morgan 

d 

William  R.  Phelps 

r 

H.  S.  Parsons 

d 

John  S.  Gray 

r 

Phillip  Ripley 

d 

Alfred  Watkinson 

d 

William  T.  Lee 

^  d 

A.  M.  Gordon 

d 

Eri  W.  Warner 

Jas.  Bolter 

A.  Houston 

d 

John  Brocklesby 

d 

496 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


L.  T.  Downes 

r 

Perry  .Smith 

d 

Benning  Mann 

d 

F.  L.  Smith 

F.  A.  Brown 

d 

Lorenzo  B.  Goodman 

d 

Amos  S.  Post 

Seymour  Watrous 

d 

Benj.  G.  Whitman 

d 

William  Mather 

d 

Phillip  Ripley,  Jr. 

r 

Normand  Lyman,  Jr. 

r 

George  Buck 

r 

Newton  Carter 

d 

John  Brainard 

r 

James  Killam 

d 

Robert  Nichols 

Alfred  B.  Redfield 

r 

Francis  T.  Russell 

r 

Aug'  S.  Jerome 

r 

Wm.  Isham 

r 

Henry  Tucker 

Isaac  A.  Bragaw 

d 

J.  W.  Beach 

d 

Henry  M.  Drane 

R.  H.  Canfield 

James  M.  B.  McNary 

r 

J.  B.  Brown 

Julius  Young 

d- 

Elisha  Johnson 

d 

Lewis  J.  Young 

d 

Joseph  Harris 

d 

John  Higgins 

Samuel  H.  White 

d 

Chas.  P.  Hatch 

Chs.  A.  Stillman 

r 

Geo.  E.  Hatch 

r 

G.  A.  Stedman,  Jr. 

d 

Jno.  C.  DuBois 

Charles  J.  Hoadly 

J.  K.  Southmaycl 

r 

George  B.  Preston 

r 

Ephraim  Allen 

Henry  S.  Watrous 

d 

Albert  Brace 

Geo.  D.  Jewett 

d 

Geo.  S.  Hartley 

r 

Julius  A.  Case 

r 

E.  Shattuck 

B.  Sage 

d 

Geo.  S.  Green 

d 

D.  A.  Shepard 

d 

A.  G.  Cooley 

d 

H.  C.  Fuller 

d 

J.  B.  Powell 

r 

C.  J.  Fuller 

S.  F.  Hotchkiss 

r 

Buell  Sedgewick 

d 

Wm.  Conner 

d 

Thos.  C.  W^eildon 

r 

Isaac  F.  Sm.yth 

d 

James  White 

d 

Henry  Sherman 

d 

N.  Rice,  Jr. 

d 

Geo.  A.  Wright 

d 

Wm.  F.  Tuttle 

d 

H.  Tudor  Brownell 

d 

Dan'  Goodwin 

d 

Aug.  N.  LeRoy 

d 

Jason  Backus 

Chas.  R.  Chapman 

r 

Wm.  H.  McFarland 

r 

Wm.  R.  Brownell 

d 

Edw-i  H.  Brinley 

r 

Charles  R.  Fisher 

d 

J.  S.  Barnett 

d 

S.  W.  Goodridge 

d 

Seymour  N.  Case 

d 

Edward  Preston 

r 

Simon  Towle 

d 

George  S.  Burnham 

d 

Geo.  Robinson 

r 

William  Woodward 

d 

C.  C.  Kimball 

r 

Charles  S.  Mason 

r 

John  C.  Palmer,  Jr. 

Joseph  Mason 

r 

F.  W.  Burr 

d 

Thos.  A.  Alexander 

d 

C.  D.  Nott, 

r 

Augustus  T.  Post 

Joseph  Hall 

r 

Henry  H.  Fitch 

d 

G.  S.  Farnham,  Jr. 

d 

APPENDIX. 


497 


No.  7. 

The  undersigned  hereby  express 

becoming-  members  of  the  Parish  of 


their  desire,  and  intention,  of 
Christ  Chnrch. 


1867. 

1878. 

Wm.  M.  Legate 

d 

Chs.  G.  Stone 

d 

Clinton  B.  Davis 

r 

James  J.  Goodwin 

A.  J.  Nelson 

r 

1880. 

John  F.  Tracy 

Henry  Corning 

d 

Elisha  iNIoore 

d 

Philemon  W.  Robbins 

r 

IVm.  L.  Matson 

Wm.  A.  Crane 

0.  Dudley  Cooke 

d 

Herbert  H.  Hollister 

Geo.  B.  Fisher 

r 

Charles  T.  Russ 

d 

M.  E.  Merrill 

d 

Charles  R.  Hart 

L.  A.  Dickinson 

r 

1881. 

J.  F.  Holmer 

1868. 

C.  W.  Strickland 

r 

Frank  J.  Knox 

r 

F.  B.  AVinnie 

r 

Sainl  G.  Tracy 

E.  H.  Young 

d 

1869. 

1882. 
S.  P.  Abell 

r 

J.  ScriigJiam  Oumii 

L.  W.  Clarke 

r 

I.  B.  Davis 

d 

Herbert  Wilmerding 

r 

John  H.  Sage 

r 

W.  Edgar  Simonds 

r 

1883. 

1871, 

Robert  H.  Burton 

r 

George  R.  liodge 

Charles  E.  Dustin 

Sidney  E.  Clarke 

1872. 

W.  H.  Prothero 

r 

Geo.  Bnnley 
E.  M.  Reed 

d 
d 

Charles  W.  Barry 
Edivin  S.  Bartlett 

r 

B.  F.  Ellis 

1873. 

Henry  W.  Belknap 

r 

Clarence  Terry 

d 

Wm.  Deming 

d 

1874. 

E.  H.  Crosby,  2d 

r 

D.  T.  Lanman 

d 

1884. 

Albert  L.  Butler 

Wm.  E.  Allen 

1875. 
George  C.  far  vis 

r 

d 

Joh7i  M.  Taylor 

S.  W.  Miller 

r 

1885. 

George  W.  Miller 

r 

A  If  red  C.  J.   I  Villiams 

1876. 

William  A.  Baeder 

Henry  Wilson 

d 

Franklin  H.  Sage 

r 

1877. 

S.  B.  Curtis 

1886. 

George  W.  Hubbard 

d 

W.  B.  Nelson 

r 

J.  Ward  Fuller 

d 

Edtoard  M.  Biince 

S.  H.  Whittaker 

F.  S.  Crossjield 

William  H.  Dodd 

1887. 

Philo  F.  Talcott 

d 

John  D.  Tucker 

Frederick  A.  Bobbins 

Stephen  Terry 

d 

George  L.  Parnicle 

George  M.  Bond 

32 

498 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


1888. 

Fisher  A.  B.   Wenk 

E.  B.  Gaylord 

r 

George  H.  Carr 

E.  Shelton 

r 

George  IV.  Fills 

Louis  A.  Tracy 

r 

Waiter  /.  Cave  1 1 

Arthur  D.  Robinson 

r 

James  E.  Mitchell 

Francis  E.  Brownell 

r 

W.  A.   Wolcott 

1890. 

Frank  W.  Loomis 

B.  N.  B.  Miller 

Arthur  S.  Joyner 

George  H.  Whitmore 

r 

Frank  IV.   Whiton 

Charles  C.  Sonimer 

r 

W.  R.  Finney 

Edwin  A.  Taylor 

r 

1894. 

Henry  M.  Taylor 

r 

Arthur  F.  Donley                    d 

Charles  C.  Beach 

Samuel  H.  B  after  oft 

Henry  N.  Robinson 

Frederick  B.  Lewis                d 

Wm.  Jas.  Murray 

I' 

Andrew  Whiton 

R.  Cadrnan 

r 

Frederick  W.  Eaves 

JonatJian  S.  Curtis 

John  C.  Abbott 

1891. 

John  McClary 

W.  G.  Morj^an 

1895. 

T.  B.  Beach 

Ormotid  V.  Sharp 

Robert  /.  Camp 

Alfred  W.  Dodd 

1893. 

E.  M.  Huntsitiger 

R.   W.  Curtis 

Irving  E.  Strickland 

Arthur  F.  Egg  lest  on 

No.  8. 
Celebration  of  Consecration  of  Church. 

A  full  account  of  this  celebration  was  published  in  pamphlet 
form  soon  after  its  occurrence,  but  to  put  it  in  a  more  permanent 
shape  it  is  incorporated  entire  in  this  volume,  with  the  exception 
of  the  numerous  names  of  the  various  committees.  It  was 
written  by  Mr.  Nichols,  the  Rector,  who  was  actively  interested 
in  the  affair. 

It  had  long  been  a  cherished  project  of  some  of  the  members  of 
Christ  Church  Parish  to  observe  in  a  fitting  way  the  fiftieth  anni- 
versary of  the  consecration  of  the  present  church  building,  when 
at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  parish,  held  Monday  evening,  April 
14,  1879,  the  following  preamble  and  resolution  were  passed,  on 
the  motion  of  Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  viz.: 

"  Whereas,  The  Semi-Centennial  Anniversary  of  the  Consecration  of 
this  Church  will  occur  on  the  twenty-third  day  of  December  of  this  year, 
and  as  it  is  desirable  that  this  should  be  noticed  in  a  public  and  proper 
manner,  therefore, 


APPENDIX.  499 

Resolved,  That  the  Vestry  be  authorized  and  requested  to  make  such 
appointments  and  arrangements  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  celebration 
of  this  Anniversary  in  December  next." 

Acting  upon  this  request  the  Vestr3^  at  a  meeting  held  Satur- 
day evening,  June  21st,  voted,  "That  a  committee  of  five  be 
appointed  to  make  suitable  arrangements  for  the  Semi-Centennial 
celebration  of  this  parish,  ai:d  said  committee  have  power  to  ap- 
point sub-committees  at  their  discretion."  The  following  gentle- 
men were  chosen: 

Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  CJiainitaii,  Messrs.  David  T.  Lanman, 
George  Beach,  Charles  H.  Northam.  and  William  L.  Matson. 

This  committee  had  several  meetings  at  the  Mercantile  National 
Bank,  and  at  Dr.  Russell's  house,  and  the  following  order  of  exer- 
cises was  decided  upon  for  Tuesday,  December  23d,  the  fiftieth 
anniversary  of  the  Consecration  of  the  Church: 

10.30  A.  M.  Service,  with  sermon  by  Bishop  Clark  of  Rhode 
Island,  rector  of  the  parish  1851-55. 

2.30  p.  M.  Address  by  the  rector,  and  history  of  the  parish  by 
Mr.  Charles  J.  Hoadly,  clerk  of  the  parish  1864- 1879. 

7.30  p.  M.  Reception  at  Allyn  Hall. 

It  was  also  decided  to  ask  former  rectors  of  the  parish  to 
officiate  in  the  church  on  Sunday,  December  21st.  (Fourth  Sun- 
day in  Advent.) 

As  soon  as  the  arrangements  had  taken  definite  shape,  neatly 
engraved  invitations  were  sent  to  all  clergymen  who,  from  pre- 
vious associations,  or  otherwise,  would  be  likely  to  have  an  in- 
terest in  the  event.  These  invitations  were  in  the  following 
form: 

1829.  Semi-Centennial.  1879. 

CHRIST  CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

December  23d,  A.D.  1879. 

You  are  respectfully  invited  to  attend  the  Semi-Centennial  Celebra- 
tion of  the  Consecration  of  this  Church. 

Former  Rectors  of  the  Parish  will  officiate  on  Sunday,  December 
Twenty-First. 

Tuesday,  December  Twenty-Third,  Fiftieth  Anniversary  of  the  Con- 
secration. 

10.30  A.  M.  Commemorative  Service  in  the  Church,  with  a  sermon  by 
Bishop  Clark. 


500  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

2.30  p.  M.  In  the  Church,  Address,  and  History  of  the  Parish  by- 
Charles  J.  Hoadly,  Esq. 

7.30  p.  M.  Reception  at  AUyn  Hall. 

GuRDON  W.  Russell.      ^ 

David  T.  Lanman.  !      Commiifcc  of 

Charles   H.  Northam.   \ 

George  Beach.  |   Arrangements. 

William  L.  Matson.      J 

Wm.  F.  Nichols,  Rector. 

Special  invitations  were  also  sent  to  the  Right  Reverend  Dr. 
Horatio  Potter,  Bishop  of  New  York,  the  only  one  living  of  those 
who  officiated  at  the  Consecration;  to  the  Hon.  S.  H.  Huntington, 
the  only  survivor  of  the  Vestry  as  it  was  at  the  time  of  the  Con- 
secration; to  Mrs.  William  Jarvis,  whose  husband,  the  late  Rev. 
William  Jarvis,  took  part  in  the  Consecration  services;  and  to  Mrs. 
Henry  Bolles,  who  sang  soprano  in  the  choir  on  the  day  of  the 
Consecration.  Mr.  L.  B.  Goodman  was  appointed  a  committee  to 
receive  visiting  clergymen. 

The  pressure  of  Christmas  work  made  it  impossible  for  man}^ 
who  would  otherwise  have  accepted  the  invitations,  to  take  part 
in  the  celebration,  and  the  former  rectors  living  out  of  town  were 
unable,  for  the  same  reason,  to  be  present,  either  on  Sunday  the 
2ist,  or  on  the  23d.  The  letters  that  came  were  full  of  expressions 
of  interest  in  the  event,  of  regret  that  the  writers  could  not  be 
away  from  home  at  the  time  of  the  celebration,  and  of  good 
wishes  for  the  future  of  the  parish.  Many  of  these  letters  con- 
tained reminiscences  of  associations  with  the  old  parish  that  were 
numbered  among  the  happiest  and  holiest  in  life.  Mention  may 
be  made,  among  many  others,  of  the  names  of  Bishop  Potter  of 
New  York,  Bishop  Coxe  of  Western  New  York,  Bishop  Lee  of 
Delaware,  Bishop  Kerfoot  of  Pittsburgh,  the  Rev.  Drs.  Morgan, 
Washburn,  Payne,  Fairbairn,  D.  R.  Goodwin,  Leeds,  Geer,  Bolles, 
Coit,  Beardsley,  Harwood,  Clerc,  Brainard,  and  Rev.  Mr.  Corson  ; 
most  of  these  named  having  been  in  some  way  associated  with  the 
past  of  the  parish.  Prominent  among  the  good  wishes  for  the 
occasion  were  those  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  R.  M.  Abercrombie,  rector 
from  i856-i86i,and  the  Rev.  Robert  Meech,  rector  from  1868-1874. 
whose  absence,  made  necessary  by  Christmas  duties,  was  a  dis- 
appointment to  many  who  had  counted  on  seeing  them. 

The  order  of  services  on  Sunday  and  Tuesday,  December  21st 
and  23d,  has  been  already  given. 

To  give  a  full  account  of  the  reception  which  was  held  at  Allyn 


APPENDIX.  501 

Hall,  the  evening  of  the  23d,  beginning  at  7.30,  it  will  be  necessary 
to  go  back  a  little.  At  an  early  stage  of  the  arrangements  the 
general  committee  consulted  with  some  of  the  ladies  of  the  parish, 
and  found  a  general  belief  that  the  ladies  for  their  part  would  un- 
dertake to  prepare  the  collation  for  the  proposed  evening  recep- 
tion. By  way  of  testing  the  matter  several  ladies  were  asked  to 
serve  as  heads  of  committees,  and  it  was  decided  to  send  to  every 
family  in  the  parish  the  following  circular  : 

TO    THE    I'ARISHIONERS    OF    CHRIST    CHURCH. 

On  Tuesday,  the  23d  of  December  next,  it  is  proposed  to  celebrate  the 
semi-centennial  of  the  consecration  of  our  Church.  In  the  evening  there 
will  be  a 

RECEPTION    AT    ALLYN    HALL, 

for  the  church  people  of  Hartford  and  invited  guests  from  abroad,  for 
which  there  is  to  be  a  collation  provided.  As  this  collation  is  to  be  fur- 
nished by  the  parish,  we  send  the  enclosed  postal  card,  asking  that  every 
family  will  agree  to  send  something  for  the  table,  however  little.  Will 
you  please  fill  in  the  blanks  as  may  suit  your  convenience,  and  return  it 
to  the  committee  on  or  before  Saturday,  the  22d  of  November. 

The  answers  to  this  request  were  very  prompt  and  generous, 
and  it  soon  became  evident  that  all  expectations  would  be  fully 
realized. 

So  large  was  the  provision  for  the  collation,  it  should  be  said 
here,  that  enough  was  left  over  to  send  large  Christmas  contribu- 
tions to  the  Widows'  Home,  the  Church  Home,  the  Alms  House, 
and  many  individuals. 

A  general  meeting  of  the  ladies  of  the  parish  was  held  in  the 
Church,  Wednesday  morning,  November  26th,  at  which  the  com- 
mittees for  the  collation  were  appointed  in  full. 

For  many  days  before  the  Semi-Centennial  these  various  com- 
mittees were  actively  engaged  upon  the  details  of  preparation,  so 
that,  when  the  evening  of  the  reception  came,  there  were  decora- 
tions in  the  hall  in  good  taste,  an  attractive  supper-room  with 
bountifully  laden  and  handsomely  arranged  tables,  a  large  corps 
of  waitresses  with  uniform  caps  and  aprons,  a  goodly  number  of 
ushers,  and  a  large  Reception  Committee  to  welcome  parishioners 
and  guests.  Each  committee  could  be  distinguished  by  the  color 
of  its  satin-badges,  which  had  printed  on  them  :  "  Semi-Centennial 
Reception  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford,  Conn.,  1829-1879."  The 
badges  of  the  General  Committee  of  Arrangements  were  gold 
color  ;  of  the  Committee  on  Supplies,  maroon  ;  of  the  Committee 


502  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

on  Table  Furniture,  navy  blue  ;  of  the  Committee  on  vServing  the 
Collation,  light  blue  ;  of  the  Committee  on  Decorations,  pink  ; 
and  of  the  Reception  Committee  and  ushers,  white.  The 
music  was  furnished  by  Adkins'  Orchestra.  On  the  stage  of  the 
hall  there  was  a  display  of  plants  in  pots,  and  a  shield  properly 
inscribed.  There  were  also  shown  the  original  elevations  of  the 
present  church,  with  a  tower  differing  from  the  one  afterwards 
built. 

Besides  the  invitations  to  the  clergy,  cards  of  admission  to  the 
reception  of  this  form: 

"CHRIST  CHURCH,  HARTFORD,  CONN. 

1829-1879. 
Semi-Centennial,  Dec.  23." 

had  been  issued  to  parishioners  and  all  others  specially  interested 
in  the  parish,  and  it  was  estimated  that  between  six  and  seven 
hundred  were  present  at  the  reception.  It  added  much  to  the  en- 
joyment of  the  evening  to  have  Bishop  Williams,  and  many  former 
worshipers  in  Christ  Church  now  connected  with  other  parishes, 
at  the  hall.  The  evening  passed  pleasantly  and  rapidly  away,  and 
ended  a  day  which  in  all  its  associations  cannot  fail  to  be  a  memo- 
rable day  in  the  history  of  Christ  Church  Parish. 

It  seems  proper  to  give  a  brief  account  of  the  steps  leading  to 
the  gift  and  erection  of  the  new  buildings  with  which  the  church 
begins  it  second  half-century,  together  with  a  description  of  the 
buildings  themselves.  Without  touching  upon  the  sacred  motives 
or  the  shrinking  modesty  with  which  the  matter  was  first  broached, 
the  earliest  formal  action  was  taken  at  a  special  meeting  of  the 
parish  held  in  the  old  chapel,  Monday  evening,  November  18,  1878. 
At  that  meeting  a  letter  was  read  from  Mrs.  James  Goodwin,  as 
follows : 
"My  Dear  Mr.  Nichols:  — 

"  It  may  be  desirable  for  you  to  have  a  definite  statement  of  what  we 
wish  to  do,  to  lay  before  the  parish  meeting.  I  therefore  send  you  the 
following : 

"  Having  long  felt  the  need  of  better  accommodations  than  the  present 
chapel  affords  for  carrying  on  our  parochial  work,  we  will,  with  the  con- 
sent and  approval  of  the  parish,  erect  a  suitable  and  convenient  building 
for  such  purposes. 

"  The  only  conditions  of  the  gift  are  that  such  satisfactory  provisions 
be  made  as  will  prevent  its  alienation,  and  that  it  shall  always  be  kept  in 


APPENDIX.  503 

good  repair  and  properly  insured,  so  that,  in  case  of  its  destruction  by 
fire,  there  may  be  the  means  for  rebuilding  it. 

Yours  very  truly, 

LUCY  M.  GOODWIN. 
"Thursday,  Nov.  14,  1878." 

This  letter  was  accompanied  by  a  ground-plan  of  the  proposed 
buildings.     It  was  thereupon 

Resoli'ed,  That  this  Parish  approves  and  accepts  the  proposition  ot 
Mrs.  James  Goodwin  (embodied  in  her  letter  to  the  Rector,  of  Nov.  14th, 
and  the  accompanying  draft),  to  erect  a  Parish  building  and  recess  chan- 
cel for  the  church,  recognizing  the  great  advantage  that  will  in  many 
ways  accrue  to  the  Church  through  the  gift,  and  expressing  its  sense  of 
the  large  generosity  the  proposition  carries  with  it. 

Resolved,  That  Rev.  W.  F.  Nichols,  Messrs.  George  Beach,  David  T. 
Lanman,  and  Dr.  G.  W.  Russell  be  a  committee  with  power  to  take  all 
steps  necessary  on  the  part  of  the  parish  to  facilitate  the  carrying  out  the 
above  proposition. 

It  was  at  once  determined  to  enter  into  negotiations  for  such  a 
readjustment  of  boundary  lines  and  rights  of  way  in  the  rear  of 
the  church  as  would  secure  a  site  for  the  new  buildings,  and  Mr. 
I.  B.  Davis  was  commissioned  to  ascertain  the  cost.  Two  thou- 
sand dollars  were  raised  by  subscription  to  purchase  a  piece  of 
land  required,  and  Mr.  D.  T.  Lanman  and  Dr.  Gurdon  \V.  Russell 
were  appointed  the  agents  of  the  parish  to  act  in  the  whole  matter. 
After  many  delays,  during  which  the  Senior  Warden,  Mr.  George 
Beach,  rendered  much  assistance,  all  the  papers  necessary  to  con- 
vey the  piece  of  property  to  the  parish,  and  to  change  rights  of 
way  to  the  western  end  of  the  church  lot  —  the  former  rights  of 
way  having  been  between  the  church  and  the  old  chapel  —  were 
passed  Wednesday  morning,  March  12,  1879. 

In  order  to  meet  the  agreement  made  in  accepting  the  gift 
"  that  such  satisfactory  provisions  should  be  made  as  would  pre- 
vent its  alienation,"  at  a  special  meeting  of  the  parish  held  Mon- 
day evening.  May  5,  1879,  Dr.  G.  W.  Russell  and  Mr.  D.  T.  Lan- 
man were  appointed  the  agents  of  the  parish  to  transfer  to  the 
"Trustees  of  Donations  and  Bequests  for  Church  Purposes  "  the 
land  on  which  the  buildings  were  to  be  erected,  the  deed  of  trans- 
fer to  contain  certain  limitations  and  conditions. 

At  the  time  that  Mrs.  Goodwin  and  her  daughter.  Miss  Mary 
Goodwin,  first  proposed  to  build  a  Memorial  Chapel  and  Parish 
Building  in  connection  with  Christ  Church,  no  alteration  of  the 
church  itself  was  contemplated. 


504  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Nichols,  then  Rector  of  the  Parish,  however, 
urged  that  unless  some  provision  was  made  for  the  enlargement 
and  improvement  of  the  chancel,  it  could  never  be  made  afterwards. 
He  suggested  that  the  Wheaton  memorial  fund  would  provide  for 
the  stonework  and  glass  of  the  window,  and  that  other  memorials 
were  contemplated  which  would  go  far  towards  furnishing  the 
necessary  fitting.  Mrs.  and  Miss  Goodwin,  however,  provided 
everything  but  the  window,  the  Reredos,  the  Chancel  Rail,  and 
the  Credence.  The  Pulpit,  Prayer  Desk,  and  stalls  were  designed 
by  Mr.  F.  C.  Withers  and  executed  by  Ellin  &  Kitson  of  New 
York.  The  brass  Lectern  was  made  by  John  Hardman  &  Co.  of 
Birmingham,  England.  The  stones  of  the  Chancel  Arch  were  set 
in  rough  blocks  and  the  moulding  cut  after  they  were  in  position. 
Much  of  this  work,  together  with  that  of  setting  the  stone  steps, 
was  done  at  night  in  order  that  everything  might  be  completed  in 
time  for  the  Semi-Centennial  services.  The  total  cost,  $30,106. 19. 
The  Chancel  Rail  was  given  by  Miss  Brinley. 

On  Thursday,  the  8th  of  May,  the  work  of  demolishing  the  old 
chapel  began,  photographs  having  been  taken  of  it  and  of  the 
chancel  as  it  was  originally  arranged.  While  the  new  buildings 
were  in  process  of  construction,  the  south  porch  of  the  church  was 
used  as  a  robing-room,  and  owing  to  the  ingenious  device  of  a 
partition  built  up  six  feet  from  the  wall  on  the  inside  of  the  church, 
and  good  management  on  the  part  of  the  builders,  the  work  of 
cutting  through  the  chancel  arch  did  not  interfere  with  holding 
services  in  the  church  but  one  Sunday. 

The  Rev.  Francis  Goodwin,  who  had  at  the  first  drawn  the 
ground-plan  and  reached  the  solution  of  the  difficulty  of  finding  room 
for  all  that  was  wanted  on  the  space  to  which  the  buildings  were 
limited,  gave  the  whole  work  a  most  thorough  and  valuable  over- 
sight, and  on  the  morning  of  the  semi-centennial,  in  behalf  of  Mrs. 
Goodwin,  he  delivered  to  the  Rector  of  the  Parish,  in  the  presence 
of  the  Senior  Warden,  the  keys  of  the  finished  and  furnished 
buildings. 

The  memorial  window  to  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wheaton,  referred  to  in 
the  description  to  be  given  of  the  new  buildings,  was  purchased 
by  a  ftmd  originally  raised  by  means  of  a  fair  and  concert,  in 
December,  1872,  and  since  that  time  held  by  an  association  known 
as  "  The  Wheaton  Memorial  Finid  Association." 

The  subject  of  the  Transfiguration  of  our  Blessed  Lord  was 
ultiinately  chosen  for  the  window ;  the  figure  from  Raphael's 
Transfiguration,  painted  on  canvas,  having  been  presented  to  the 


GANGWAY,     FROM     CHURCH     STREET, 
183S-1879. 


Al'PENDIX.  505 

Parish  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Wheaton,  and  having  hung  in  the  window- 
frame  back  of  the  pulpit  before  the  window  just  removed  was  put 
up.  AVhen  the  addition  to  the  church  was  projected,  the  Window 
Committee  accepted  a  proposition  from  Mrs.  Goodwin  to  have  the 
supervision  of  putting  in  the  window  undertaken  by  those  who 
had  the  other  changes  in  charge,  and  finally  appropriated  the 
amount  on  hand  for  that  purpose.  The  fund,  which  at  first  was 
82,278,  in  the  meantime  under  the  careful  management  of  Mrs. 
Henry  Wilson,  the  treasurer,  had  increased  to  over  $3,000.  There 
seemed  to  be  an  especial  fitness  in  having  for  the  beginning  of  the 
second  fifty  years  of  the  church  such  a  beautiful  memorial  to  him 
to  whose  exertions  and  architectural  taste  and  skill  it  was,  imder 
God,  due  that  the  first  fifty  years  began  with  so  noble  a  building. 
It  is  hoped  that  the  church  may  before  many  years  have  within  it 
memorials  to  other  names  the  parish  holds  in  loving  memory. 

The  new  carpet  was  paid  for  in  part  from  a  fund  raised  by  the 
ladies  of  the  parish  a  few  years  since,  of  which  Mrs.  John  Jarvis 
was  treasurer,  and  in  part  by  subscriptions  from  several  of  the 
gentlemen.  The  balance  in  the  hands  of  the  treasurer  for  the 
celebration  was  also  appropriated  towards  the  carpet. 
A  full  description  of  the  improvements  is  added: 
The  ground  occupied  by  the  new  building  covers  a  space  in  the 
rear  of  the  church  of  92  feet  by  42  feet.  The  principal  entrance 
from  Church  street  leads  into  a  hall  7;-^  feet  wide,  with  tiled 
lobby;  from  thence  on  the  right  into  a  study  for  the  rector,  in 
which  is  a  large  four-light  bay  window,  dressing-room,  closets,  etc. 
Opposite  to  this  room  is  one  for  the  meetings  of  the  vestry,  24 
feet  by  i^H  feet.  At  the  end  of  the  main  hall,  and  on  the  wall 
facing  it,  is  a  monument,  removed  to  the  new  building,  formerly 
erected  by  the  "Episcopal  Female  Benevolent  Society  of  Hart- 
ford," in  memory  of  Mrs.  Mary  Morgan,  widow  of  Dr.  Titus  Mor- 
gan, who  was  seventeen  years  President  of  the  Society.  The 
entrance  on  the  west,  designed  more  especially  for  the  children,  is 
connected  with  the  main  hall  and  leads  to  the  chapel,  which  is  55 
feet  by  24  feet,  with  sitting  accommodation  for  about  200  adults, 
che  seats  being  arranged  with  reversible  backs  for  Sunday-school 
purposes.  This  room  is  ly  feet  high.  The  ceiling  was  made  flat 
so  as  to  bring  the  roof  below  the  sill  of  the  chancel  window,  and 
is  constructed  with  solid  molded  oak  beams  resting  on  stone 
corbels,  the  space  between  them  being  paneled  with  ash  divided 
by  molded  ribs.  The  wooden  altar  with  screen  at  back,  used  in 
the  church  since  its  erection  in  1829,  has  been  put  up  at  the  end 


5o6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

of  the  chapel  as  a  relic  of  the  old  work.  In  the  basement  in  con- 
nection with  this  room  is  a  large  Sunday-school  library.  The 
staircase,  which  is  amply  lighted  by  a  four-light  window  in  the 
upper  part,  and  also  by  a  large  skylight,  leads  from  the  first  land- 
ing directly  into  the  body  of  the  church  through  a  doorway  cut 
through  for  that  purpose.  On  the  second  floor  is  a  fine  room  in- 
tended for  a  parish  room;  this  is  40  feet  by  24  feet,  besides  the 
bay-window,  which  is  four  feet  deep.  The  window  in  the  gable 
at  the  end  of  the  room  which  faces  Main  street  is  of  three  lights, 
with  stone  tracery  in  the  head.  The  principal  roof  timbers,  which 
are  oak,  are  exposed  to  view,  and  the  ceiling  carried  to  the  collar 
beams,  gives  a  total  height  of  17  feet.  In  connection  with  this 
room  ai'e  three  large  closets,  one  for  the  use  of  the  Ladies'  Mis- 
.sionax'y  Society,  one  for  the  sewing-school,  and  one  for  the 
mothers'  meetings.  There  is  in  the  basement  a  room  for  mission- 
ary stores.  At  the  end  of  the  parish  room,  and  in  the  rector's 
study  and  robing  room,  there  are  brown  stone  mantels,  with 
pressed  brick  jambs  and  backs.  An  entrance  from  the  staircase 
to  the  north  gallery  of  the  church,  for  the  use  of  the  school 
children,  has  been  made  by  cutting  through  the  wall  and  forming 
a  doorway.  The  floors  throughout  are  of  yellow  pine,  and  the 
rooms  are  wainscoted  in  ash,  and  all  the  woodwork  of  doors, 
trimmings,  etc.,  is  of  the  same  material.  The  windows  through- 
out are  filled  with  cathedral  glass  in  ornamental  patterns  of  various 
tints  set  in  lead  work,  and  were  furnished  by  Charles  Booth  of 
New  York.  An  opening  has  been  made  in  the  west  wall  of  the 
church,  and  a  lofty  molded  arch  of  Ohio  stone  inserted  in  it;  the 
jambs  consist  of  one  central  and  two  angle  columns,  with  molded 
bases,  capitals,  etc.,  the  centre  columns  are  stopped  half-way 
down  the  jambs  by  carved  heads;  the  archivolt  is  deeply  molded 
with  a  label  molding  stopped  on  carved  heads.  On  account  of  the 
size  of  the  ground  the  chancel  could  only  be  made  about  16  feet 
in  depth,  and  20  feet  in  width.  The  roof  is  of  oak  in  the  form  of  a 
barrel  vault  with  moulded  ribs  and  elaborately  carved  bosses  at 
their  intersection.  On  the  south  side  of  the  chancel  is  a  large  rob- 
ing room,  which  is  entered  through  a  molded  stone  arched  door- 
way. The  floor  of  the  chancel  is  carried  on  two  large  iron  girders 
with  brick  arches  between  them,  and  is  raised  above  the  platform 
at  the  end  of  the  nave  by  four  stone  steps  to  the  level  of  the  inner 
chancel.  The  space  between  the  steps  and  wall  is  laid  with  Min- 
ton's  encaustic  tiles,  and  the  walls  skirted  with  a  molded  base  of 
Tennessee  marble. 


APPENDIX.  507 

The  brass  lectern,  which  stands  on  the  platform  in  the  form  of 
an  eagle,  was  made  by  John  Hardman  &  Co.  of  Birmingham,  Eng- 
land, and  the  chancel  gas-fixtnres  were  made  by  the  same  firm. 
The  prayer  desk  is  of  carved  oak;  the  ends  of  the  seats  are  richly 
paneled  and  are  finished  with  exquisitely  carved  poppy  heads. 
The  pulpit  is  placed  on  the  north  side  of  the  church  arch,  and  is 
also  of  oak  richly  paneled  and  carved.  The  altar  is  a  beautiful 
specimen  of  workmanship;  it  is  of  oak  6)4  feet  long  by  2  feet  3 
inches  wide,  the  front  is  divided  into  three  panels  by  small  but- 
tresses, in  the  center  one  is  a  large  maltese  cross,  in  that  on  the 
right  are  the  letters,  I.  H.  S.,  and  in  the  other,  C.  H.  R.,  the  Greek 
initial  letters  of  our  Lord's  name  "  Jesus  Christ."  Under  the  slab, 
on  which  are  carved  five  crosses,  is  inscribed  in  raised  letters, 
"  This  do  in  remembrance  of  me."  These  pieces  of  fiirniture  were 
made  and  carved  by  Ellin  &  Kitson  of  New  York.  For  the  lectern 
a  large  Bible  has  been  provided,  and  for  the  prayer  desk  and  altar 
handsomely  bound  prayer  books  and  hymnals. 

A  fund  had  been  accumulating  for  some  time  for  a  stained- 
glass  window,  which  the  Parish  was  desirous  of  putting  up  to  the 
memory  of  a  former  rector  of  the  Church  —  the  Rev.  Dr.  Whea- 
ton.  The  subject  chosen  was  the  Transfiguration  of  our  Blessed 
Lord,  and  the  stone  work  of  the  chancel  window  was  accordingly 
designed  with  special  reference  to  it.  It  is  a  window  of  three 
lights,  with  perpendicular  stone  tracery  in  the  head,  divided  by  a 
transom.  The  execution  of  this  glass  was  entrusted  to  the  well- 
known  artists,  Messrs.  Heaton,  Butler  &  Bayne  of  London,  and 
they  have  succeeded  in  making  a  most  glorious  and  enduring  work 
of  art  of  which  the  Church  may  well  be  proud.  In  the  center 
light  above  the  transom  is  a  figure  of  our  Blessed  Lord  with  His 
hand  uplifted  in  the  act  of  blessing  ;  on  the  right  is  Moses  with 
the  stone  tablets,  and  on  the  left  Elias  holding  a  book.  The 
three  disciples,  Peter,  James,  and  John,  with  awe-struck  faces, 
fill  the  lower  lights.  In  the  borders  surrounding  the  figures  are 
numberless  angels.  The  color  of  the  whole  window  is  rich  and 
harmonious,  and  will  repay  a  careful  study. 

The  Reredos,  which  is  the  gift  of  Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  the 
senior  warden  of  the  Church,  is  of  Caen  stone ;  it  consists  of 
three  bays,  with  canopied  heads,  decorated  with  carved  crockets 
and  finials,  divided  by  pinnacled  buttresses.  In  the  center  bay, 
which  is  recessed,  is  cut  in  relief  a  large  cross  resting  on  three 
steps  set  in  a  groundwork  of  carved  diaper.  Above  this,  in  the 
head  of  the  arch,  is  the  Sanctus  Spiritus  in  the  form  of  a  dove, 
which  is  carved  in  full  relief.     The  side  bays  are  paneled,  and  the 


508  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD, 

super  altar  is  inscribed  with  the  words  holy,  holy,  holy,  cut  in 
relief.  The  credence  table  for  the  holy  vessels  is  of  Ohio  stone 
recessed  in  the  north  wall  of  the  chancel ;  a  carved  bracket  forms 
the  lower  shelf,  the  head  is  cusped,  and  in  the  spandrils  above 
are  carved  the  grapevine  and  ears  of  wheat.  This  is  a  gift  from 
the  Misses  Watrous,  in  memory  of  their  father,  Sejnnour  Watrous, 
and  their  sister,  Rebecca  Webster  Watrous.  The  communion  rail 
of  oak  with  wrought  brass  standards  is  the  gift  of  Miss  Brinley. 

A  brass  tablet  is  placed  on  the  north  wall  of  the  chancel  op- 
posite the  door  to  the  robing  room,  with  this  inscription  : 

' '  In  memory  of 

James   Goodwin. 

Born  March  2,  1803.  Died  INIarch  15,  1878." 

The  exterior  of  the  new  buildings  is  designed  to  be  of  a  do- 
mestic style  of  architecture,  of  a  somewhat  later  date  than  that 
of  the  church.  The  walls  are  built  of  Portland  stone  through- 
out, and  all  the  jambs,  mullions,  and  tracery  of  windows  are  of 
the  same  material.  The  faces  of  the  walls  are  built  in  random 
work  with  square  beds  and  heads  with  a  rock  face,  and  the  dress- 
ings are  tooled.  The  building  has  been  thoroughly  protected  by 
copper  lightning  rods,  put  up  by  Denniston  &  Wallace.  In  the  base- 
ment is  placed  the  boys'  water-closet,  which  is  paved  with  blue- 
stone  tiles.  The  cellar  floor  is  of  English  Portland  cement.  In  the 
cellar  are  two  furnaces,  for  heating  the  chapel  and  Parish  building, 
and  a  sink.  Each  room  in  the  new  building  has  been  completely 
furnished  for  the  use  to  which  it  is  to  be  put,  and  for  the  security  of 
the  Parish  records  a  fire-proof  safe,  made  by  Marvin  &  Co.,  has 
been  provided.  The  new  platform  has  been  covered  with  a  rich 
Axminster  carpet,  and  a  new  carpet  laid  in  the  church.  The  con- 
tractors for  the  different  works  were  :  Mason,  Watson  Tryon  ; 
carpenter,  John  C.  Mead,  both  of  this  city,  and  carvers,  Ellin  & 
Kitson  of  New  York  ;  the  plumbing  and  gas  fitting  by  James 
Ahern  ;  iron  work  by  George  S.  Lincoln  &  Co.  and  John  Shepard  ; 
furnaces  by  Olds  &  Whipple  ;  gas  fixtures  by  the  Bradley  &  Hub- 
bard Manufacturing  Company  of  Meriden,  Conn.;  carpets  and 
cushions  by  Talcott  &  Post ;  furniture  by  Robbins  Brothers.  The 
whole  work  has  been  done  in  a  thorough  manner,  and  is  very 
creditable  to  all  engaged  in  it.  Mr.  Charles  W.  Sprague  has  been 
the  very  efficient  superintendent  of  the  works.  The  whole  of  the 
designs  were  made  and  have  been  carried  out  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  Mr.  Frederick  C.  Withers,  of  71  Broadway,  New 
York. 


APPENDIX.  509 

No.  9. 
Memorial  Windows  in  the  Church. 
The  memorial  windows  are  all  under  the  gallery  ;  there  are 
four  of  them  on  the  north  side  of  the  church. 

1.  Commencing  at  the  northwest,  and  the  first  to  be  put  in 
place,  is  that  to  Isaac  Toucey  and  his  wife,  Catherine.  The  subject, 
the  Three  Marys  at  the  Tomb,  is  artistically  treated,  and  the 
colors  are  very  pleasing,  being  bright  and  clear.  Makers,  Lavers, 
Barroimd,  &  Westlake,  London.  "Be  not  affrighted;  ye  seek 
Jesus  of  Nazareth  which  was  crucified;  he  is  risen;  he  is  not  here: 
Behold  the  place  where  they  laid  him." 

entered  into  rest. 
Isaac  Toucey,  30  July,  1869,  aged  72  years. 
Catherine  Toucey,  13  August,  1871,  aged  69  years. 

2.  The  Presentation  of  Christ  in  the  Temple.  "They 
brought  Him  to  Jerusalem  to  present  Him  to  the  Lord." 

George  Beach,  born  November  29,  1788;  died  May  3,  i860. 
Harriet  Bradley  Beach,  born  June  27,  1792;  died  July  16,  1826. 
Maria  Alchols  Beach,  born  'May  10,    1799;  died  November  15, 
1845.  Makers,  Heaton,  Butler  &  Bayne,  London. 

3.  Baptism  of  Christ.  "Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee 
to  Jordan  unto  John,  to  be  baptized  of  him." 

To  the  Glory  of  God,  and  in  loving  memory  of  my  husband, 
Daniel  Goodiuin.    Died  July  20,  1876.  H.,  B.  &  B. 

4.  An(;els  of  the  Nativity.  "And  there  were  Shepherds 
abiding  in  the  field,  keeping  watch  over  their  Hocks  by  night." 

H.,  B.  &B. 
Mr.  M.  B.  Copeland  of  Middletown,  long  a  friend  of  Mr.  Wilson, 
was  requested  to  prepare  a  sketch  of  this  window,  and  kindly 
furnished  the  following.  After  describing  the  Memorial  which 
had  been  placed  in  St.  James  Church,  Greenfield,  Mass.,  and  the 
service  in  commemoration,  Mr.  Copeland  saj's: 

[  This  occasion,  so  full  of  interest,  most  naturally  suggested  to  many 
present  the  fitness  of  placing  an  equally  significant  Memorial  in  Christ 
Church,  Hartford,  where  so  large  a  portion  of  Mr.  Wilson's  life  was 
spent,  and  where  the  best  of  his  life  work  was  done. 

Action  to  this  end  was  immediately  taken.  A  committee  was  formed 
of  which  the  Rev.  Mr.  Nichols,  rector  of  the  parish,  was  Chairman. 
They  took  the  matter  in  charge,  and  their  discussions  and  deliberations 
resulted  in  the  fixing  upon  a  i\Iemorial  Window,  as  the  most  desirable 
form  to  adopt,  and  it  was  decided  to  give  opportunity  first  of  all  to  the 
late  music-pupils  of  Mr.  Wilson  so  far  as  they  could  be  reached,  to 
contribute  to  the  fund  to  be  raised.     This  was  done,  and  the  invitation 


5IO  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

was  responded  to  with  cheerful  promptness  and  generosity  on  all  sides. 
The  amount  of  these  contributions  was  supplemented  by  those  of  a 
number  of  personal  friends.  Designs  for  the  work  were  solicited. 
Christ  Church  Parish  had  long  previously  decided  that  all  Memorial 
Windows  to  be  accepted,  must  in  their  character  have  reference  to  some 
incident  connected  with  the  life  of  Christ,  and  as  a  typical  example  of 
Mr.  Wilson's  genius  was  the  Christmas  Cantata  "And  there  were  shep- 
herds abiding  in  the  fields,"  the  "  Angels  of  the  Nativity  "  was  adopted  as 
the  subject  of  the  window.  An  order  for  the  work  was  given  to  Messrs. 
Heaton,  Butler  &  Bayne  of  London,  who  designed  the  beautiful,  highly 
artistic  glass  that  now  adorns  Christ  Church,  being  the  first  window  on 
the  North  side  of  the  Church,  appropriately  near  to  the  then  organ 
gallery. 

In  the  upper  portion  of  the  window  appear  the  angelic  host  sounding 
forth  the  Gloria  in  E.xcelsis,  and  underneath  are  the  shepherds  with  their 
flock,  the  figures  all  most  carefully  studied  and  artistically  presented. 
The  work  is  of  a  very  high  order. 

The  inscription  reads  ; 

"  To  the  Glory  of  God  and  the  Dear  Memory  of 

HENRY   WILSON, 

Born    A.D.    December  2,  1828,  Died  January   8,   1S78,  Organist  of  this 

Church,  1855-1877. 

THIS    WINDOW    IS    AN    OFFERING    FROM    HIS    PUPILS    AND    FRIENDS." 

The  completion  of  the  window  was  the  occasion  of  a  memorial  service 
held  in  Christ  Church  on  New  Year's  day,  1884.  The  church  was  filled  to 
overflowing.  The  Rev.  Mr.  Nichols  conducted  the  service,  assisted  by 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Huntington  of  vSt.  James  Church,  Hartford,  and  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Finch  of  St.  James  Church,  Greenfield,  Mass.  The  address  of  the 
rector  was  very  impressive  and  admirably  suited  to  the  occasion.  The 
musical  portion  of  the  service  was  most  feelingly  rendered  by  the  well- 
known  "Christ  Church  Quartette"  so  intimately  associated  with  Mr. 
Wilson  and  his  music.  His  anthems,  chants,  and  hymns  sung  by  them 
at  this  time,  they  had  sung  many  times  under  his  inspiring  leadership  ; 
most  of  them,  indeed,  were  written  by  him  for  their  voices. 

The  Rev.  Dr.  Burton  of  the  Park  Congregational  Church,  a  particu- 
larly dear  and  long-time  friend  of  Mr.  Wilson,  and  a  member  of  the 
Memorial  Committee,  read  in  behalf  of  the  Committee,  an  exquisitely 
worded  expression  of  their  great  satisfaction  at  the  cordiality  with 
which  they  had  been  supported  in  their  work,  by  the  pupils  and  friends 
of  Mr.  Wilson,  expressing  also  thankfulness  that  it  had  been  their 
privilege  to  take  part  in  a  work  so  satisfactory  and  so  sanctified  by  tender 
recollections.  A  deep  sense  of  appreciation  and  of  obligation  was 
expressed  for  the  valuable  services  of  the  Choir  who  had  by  their  singing 
so  materially  contributed  to  the  enrichment  and  the  hallowed  character 
of  the  service.  Melvin  B.  Copeland.] 


APPENDIX.  511 

5.  The  meeting  of  Nathaniel.  On  the  south  side  of  the 
Church,  commencing  at  the  east.  "  Behold  an  Israelite  in- 
deed  IN   WHOM   IS  no  guile." 

To  the  Glory  of  God,  and  in  memory  of  my  beloved  husband, 
Flavins  A.  Bro7C' 11,  horn  August  31,    1806;  died  February   i,  1880. 

H.,  B.  &  B. 

6.  The  Resurrection.  "  Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates,  and 
the  King  of  Glory  shall  come  in." 

In  loving  memory  of  my  husband,  diaries  Harvey  Northain, 
born  December  21,  1797;  died  November  12,  1881. 

7.  The  walk  to  Emmaus.  "Abide  with  us  for  the  day  is  far 
spent." 

Cornelia  Kuss, 

John  D.  Rnss,  ALD., 
and  Harriet  Euss,  his  wife, 

Johamiah  E.  Rnss.         Charles  booth,  n.  y. 

8.  Adoration  of  the  Magi.  "The  Gentiles  shall  come  to 
Thy  light  and  kings  to  the  brightness  of  Thy  rising." 

To  the  Glory  of  God,  and  in  loving  memory  of  our  father  and 
mother. 

John  Adams  Taintor,  born  April  22,  1800;  died  November  15, 
1862. 

Adelia  Croade,  his  wife,  born  June  24,  1S04;  died  December  12, 
1881. 

And  of  their  daughter, 

Lonisa  Taintor  Kneeland,  born  July  28,  1832,  died  May  4,  1891. 

After  the  removal  of  a  portion  of  the  gallery,  this  window  was 
filled  in  with  stained  glass  to  the  top,  hy  ]\Iiss  Taintor. 

On  the  north  wall  of  the  church  are  two  Memorial  Tablets,  an 
ornamented  one  of  marble,  to  Mrs.  Lydia  Huntley  Sigourney, 
placed  near  the  seat  she  was  acci:stomed  to  occupy;  the  inscrip- 
tion is  as  follows : 

In  Loving  Memory 

of 
LvDiA  Huntley  Sigourney 

1791  -    1865 

"She  opened  her  mouth  with  Wisdom  and  in  her  Tongue 

WAS   THE    LAW    OF    KINDNESS."  Prov:  xxxi :  26  : 

"She:  sang:  alone:  ere:  womanhood:  had:  known:  the: 
GIFT :  OF :  SONG  :  which  :  fills  :  the  :  air  :  xo  :  day  :  Tender  :  and  : 
sweet:  a  music  :  all:  her:  own:  may:  fitly:  linger:  where: 
SHE  :  knelt  :  to  :  pray  :  "  JOHN  G.  whittier. 


512  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  other  is  a  large  cross  of  brass,  placed  upon  a  polished  slab 
of  Irish  green  marble,  with  this  inscription  : 

To  THE  Glory  of  God 

and  in  loving  memory  of 

Samuel  Barwick  Beresford 

1806  — 1873 

AND  Mary  Stuart,  his  wife 

1806  —  1891. 

Numbered  with 

THY  Saints 

IN  Glory 

•  Everlasting. 

+ 

In  the  year  1891  a  window  was  erected  by  James  J.  Goodwin 
and  Francis  Goodwin  in  memory  of  their  father,  James  Goodwin, 
their  mother,  Lucy  Morgan  Goodwin,  and  their  sisters,  Sarah 
Morgan  Brownell  and  Mary  Goodwin. 

The  position  selected  was  on  the  west  wall  of  the  chtirch,  south 
of  the  Chancel  Arch.  In  order  to  give  the  effect  of  a  transept, 
the  gallery  was  removed  from  the  western  bay  of  the  south  aisle, 
and  the  window,  which  was  formerly  short,  was  lengthened  to 
correspond  with  those  on  the  south  side,  but  as  there  was  light 
only  over  the  upper  part,  the  lower  half  of  the  window  was  filled 
with  painted  tiles.  The  jambs,  mullions,  and  tracery  are  in 
Portland  stone. 

The  subject  illustrated  in  the  window  is  Faith,  Hope,  and 
Charity,  and  a  rendering  of  the  XXXI  chapter  of  Proverbs, 
suitable  to  the  memory  of  a  good  woman,  wife,  and  mother. 
"  Her  children  arise  up  and  call  her  blessed."  In  the  tracery  is  a 
glory  of  halo  with  clouds  of  Cherubiin  and  Seraphim.  The  design 
was  made  by  one  of  the  best  English  artists  in  painted  glass, 
and  executed  by  Heaton,  Butler  &  Bayne  of  London.  The 
architectural  work  was  designed  by  Mr.  Frederick  C.  Withers  of 
New  York. 

No.   10. 

[The  money  collected  for  a  memorial  to  Miss  Mary  Goodwin 
was  used  in  placing  a  reredos  over  the  altar  in  the  chapel.  It  is 
over  7  feet  long  and  4  feet  high,  and  is  divided  into  three  panels 
—  a  large  central  panel  and  two  narrow  panels  —  one  on  each 
side.  These  panels  are  filled  with  stone  mosaic  pictures  illustrat- 
ing the  good  works  of  Dorcas.     The  art  of  mosaic,  which  is  the 


APPENDIX.  513 

art  of  putting  together  small  cubes  or  tesserce  —  as  the  pieces  of 
hard  stones,  marbles,  and  glass  are  called  —  is  of  very  ancient 
date,  and  was  known  to  the  Egyptians  and  the  Assyrians.  The 
book  of  Esther  tells  us  that  beds  of  gold  and  silver  in  the  palace 
of  Shushan  stood  "  upon  a  pavement  of  red  and  blue  and  white 
marble."  In  Pompeii  are  to  be  found  all  varieties  of  stone  mo- 
saic, known  to  either  Greek  or  Roman.  The  central  panel  of  the 
reredos  represents  Dorcas  giving  clothes  and  food  to  the  poor, 
and  the  side  panels  bear  the  legend,  "  This  woman  was  full  of 
good  works,"  which  is  on  a  scroll  twined  around  a  branch  of 
lilies,"  and  alms  deeds  which  she  did  "  on  a  scroll  twined  around 
a  branch  of  passion  flowers."  These  mosaic  panels  are  framed  in 
polished  Irish-green  marble.  Cut  in  the  marble  underneath  the 
pictures  is  the  inscription  — 

To  THE  Glory  of  God 

AND 

In  loving  memory  of  Mary  Goodwin,  born  9  April,  1846. 
Died  28  October,  1880. 

The  entire  reredos  was  made  from  designs  by  George  Keller, 
architect,  by  Messrs.  Burke  &  Co.,  of  Chicago  and  London.  The 
cartoons  for  the  pictures  were  made  by  an  English  artist,  Mr. 
Alexander  Booker  of  London. 

A  brass  cross  upon  the  altar  in  memory  of  Charlfes  T.  Russ, 
a  much-loved  superintendent  of  the  Sunday-school,  has  been 
placed  there  from  contributions  of  the  teachers  and  scholars,  and 
this  inscription. 

in  loving  memory 

OF 

Charles  Trumbull  Russ. 

Born  January  16,  A.D.   1853. 

Died  May  2,  A.D.  1881. 

From  the  Sunday  School. 

"God  is  Love."  G.  K.] 

Other  gifts  in  the  chapel  are  two  windows  from  Mrs.  Lucy  M. 
Goodwin,  made  by  H.,  B.  &  Bayne,  the  one  with  the  subject, 
"The  Three  Marys  at  the  Tomb,"  and  the  other  with  the  text, 
"I  am  the  resi:rrection  and  the  life,  he  that  believeth  on  me, 
though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live." 

A  new^  organ  was  placed  in  the  church  in  1889,  at  a  cost  of 
$6,700.  This  was  secured  by  numerous  subscriptions,  a  gentle- 
man of  the  parish  having  offered  to  double  the  amount  thus  ob- 
tained. 

33 


514  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

No.    II, 

Dr.  Hoadly  in  his  Annals  of  the  Parish,  refers  to  the  services 
performed  by  Rev.  Roger  Viets  in  Hartford  between  1764  and 
1775.  His  brother,  Mr.  George  E.  Hoadley,  has  furnished  me  with 
a  copy  of  the  same,  which  is  here  printed.  He  was  a  missionary 
of  the  S.  P.  G.,  and  was  rector  of  St.  Andrew's  Church  in  Sims- 
bury,  and  officiated  in  many  places  in  that  neighborhood.  He 
resided  near  the  church,  in  that  part  of  the  town  called  Scotland, 
where  he  had  gathered  a  large  congregation ;  it  was  so  near  to 
Hartford  that  it  was  undoubtedly  visited  by  many  of  those  who 
wished  their  children  to  be  baptized,  or  were  desirous  to  be  joined 
in  marriage.  This  record  of  services  by  him  will  be  read  with 
interest  by  many,  and  no  apology  is  needed  for  placing  it  in  this 
history. 

Baptized  by  Rev.  Roger  Viets. — Residetice,  Hartford. 

At  Hartford,  Jan.  16,  1764,  a  child  of  Timothy  Phelps,  named  William. 
St.  Andrews,  Aug.  26,  1764,  a  male  child  of  James  Mookley  of  Hartford, 
named  William  ;  a  male  child  of  William  Smith  of  Hartford,  named 
John. 
Hartford,  Jan.  27,  1765,  private,  a  female  child  of  Nancy,  servant  of  Mr. 

Knox,  named  Sarah  ;  ill. 
Hartford,  Sept.  8,  17C5,  a  male  child  of  Nehemiah  Clarke,  named  Oliver 

Mendey. 
Hartford,  Nov.  24,  1765,  a  female  child  of  Hezekiah  Collier  named  Martha. 

Margaret. 

Katharine. 

William. 

Daniel. 

Katy. 

Sally. 

"   male       "  William  Gardner     "  James. 

Hartford  Feb.  11,  1766,  private,  a  male  child  of  Margaret  Curtis,  named 

John  Phillips  ;  ill. 
Hartford,  March  2,  1766,  a  male  child  of  Thomas  Burr,  named  James. 
Hartford,  April  13,  1766,  a  male  child  of  William  Smith,  named  William. 
Hartford,  May  18,  1766,  a  male  child  of  Eleazer  Pomroy,  named  Samuel 

William. 
Hartford,  July  13,  1766,  Dorothy  Martin,  an  adult. 

Hartford,  July  17,  1766,  a  female  child  of  John  Walker,  named  Martha. 
Scotland,  June  14,  1767,  a  male  child   of   James  Mookley   of    Hartford, 

named  John. 
Hartford,  Marcli   10,   1768,  private,  a  female  child  of  Timothy  Phelps, 
named  Sarah. 


male        "  "  " 

female    "  David  Bull 


APPENDIX.  5  I  5 

Hartford,  March  lo,  1768,  private,  a  female  child  of  Rebecca  Cad  well, 

named  Mary?    111. 
Scotland,  July   10,    1768,   a  male  child  of   William   Smith  of  Hartford, 

named  George. 
Hartford,  Jan.  25,  1771,  private,  a  male  child  of  Timothy  Phelps,  named 

Enos. 
Hartford,  July  24,  1774,  a  female  child  of  Neil  McLean,  named  Hannah. 
"  male        "  "  "  "  Hugh. 

Hartford,  Oct.  12,  1774,  private,  in  sickness,  an  adult  named  Mary  An- 
drus. 

Scotland,  June  25,  1775,  a  female  child  of ,  Hartford,  named  Mary. 

"  "  "       "  male         "         William     Smith     of     Hartford, 

named  Robert. 
Hartford,  July  10,  1800,  a  male  child  of  George  Lee,  named  George  Jan- 

nings. 
Hartford,  July  14,  1800,  a  male  child  of    Theodore  Wadsworth,  named 

Theodore. 
Hartford,  July  14,  1800,  a  male  child  of  Theo.  Wadsworth,  named  Harry. 
"     "         "      "  David  Colville,  "         David. 

Timothy. 

James. 

female"      "       "  "  "       Rachel. 

Susanna. 
Lucy. 
Ruth. 
Mary  Hurlburt  Blinn,  an  adult. 
Abigail  Merrils, 
Rodney  Wadsworth, 

a  male  child  of  Jas.  Wadsworth  named  Ariel  Brace. 
"     "         ......  ..  <.  William. 

"female"     "     "  "  "  Katy. 

"     "     "  "  "    Anna  Cadwell. 

Hannah  Johnson,  an  adult. 
Arena  Pease,  "       " 

Sally  Johnson, 

a  male  child  of  Shadrach  Johnson  named  William. 
"     "         "       "         "  "  "  Joseph, 

"female"       "         "  "  "  Bathsheba. 

"       "       "       "         "  "  "       Hannah. 

"       "       "       "        "  "  "  Maria. 

Baptisms,  etc..  Copied  from  the  Register  in  Digby,  N.  S.,  iSg^. 
"Windsor  in  Connecticut,  y^  July,  1800 
A  male  child  of  Azariah  Phelps  named  Linus. 


5l6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

SiMSBURY  IN  Connecticut  5""  July,  1800 
A  female  child  of  Joel  Cornish  named  Violet. 

Truman  Stevens  named  Serena  Almira. 

Granby  in  Connecticut,  6th  July,  1800 
A  male  child  of  Timothy  Alderman  named  Reuben. 
John  Kingsbury  named  Lyman. 
"  "         Hezekiah  Skinner  named  Milo. 

Ralph  Griswold  named  Zophar. 

SiMSBURY,  Connecticut,  8th  July,  1800. 
A  male  child  of  Freeman  Graham  named  Warren. 

Harvey. 

Married  by  Rev.   Roger  Viets. 

At  Levi  Jones'  Hartford,  Dec.  16,  1764,  Julius  Jones  to  Elizabeth  Dick- 
inson, both  of  Hartford. 

Hartford,  Jan.  31,  1767,  Niel  McLean  to  Peggy  Kelly,  both  of  Hartford. 

Scotland,  July  21,   1784,  Zephaniah  Webster  to  Huldah  Drake,  both  of 
Hartford. 

Scotland,  July  29,  1784,  William  Burr  and  widow  Lydia  Olcott,  both  of 
Hartford. 

Scotland,  Sept.  10,  1784,  John  Hibbard  and  Ann  Wright,  both  of  Hart-, 
ford. 

Scotland,   Jan.   25,   1785,   Peleg   Hill  of  Saybrook  and  Marj'  Sloane  of 
Hartford. 

Scotland,  Mch.  6"',  1787,  Clark  Gibbs  and  Mary  Olmsted,  both  of  Hart- 
ford. 

Married  by  Rev.  Ambrose  Todd. 

Sept.  13,  1798,  Edmon  Stanly  and  Sally  Jeffery,  Hartford. 

Buried  by  Rev.  Roger  Viets. 
Hartford,  June    g,  1766,  William  Gardner. 
"  Ji-^ly  17'  1766,  Martha  Walker. 

Cojiformists,  Dec,  1764. 

Hezekiah   Collier  of  Hartford. 
William  Adams     " 

William  Jepson     "  " 

Gideon   Bunce       "  " 

Mr.  Viets  was  one  of  the  many  loyalists  who  removed  to  Nova 
Scotia  after  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  He  settled  at  Digby, 
where  was  founded  Trinity  Church,  and  here  he  officiated  until 
his  death  in  1811.  He  was  an  energetic  and  useful  man,  whose 
services  were  valued  in  an  extensive  region  of  that  Province. 


APPENDIX.  517 

During  a  visit  to  Digby  last  summer  an  examination  of  the  parish 
records  was  made  with  the  hope  and  expectation  of  finding  some- 
thing of  vahie  and  interest  relating  to  the  early  history  of  the 
church  in  Connecticut.  That  fate  which  has  been  common  to 
many  historical  documents  also  made  his  papers  useful  in  lighting 
a  fire. 

He  returned  to  Connecticut  on  a  visit  to  his  friends  in  the  sum- 
mer of  1800  and  was  heartily  greeted  by  them.  The  record  of 
his  services  while  here,  which  was  copied  from  the  register  in 
Digby,  by  G.  E.  H.,  shows  that  he  was  retained  in  kindly  remem- 
brance. 

No.    12. 

The  following  letters,  copied  from  the  letter  book  of  Mr.  Viets 
at  Digby,  will  be  read  with  interest. 

New  London,  Nov.  G"",  1786. 
To  the  Reverend  Mr.   Viets — and  to  the   Church    Wardens  of  the 
church  lately  tinder  his  care. 

Gents 

Trusting  to  your  candour  and  Regard  to  the  Interest  of  the  Re- 
ligion we  profess,  we  take  the  Liberty  of  addressing  you  on  the  subject 
of  the  Church  now  building  in  this  City.  In  the  attack  made  by  a  de- 
tachment of  the  British  Army  under  Gen.  Arnold  in  the  year  1781,  It 
was  our  very  great  misfortune  to  lose  our  church  in  the  general  Conflag- 
ration of  the  Town.  Had  our  property  been  saved  the  loss  of  our 
Church  would  scarcely  have  been  felt ;  but  the  Houses,  furniture  and 
the  greater  part  of  the  Property  of  most  of  us,  shared  in  the  destruction. 
Having  however  in  some  degree  recovered  from  the  difficulties  to  which 
we  were  reduced,  and  being  anxious  to  enjoy  again  the  publick  Service 
and  Sacraments  of  our  holy  Religion,  we  have  in  the  Course  of  the  two 
last  summers  been  exerting  ourselves  to  build  another  Church,  and  have 
by  GOD'S  blessing  accomplished  the  covering  and  flooring  of  it,  but  our 
members  being  few  and  our  circumstances  reduced,  we  unhappily  find 
ourselves  unable  to  proceed  so  as  to  make  it  fit  for  the  Service  of  God 
Almighty,  and  must  for  some  considerable  Time  at  least,  soon  lose  the 
benefit  of  what  we  have  done  unless  we  can  find  some  Assistance  among 
our  humane  and  benevolent  Brethren  in  the  State.  We  therefore 
earnestly  request,  you  will  be  pleased  to  permit  and  encourage  a  Collec- 
tion to  be  made  in  your  Churches  for  our  City,  on  such  Sundays  as  you 
think  proper,  and  v/e  assure  you,  we  shall  not  only  entertain  a  gratful 
sense  of  your  kindness,  but  shall  be  ready  to  assist  in  our  turn  any  dis- 
tressed Congregation  that  shall  suffer  under  the  same  or  equal  disasters. 
We  are  very  sensible  the  Congregations  of  Norwalk  and  Fairfield  have 


5l8  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

undergone  the  same  disaster  with  ourselves,  but  we  trust  their  Sympathy 
will  induce  them  to  give  this  mark  of  Compassion  for  their  fellow  suffer- 
ers —  Whatever  may  be  collected  for  this  good  purpose,  by  being  con- 
veyed to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Jarvis  of  Middletown,  will  be  forwarded  and 
thankfully  received,  by  Rev**  Sir  and  Gentlemen  your  affectionate  hum- 
ble servants, 

Jonathan  Starr  Jun^  ) 

T-,  „  ;  Chitrch  Wardens. 

ROSWELL  Saltonstall      S 

I  do  hereby  certify  the  foregoing  to  be  a  true  and  just  representation, 
and  do  heartily  recommend  it  to  the  particular  attention  of  all  the  Epis- 
copal Congregations  in  the  State. 

S.     Dp.  Connect. 

New  London,  Nov.  8"",  1786. 
Reverend  and  Dear  Sir,    • 

I  congratulate  you  on  your  return  to  your  family  from  your  late  voy- 
age,* and  on  the  favourable  prospects  that  were  presented  to  you  in  Nova 
Scotia.     I  hope  they  will  all  be  perfectly  realized. 

Though  your  connection  with  the  Congregations  formerly  under 
your  care  is  dissolved,  yet  I  have  taken  the  liberty  to  enclose  to  you  the 
application  of  the  congregation  of  St.  James  Church  in  this  City,  to  the 
church  Wardens  of  your  late  congregation,  requesting  your  favorable 
[answer]  to  it. 

The  offers  of  Brothers  Jarvis  and  Hubbard  determined  me  to  come 
into  the  measure,  and  I  should  be  glad  to  see  it  repeated  on  such  emer- 
gencies as  will  justify  it.  My  best  Regards  attend  on  M".  Viets,  accept 
my  best  wishes,  and  believe  me  to  be  effectually  and  sincere 

S.     Bp.  Connect. 
To  the  Reverend  Mr.  Roger  Viets. 

Claremont,  Jan.  ly"^"",  17S7. 
Dear  Sir, 

Whereas  Mr.  Ambrose  Cossitt  informed  this  church  that  it  was  pro- 
bable they  might  obtain  the  Rev.  Mr.  Viets  to  be  their  minister  in  this 
town,  we  being  anxious  to  do  everything  in  our  power  to  promote  our  most 
Holy  Religion,  and  would  lose  no  time  in  procuring  so  good  a  man  as  Mr. 
Viets—  we  therefore  held  a  vestry  on  this  day,  and  after  discoursing  on 
this  subject,  came  to  the  following  vote,  viz.:  That  the  Wardens  give 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Viets  of  Simsbury  a  call  to  this  Church.  We  therefore,  in 
behalf  of  said  Church,  as  well  as  ourselves,  do  humbly  ask  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Viets  to  make  us  a  visit  in  this  Town  as  soon  as  convenience  will  admit, 
and  tarry  with  us  a  few  Sundays  if  convenient  with  your  affairs,  in  which 
time  you  can  determine  whether  you  would  settle  with  us  or  not,  which 
favor  we  shall  gratefully  acknowledge,  as  well  as  think  ourselves  bound 
to  compensate  for  the  same. 


•  He  had  been  to  Nova  Scotia  some  months  previously  to  prepare  a  place  for  his 
family  at  Digby. 


APPENDIX.  519 

We  would  also  mention  that  money  being  so  scarce  this  part  of  the 
Country  we  would  propose  paying  you  in  Wheat,  Flour,  or  Meat  Stock, 

We  do  not  mention  the  State  of  the  Church  in  the  several  towns  on 
Conn.  River  in  this  Country,  as  we  suppose  Mr.  Cossitt  has  given  you  a 
particular  account. 

To  We  are  Reverend  Sir  in  behalf 

The  Reverend  Mr.Viets,         of  the  Church  your  affectionate 
Simsbury,  Friends  and  humble  servant, 

Connecticut.  Hazael  Waknkk, 

IVardfus. 

Fragment  of  a  letter  from  Samuel  Peters  of  London  to  Rev. 
Roger  Viets  of  Digby,  Nova  Scotia,  taken  from  the  letter-book  of 
R.  V.  at  Digby,  July,  1S95,  by  George  H.  Hoadley.  The  first  seven 
pages  of  the  book  are  missing.  The  book  consists  mostly  of 
letters  from  the  secretaries  of  the  S.  P.  G.  and  R.  V.'s  letters  in 
return. 

.  .  .  "  If  you  had  chosen  to  have  gone  to  New  Brunswick,  you 
would  have  enjoyed  Parliament  grant  to  that  Colony,  and  not  what  is 
given  to  Nova  Scotia  Colony.  The  Society  have  done  as  well  by  you  as 
by  Scovil  and  Andrews  &c,  but  they  could  not  allow  acts  of  Parliament, 
nor  they  ever  discriminate  between  you  and  Scovil.  They  meant  to 
have  you  seat  yourselves  according  to  your  own  wishes  and  choice,  as 
well  as  possible.  You  cannot  receive  any  salary  cash  or  before  the  act  of 
Parliament  took  place,  and  so  early  does  your  salary  begin  as  Dr.  Morice 
has  written  you.  I  beg  that  you  and  all  the  Clergy  of  my  acquaintance, 
to  write  your  letters  to  Dr.  Morice  (as  Secretary)  in  such  a  manner  as  if 
they  were  to  be  printed  verbatim  and  literatim ;  we  were  never  careful 
enough  while  in  Conn,  in  forming  our  public  letters,  but  wrote  as  if  we 
had  been  writing  to  a  friend,  whereas  the  Society  expects  formality,  as 
among  them  are  sundry  members  not  friendly  to  the  Missionaries  or  the 
Missions,  who  are  members  ex  officio  and  not  by  choice.  Tell  this  to  our 
good  brethren.  The  Yorkers  found  this  out  and  guarded  against  it,  and 
so  obtained  character  better  than  others  who  were  better  men.  Governor 
Franklin  is  sensible,  as  to  his  sincerity,  you  may  be  a  better  judge  than 
others.  His  assistance  may  be  useful  on  your  side  of  the  water,  but  here 
he  cannot  help  you  if  his  friendship  extended  beyond  himself.  Whigs 
rule  the  roost,  and  will  continue  to  do  so  until  the  talked  of  Compensation 
is  made  to  the  Loyalists. 

Gov.  Franklin  may  be  in  office  again  when  Tories  reign  again. 

As  to  my  being  bishop  of  Acadia,  I  do  not  expect  it,  but  I  hope  to 
prevent  you  from  being  tormented  with  a  bad  and  useless  bishop. 

The  American  clergy  are  here  styled  Tories,  except  Duche,  Coombes, 
Inglis  and  R n,  and  that  with  the  baseless  Face,  made  by  the  rub- 


520  .        CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

bingon  the  Stony  Hearts  of  Bps  and  great  men,  sent  Chandler  without 
a  Mitre  back  to  the  Jersies,  where  he  will  find  as  much  sincerity  and 
honour  in  his  light  of  life,  as  he  ever  manifested  here  in  the  day  thereof. 
The  painters  of  old  were  inspired  when  they  drew  poor  silly  fortune 
without  eyes,  for  she  knows  not  what  the  day  will  bring  forth  till  the  dye 
is  cast,  it  was  so  from  the  beginning,  and  therefore  brother  Weeks  was 
the  only  man  among  all  your  friends,  who  knew  how  to  advise  you. 

Teaze  not  yourself  about  it,  but  like  Issachar  bow  down  between 
two  burdens,  starvation  and  complaint.  Weeks  has  not  always  believed 
that  whatever  is,  is  right,  this  idea  he  learnt  from  being  curate  at  Halifax, 
and  loosing  Annapolis  Mission,  to  show  his  gratitude  to  Dr  Morice  and 
me  who  got  him  the  place,  on  account  of  his  family  and  his  fair  promises 
and  prayers.  When  he  got  to  Halifax,  he  discovered  his  talents  to  be 
very  great,  and  his  oratory  greater,  which  Heavenly  blessing  he  could 
not  think  of  hiding  under  a  bushel  at  Annapolis,  as  his  preaching  was 
highly  approved  of  in  Halifax,  where  the  "  Court  was." 

My  influence  goes  no  farther  with  the  Court  or  Society  than  27  years. 
Experience  has  gained,  and  King  Ahasuerus,  with  127  prisoners  under 
him,  could  not  cure  the  gout,  nor  keep  off  a  single  pain,  and  though  he 
rotted  in  Cloth  of  Gold,  I  shall  be  as  well  off  as  he,  when  I  sleep  in  a 
shroud  spun  by  the  spider  and  the  worm.  Do  you  believe  that  Byles, 
Walter,  or  Weeks,  would  vote  me  to  be  your  Bishop,  while  each  of  them 
is  bound  in  his  own  conscience  to  vote  for  himself,  they  all  having  had 
their  birth  in  Mass.  Bay,  and  do  you  think  I  should  be  of  any  service  to 
your  Church  and  comfort  to  myself  if  I  was  your  bishop  ?  I  am  not  afraid 
nor  ashamed  to  say,  I  am  more  able  and  better  qualified  to  be  a  bishop 
than  many  here,  and  even  Provost  and  White,  who  were  consecrated  at 
Lambeth  on  the  4*''  Feb.,  1787,  by  our  own  Arch  Bishop  and  Bps.  "  to 
frighten  the  Beast  of  Ephesus  "  (N.  London  alias). 

The  first  wonder  in  Heaven  St.  John  saw  while  at  Patmos,  was  a 
woman,  and  the  second  was  Michael  and  his  Angels  contending  with  the 
great  red  dragon  and  his  angels.  All  1  can  say  now  is,  "  come  and  see  " 
the  Event  of  —  divide  et  inipera  — a  factious  and  ruined  people. 

If  our  Bps.  and  Clergy  were  as  zealous  for  the  Church  as  the  Romish 
Clergy  are,  we  should  have  no  dissenters.  My  mind  glows  with  zeal  for 
the  church  of  my  God  and  the  offices  thereof,  but  I  am  like  the  impotent 
man,  unable  to  help  myself,  and  few  or  none  here  doth  good. 

If  the  Church  is  supported  in  purity,  it  will  be  in  your  Country,  not 
in  Europe,  and  all  that  supports  it  now  is,  the  Court,  who  use  the  Bps.  as 
the  monkey  used  the  Cat,  they  all  divine  for  money,  and  the  dissenting 
Whigs  love  to  have  it  so.  When  I  come  to  you  with  power,  I  will  do  you 
good  ;  in  the  meantime,  I  will  not  forget  our  juvenile  friendship,  nor 
have  I  done  it,  altho  I  have  not  been  of  essential  service  to  you,  and 
therefore  merit  not  your  thanks. 


APPENDIX.  521 

Dr.  Warren  preached  before  the  Society  this  day.  He  is  Bishop  of 
Bangor,  and  was  only  heard  by  us  in  his  Belly.  My  daughter  was  safely 
delivered  of  a  son  24""  Jan.,  1787,  and  I  am  now  made  old  at  50  and  going 
on. 

I  have  tired  and  worn  out  my  pen  to  convince  you  that  I  have  not 
forgot  your  fidelity  and  friendship.  I  have  wTote  by  two  ships  last 
autumn  to  you.     Scovil  and  Andrews  we  heard  of  at  New  London. 

Kiss  my  sister  Phebe  her  young  branches  about  her  table. 

Jonathan  Trumbull  is  dead  and  went  mad  to  his  own  place,  because 

he  had  so  lived.     Judas  and  he  are  spans. 

Adieu,  dear  sir. 

Samuel   Peters. 


No.    13. 

Record  of  services  to  residents  of  Hartford,  by  Rei'.  Abra/iaiii 
Jarvis,  Rector,  Middletown,  furnished  by  Mr.  Charles  J.  Hoadly. 
This  list  has  been  verified  by  Mr.  Frank  F.  Starr,  w^ho  has  made 
some  additions  and  corrections.  Mr.  Jarvis  was  rector  from  July, 
1764,  to  April,  1799  ;  he  was  also  Bishop  of  the  Diocese  from  Sept. 
18,  1797.     The  previous  Rector  was  Rev.  Ichabod  Camp. 

Marriages  from  records  of  Christ  Church,  Middletown,  Conn., 
now  known  as  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity. 

Mar.   19,  1775,  George  Burr  of  Hartford  and  Sarah  Joyce  of  Middletown. 

Jan.  30,  1777,  Thomas  Hildrup  of  Hartford  and  Susannah  Hull  of 
Wethersfield. 

May  13,  1786,  Richard  Butler  of  Hartford  and  Lucy  Ranney  of  Middle- 
town. 

Jan.    12,  1795,*  Chas.  Butler  of  Hartford  and  Fanny  Tryon  of  Hartford. 

May  7,  1796,  John  McKnight  of  Hartford  and  Elizabeth  Sandford  of 
Middletown. 

Dec.  16,  1796,  Salmon  Bidwell  of  Wethersfield  and  Catharine  McLean 
of  Hartford. 

Apr.  15,  1797,  Normand  Knox  of  Hartford  and  Huldah  Sage  of  Middle- 
town. 

Nov.   14,  179S,  Daniel  Butler  and  Mary  Kieth. 

Baptisms  from  Church  records,  Christ  Church,  Middletown, 
Conn.,  now  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity. 

Aug.  17,  1766,  Thomas  Green,  son  of  Thomas  of  Hartford.  (Y«  parents 
with  Peleg  Sanford.) 


•This  marriage  of  Charles  Butler  on  the  Parish  Register  follows  a  marriage  in 
Dec,  1795,  and  immediately  precedes  a  marriage  in  April,  1796.  The  year  is  proba- 
bly an  error  and  should  be  1796.     Possibly  the  marriage  is  published  in  the  Courant. 


522  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Oct.    20,  1765,  William  Pratt,  son  to Pratt  at  Hartford.     (Dr.  Jepson, 

Mr.  Mookley  and  Mrs.  Walker,  wife  of  Mr.  John 
Walker.) 

Aug.  19,  1770,  four  infant  children  at  Hartford. 

Dec.  24,  1775,  Eunice,  infant  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  Burr  of 
Hartford.     (The  parents.) 

Jan.    28,  1776,  Ruth,  infant  daughter  of  Trial  of  Hartford.     (The 

parents  with  wife  of  Ashbel  Burnham.) 

Aug.  15,  1776,  Mary,  infant  daughter  of  William  Adams  of  Hartford. 
(The  mother,  Mary  Adams  sister  to  Mr.  Adams  and 
Hilton  of  Albany.) 

June  26,  1777,  Lavinia,  daughter  of  David  Bull  of  Hartford.  (The 
mother.  Wait  Plum  and  his  wife.) 

Sept.  27,  1777,  Betsey,  infant  daughter  of  Robert  Braithwaite  of  Hart- 
ford.    (The  parents  with  y"  wife  of  W'".  Adams.) 

Sept.  27,  1777,  Thomas  Joslin,  infant  son  of  Thomas  Hildrupof  Hartford. 
(The  parents  with  John  Townley.) 

Sept.  27,  1777,  Polly,  infant  daughter  of  William  Trial  of  Hartford.  (The 
parents,  Szc.) 

Dec.  26,  1779,  Thomas,  infant  son  of  George  and  Sarah  Burr  of  Hart- 
ford.    (The  parents  and  Stephen  Ranney.) 

Nov.   14,  1 78 1,  William  Henry,  infant  son  of  William  Imlay  of  Hartford. 

Apr.  13,  1781,  AUbrait,  son  of  Allbrait  Blackwood.  (The  father,  John 
Horlits  and  y"  wife Whitebread.) 

Feb.  I,  17S3,  Rhoda  and  Charlotte,  children  of  Allbrait  Blackwood, 
Hartford.     (The  parents  and  wife  [of]  Jacob  Cole.) 

Feb.  I,  17S3,  James,  infant  son  of  Jacob  Cole.  (The  parents  and  All- 
brait Blackwood.) 

Aug.  24,  1783,  Sally,  infant  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  Burr.  (The 
mother.  Will"  Joyce Joyce.) 

Mar.  10,  1785,  Elizabeth  Mackey,  infant  daughter  of  Jacob  Ogden,  Hart- 
ford.    (The  parents  and  sister.) 

June  22,  1786,  John  and  Richard,  sons  of  W'"  and  Mary  Imlay,  Hartford. 

Feb.  23,  1794,  George  Stephen,  infant  son  of  Richard  and  Lucy  Butler, 
Hartford.  (The  father,  Robert  Warner  and  wife  of 
Stephen  Ranney  Sen'r,  grandmother.) 

Oct.  26,  1794,  Lydia,  infant  daughter  of  George  and  Sarah  Burr.  (Pri- 
vate, child  sick,  whooping  cough.) 

Sept.  27,  1795,  W'".  Henry,  son  of  Samuel  jr.  and  Asenath  Marsh,  Hart- 
ford. 

Sept.  27,  1795,  George  Stephen,  son  of  Richard  and  Lucy  Butler.  (The 
father,  Stephen  Ranney  Senr.  and  Esther,  wife  of 
Stephen  Ranney  Junr.) 

May     6,  1787,  Richard  Butler,  adult. 

May  6,  1787,  Ann,  inft.  dan''  of  Richard  and  Mary  Butler.  (Father, 
vStephen  Ranney  Senr  and  his  wife,  the  grandparents.) 

Mar.  I,  1789,  Richard,  infant  son  of  Richard  and  Lucy  Butler.  (Father, 
Stephen  Ranney  Senr  and  his  wife,  the  grandparents.) 

May  8,  1791,  Walter,  infant  son  of  Richard  and  Lucy  Butler.  (Father, 
vStephen  Ranney  Senr  and  his  wife,  the  grandparents.) 


APPENDIX. 


523 


No.   14. 

[This  page  is  taken  by  permission  from  the  Report  of  the  Connecticut  Branch  of  the  Women's 
AuxiHary  to  the  Board  of  Missions,  1895.] 

Dr.    Samuel    Seabury,    Bishop    of   Coiuieclicut    ajui 

First    Bishop    of   the    American    Church, 

Consecrated  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland, 

on  the  14th  of  November ,  1784. 


HOVI    0R8IS   APOSTOLI    SIT  NOMEN   PERENNE 


SEABURY'S  MITRE:   IN  TRINITY  COLLEGE,  HARTFORD,  CONN. 


This  mitre  with  its  crown  of  thorn. 

Its  cross  upon  the  front ; 
Not  for  a  proud  adorning  worn. 

But  for  the  battle's  brunt : 
This  helmet  —  with  Salvation's  sign, 

Of  one  whose  shield  was  faith  ; 
This  crown  —  of  him,  for  right  divine 

Who  battled  unto  death  ! 


Oh  !  keep  it — till  the  moth  shall  wear 

Its  comeliness  to  dust. 
Type  of  a  crown  that's  laid  up  where 

There  is  nor  moth  nor  rust ; 
Type  of  the  Lord's  commission  given 

To  this,  our  Western  shore  ; 
The  rod  of  Christ — the  keys  of  heaven. 

Through  one,  to  thousands  more. 

A.  C.  CoxE, 
Bp.  of  Westerti  New  York. 


524 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


ORDINATIONS    IN  CHRIST   CHURCH. 


IN   THE    FIRST   CHURCH    EDIFICE    OF   THE    PARLSH. 

Birdseye  G.  Noble, 

Deacon, 

June 

2,   l8l2 

Jonathan  M.  Wainwright, 

Priest, 

Aug. 

16,   I817 

John  Sellon, 

Priest, 

Dec. 

5,  1824 

John  W.  Cloud, 

Deacon. 

Jan. 

4,  1826 

Joseph  T.  Clark, 

Priest, 

June 

14,  1826 

James  A.  Fox, 

Priest, 

Aug. 

3,  1826 

George  A.  Shelton, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

3,  1826 

George  C.  Shepherd, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

3,  1826 

William  H.  Lewis. 

Deacon, 

Jan. 

21,  1827 

Norman  Pinney, 

Deacon, 

June 

6,  1827 

John  S.  Stone, 

Deacon, 

June 

6,  1827 

*  Jacob  Oson, 

Deacon, 

Feb. 

15,  1828 

*  Jacob  Oson, 

Priest, 

Feb. 

16,  1828 

William  H.  Judd, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

9,  1828 

Horatio  Potter, 

Priest, 

Dec. 

14,  1828 

IN   THE 

PRESENT   CHURCH. 

*  Edward  Jones, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

6,  1830 

*  Gustavus  V.  Caesar, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

6,  1830 

Gurdon  S.  Coit, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

8,  1830 

*  Edward  Jones, 

Priest, 

Sept. 

5.  1830 

*  Gustavus  V.  Caesar, 

Priest, 

Sept. 

5,  1830 

John  Morgan, 

Deacon, 

Oct. 

2,  1830 

George  Jones, 

Deacon, 

Jan. 

16,  1831 

Levi  Hanaford  Corson, 

Deacon, 

Jan. 

16,  1831 

Joseph  Scott, 

Deacon, 

June 

I,  1831 

Thomas  J.  Davis, 

Deacon, 

Sept. 

4.  1831 

Allen  C.  Morgan, 

Deacon, 

Nov. 

27,  1831 

Samuel  S.  Lewis, 

Deacon, 

June 

10,  1832 

William  H.  Walter, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

2,  1832 

Robert  A.  Hallam, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

2,  1832 

William  P.  Curtis, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

2,  1832 

Joseph  Scott, 

Priest, 

Sept. 

28,  1832 

William  P.  Curtis, 

Priest, 

Sept. 

28,  1832 

James  A.  BoUes, 

Deacon, 

March 

24    1833 

Samuel  Starr, 

Deacon, 

July 

7,  1833 

Caleb  S.  Ives, 

Deacon, 

July 

7.  1833 

Isaac  Smith, 

Deacon, 

July 

7.  1833 

♦  Men  of  color. 


APPENDIX. 

525 

John  D.  Smith, 

Deacon, 

July 

7i 

IS33 

Oliver  Hopson, 

Deacon, 

July 

7. 

1833 

George  Burgess, 

Priest, 

Nov. 

2, 

1834 

Eben  Edwards  Beardsley, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

II. 

1835 

Joseph  H.  Tyler, 

Priest, 

Aug. 

II. 

1835 

John  H.  Rouse, 

Priest, 

Aug. 

II. 

1835 

David  H.  Short, 

Deacon, 

July 

lO, 

1836 

George  Benton, 

Deacon, 

July 

lO, 

1836 

Amos  B.  Beach, 

Deacon, 

July 

lO, 

1836 

Edward  J.  Darkin, 

Deacon, 

July 

lO, 

1836 

Alonzo  B.  Chapin, 

Deacon , 

June 

12, 

1838 

Zebediah  Hyde  Mansfield, 

Deacon, 

June 

12, 

1838 

Henry  B.  Sherman, 

Deacon, 

June 

12, 

1838 

Alfred  Lee, 

Priest, 

June 

12, 

1838 

David  Ogden, 

Priest, 

June 

12, 

1838 

Henry  Fitch, 

Priest, 

June 

12, 

1838 

Thomas  G.  Salter, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

i6. 

1838 

James  D.  Mead, 

Deacon, 

June 

II, 

1839 

Charles  Fox, 

Deacon, 

June 

II. 

1839 

Alonzo  B.  Chapin, 

Priest, 

June 

II. 

1839 

Servilius  Stocking, 

Priest, 

June 

II. 

1839 

Daniel  Shepherd, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

23- 

1839 

James  Roosevelt  Bayley, 

Deacon, 

Oct. 

23. 

1839 

Sabura  S.  Stocking, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

22, 

1839 

Robert  M.  Chapman, 

Priest, 

Dec. 

22, 

1839 

Samuel  T.  Carpenter, 

Priest, 

March 

IS, 

1840 

Zebediah  H.  Mansfield, 

Priest, 

March 

i8, 

1840 

Pascal  P.  Kidder, 

Deacon, 

July 

3. 

1840 

William  F.  Morgan, 

Deacon, 

May 

12, 

IS4I 

George  H.  Nicholls, 

Deacon , 

June 

8. 

I84I 

John  Purves, 

Priest, 

June 

s. 

1841 

Charles  W.  Everest, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

7. 

I84I 

Frederic  Miller,  Jr., 

Deacon, 

Oct. 

27, 

I84I 

Joshua  D.  Berry, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

2, 

I84I 

♦Augustus  W.  Hanson, 

Deacon, 

July 

lO, 

1842 

Charles  W.  Everest, 

Priest, 

May 

17, 

1843 

WiUiam  H.  Frisbie, 

Deacon, 

July 

2, 

1843 

Wilham  E.  Vibbert, 

Deacon, 

Feb. 

14, 

1845 

James  J.  Bowden, 

Deacon, 

June 

29. 

1845 

Alfred  B.  Beach, 

Deacon, 

June 

29. 

1845 

James  Stephenson, 

Deacon, 

June 

29, 

1845 

Baylies  P.  Talbot, 

Deacon, 

June 

29, 

1845 

Joseph  Moore  Wait, 

Deacon, 

June 

29, 

1845 

Cornelius  R.  Duffie, 

Deacon, 

June 

29. 

1845 

G.  N.  Slack, 

Deacon, 

June 

29- 

1845 

526 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


George  Jarvis  Gear, 

Deacon, 

June 

29. 

1845 

William  Hervey  Clark, 

Deacon, 

June 

29, 

1845 

Abel  Ogden,  Jr., 

Deacon, 

June 

29, 

1845 

Charles  Richmond  Fisher, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

21, 

1845 

[*  Eh  W.  Stokes, 

Priest, 

Jan.   ] 

[9.  i 

846]? 

David  P.  Sanford, 

Priest, 

Nov. 

8, 

1846 

Timothy  Jarvis  Carter, 

Deacon, 

Feb. 

28, 

1847 

Charles  Richmond  Fisher, 

Priest, 

June 

9, 

1847 

William  Long, 

Priest, 

June 

9, 

1847 

Abram  N.  Littlejohn, 

Priest, 

June 

12, 

1849 

Robert  C.  Rogers, 

Priest, 

June 

12, 

1849 

Frederick  Sill, 

Deacon, 

June 

12, 

1849 

Edward  Octavius  Flagg, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

22, 

1849 

Collis  I.  Potter, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

21, 

1849 

Nathaniel  Lyon  Garfield, 

Priest, 

Dec. 

21, 

1849 

Reuel  H.  Tuttle, 

Deacon, 

June 

9. 

1850 

Edward  Jessup, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

22, 

1850 

Collis  L  Potter, 

Priest, 

Dec. 

22, 

1850 

George  White  Home, 

Priest, 

Dec. 

22, 

1850 

David  F.  Lumsden, 

Deacon, 

April 

6, 

1851 

WiUiam  Rudder, 

Deacon, 

April 

6, 

1851 

George  T.  Rider, 

Deacon, 

May 

22, 

1853 

William  K.  Douglas, 

Deacon, 

May 

22, 

1853 

William  H.  Studley, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

28, 

1853 

John  T.  Huntington, 

Deacon, 

Aug. 

28, 

1853 

Hiram  Stone, 

Deacon, 

Oct. 

2, 

1853 

William  L.  Bostwick, 

Deacon, 

Oct. 

2, 

1853 

John  Brainard, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

18, 

1853 

Francis  T.  Russell, 

Deacon, 

March  25, 

1S55 

John  C.  Jacobi, 

Deacon, 

Dec. 

14. 

1856 

Robert  Meech, 

Priest, 

June 

15- 

1867 

Samuel  Hart, 

Priest, 

June 

28, 

1870 

James  Brainard  Goodrich, 

Priest, 

June 

28, 

1870 

Charles  H.  B.  Tremaine, 

Priest, 

June 

28, 

1870 

Frank  Henry  Church, 

Priest, 

May 

26, 

1886 

John  Henry  McCrackan, 

Priest, 

May 

26, 

1886 

Seaver  Milton  Holden, 

Priest, 

May 

26, 

1886 

Schureman  Halsted  Watkins, 

Priest, 

May 

26, 

1886 

Walter  Theodore  Cavell, 

Deacon, 

June 

24, 

1895 

Total  number  ordained 

in  old  church.      Deacons  9,  Priests  6 

" 

present  church,     " 

71.       " 

34 

"           "                " 

both  churches, 

80,       " 

40 

"        of  ordinations,  120. 

On  Sunday,  October  31,  i 

847,  the  Rev.  George 

Burgess,  D.D., 

was 

consecrated  Bishop  of  Maine 

in  Christ  Church. 

APPENDIX. 


527 


DIOCESAN   CONVENTIONS. 

The  Convention  of  the  Diocese  of  Connecticut  met  in  Christ  Church  in 
the  years  1812,  1820,  1S25,  1827,  1829,  1831,  1836,  1838,  1839,  1841,  1843, 
1847,  1849,  1854,  1859,  1866,  1870,  1874,  1880,  1882,  1888,  1893. 


RECTORS   OF   CHRIST   CHURCH. 

Menzies  Rayner, 

Philander  Chase,  D.D., 

Jonathan  M.  Wainwright,  D.D.,  D.C.L., 

Thomas  C.  Brownell,  D.D.,  LL.D 

Nathaniel  S.  Wheaton,  D.D.,     . 

Hugh  Smith,  D.D.,     . 

George  Burgess,  D.D., 

Peter  S.  Chauncey,  D.D.,  . 

Thomas  M.  Clark,  D.D.,  LL.D., 

Richard  M.  Abercrombie,  D.D., 

George  H.  Clark,  D.D., 

Robert  Meech,     . 

William  F.  Nichols,  D.D 

Floyd  W.  Tomkins,  Jr., 

Lindall  W.  Saltonstall, 

The  following  clergymen  have  also  been  temporarily 
the  parish  : 

Henry  M.  Mason, 

Silas  Totten,  D.D., 

Thomas  W.  Coit,  D.D.,  LL.D., 

John  Williams,  D.D.,  LL.D., 

Edward  Goodridge, 

Charles  H.  B.  Tremaine, 

John  T.  Huntington, 

William  M.  Chapin, 

Robert  Hudson, 

Wm.  H.  Moreland, 

John  H.  McCracken, 

Allan  E.  Beeman, 

J.  J.  Burd, 

Robert  Harriss, 

Charles  A.  Hensell, 

James  P.  Faucon. 


1801-1811 
1811-1817 
1817-1819 
1819-1821 
1820-1831 
1832-1833 
1834-1S47 
1 848- 1 850 
1851-1855 
1856-1861 
1862-1867 
1867-1874 
1877-1888 
1889-1891 
1891- 

connected  with 


528 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


WARDENS. 

William  Imlay, 

Senior, 

1786-1800 

Junior, 

I 801-1803 

John  Morgan, 

Junior, 

1786-1800 

Senior, 

1801-1819 

Michael  Bull, 

Junior, 

I 803- I 804 

Daniel  Olcott, 

Junior 

1805-1812 

Michael  Olcott, 

Junior 

1813-1818 

Jeremy  Hoadley, 

Junior, 

1819-1820 

Senior, 

1826 

Charles  Sigourney, 

Senior, 

1820-1825, 

1828 

Samuel  Tudor, 

Junior 

1821-1825, 

1828,  1844 

Senior, 

1834-1836, 

1839 

George  Beach, 

Junior, 

1826,  1845 

Senior 

1827 

Nathan  Morgan, 

Junior 

1827,  1S30 

Senior 

1831 

James  M.  Goodwin, 

Junior 

1837 

Senior 

1829,  1838 

Roswell  Bartholomew, 

Junior 

1829 

William  H.  Imlay, 

Senior 

1830 

Isaac  Perkins, 

Junior 

1831 

Senior 

1832-1833 

Samuel  H.  Huntington, 

Junior 

1832-1S33 

Cyprian  Nichols, 

Junior 

1834-1836 

Senior, 

1837 

Dudley  Buck, 

Junior 

1838,  1841- 

1843 

Senior, 

I 844-1 849 

William  T.  Lee, 

Junior 

1839 

Senior 

1840 

Denison  Morgan, 

Junior 

1840 

Senior 

1841-1843, 

1S51-1854 

Ebenezer  Flower, 

Junior 

1846-1849 

Isaac  Toucey, 

Senior 

1850 

Zephaniah  Preston, 

Junior 

1850-1853 

Senior 

1859-1860 

Thomas  T.  Fisher, 

Junior 

1854-1856 

Chester  A,dams, 

Junior 

1866-1867 

Senior, 

1855-1858, 

1868-1870 

William  F.  Tuttle, 

Junior, 

1857-1858 

Elisha  Johnson, 

Junior, 

1859-1860 

Charles  Benton, 

Senior 

1861-1866, 

1873 

John  S.  Gray, 

Junior, 

1861 

William  Mather, 

Junior 

1862-1863 

APPENDIX. 

529 

Charles  H.  Northam, 

Senior,                       1864-1867 

Simon  Towle, 

Junior,                       1864-1865 

Sylvester  G.  Farnham,  Jr., 

Junior,                       1868-1870 

Flavius  A.  Brown, 

Senior,                        1871-1872 

Lorenzo  B.  Goodman, 

Junior,                        1871-1873,  1880-1890 

George  Beach, 

Senior,                        i 874-1 878 

David  T.  Lanman, 

Junior,                       1874-1879 

Gurdon  W.  Russell, 

Senior,                       1879-1888 

L.  W.  Clarke, 

Senior,                       1888-1890 

George  Ellis, 

Senior,                       1890- 

John  F.  Tracy, 

Junior,                       1890- 

PARISH   CLERKS. 

William  Adams,  . 

1786- 

John  Jeffery, 

1795-1801 

Elias  Morgan, 

1801-1803 

Charles  Sigourney, 

I 803-18 I 7 

Anson  Hayden,  . 

1817-1821 

Charles  Munn,     . 

1821-1826 

Hezekiah  Huntington 

Jr., 

1826-1827 

WilHam  T.  Lee,  . 

1827-1832 

Miles  A.  Tuttle,  . 

1832-1836 

William  H.  Hoadley,  . 

1836-1840 

Charles  H.  Sigourney, 

1840-1843 

John  S.  Gray, 

1843-1849 

Flavius  A.  Brown, 

1849-1864 

Charles  J.  Hoadly, 

1864-1879 

William  H.  Dodd,       . 

1879-1890 

Herbert  H.  Hollister, 

1890- 

TREASURERS. 

James  Ward, 

1801-1804 

Wm.  H.  Imlay,    . 

1804-1814 

Philo  Hillyer,       . 

1S14-1819 

Charles  Munn,     . 

1819-1821 

George  Beach,     . 

1821-1822 

Cyprian  Nichols, 

1822-1831 

Hezekiah  Huntington 

Jr., 

1831-1833 

Thomas  Belknap, 

1833-1836 

Zephaniah  Preston,      . 

1836-1839 

Charles  H.  Brainard,  . 

1839-1841 

34 


530  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Cyprian  Nichols, 1841-1853 

Dudley  Buck, 1853-1857 

Zephaniah  Preston, 1857-1859 

J.  W.  Beach, .  1 859-1 870 

Leonard  A.  Dickinson, 1870-1871 

Nehemiah  Rice,  Jr., 1871-1874 

Henry  C.  Fuller, 1 874-1 876 

WiUiam  L.  Matson, 1876-1895 

Sidney  B.  Curtis, 1895- 


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APPENDIX.  653 


RECORD  OF  THE  MARRIAGES 

in  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  in  the  City  of  Hartford, 

and  the  State  of  Connecticut.     By  the  Rev.  Menzies  Ravner,  Rector, 
from  1 80 1,  to  October,  181 1  : 

1801. 

Dec.  28.  Thomas  Glover  of  New  York,  to  Welthea  Ann  Glover  of  Hartford. 

1802. 

George  W.  Stanton  of  Glastonbury,  to  Sarah  Morgan  of  Killingworth. 

Sept.    5.  George  Smith  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Lucas  of  Hartford. 

Nov.  28.  Arnold  BuUard  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Ann  Bigelow  of  Hartford. 

Dec.  II.  Joseph  Pratt,  Jr.  of  Hartford,  to  Frances  Wadsworth  of  Hartford. 

1803. 

Nov.  — .  Rev.  Edmund  D.  Barry  of  New  York,  to  Hepzibah  Olcott  of  Hartford. 

1804. 

May  — .  Nathaniel  Wolcott  of  Wethersfield,  to  Abigail  Wolcott  of  Wethersfield. 

Oct.     2.  George  Thompson  Phillips  of  N.  Y.,  to  Emily  Stillman  of  Wethersfield. 

Nov.  II.  John  Goodwin,  Jr.  of  Hartford,  to  Anna  Goodwin  of  Hartford. 

1805. 

Jan.    16.  Nathaniel  Davis  of  Hartford,  to  Catharine  Jeffrey  of  Hartford. 

Feb.   14.  Elijah  Hills  of  Hartford,  to  Rebecca  Jepson  of  Hartford. 

May     5.  Samuel  AUison  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Pratt  of  Hartford. 

"     25.  John  Cornwall  of  Middletown,  to  Lucy  Joice  of  Middletown. 

Dec.   22.  Samuel  Hills  of ,  to  Mary  Lyman  of . 

1806. 

Feb.     9.  John  James  of  Hartford,  to  Abigail  Sanford  of  Hartford. 

"     20.  Daniel  Warner  of  East  Windsor,  to  Azubah  Collins  of  East  Windsor. 

Mar.  12.  William  Bennett  of  Windsor,  to  Elizabeth  Williams  of  East  Windsor. 

"     18.  Christian  Whiteman  of  New  York,  to Pearl  of  Wethersfield. 

July   16.  Dennis  Mecklen  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  to  Elizabeth  Bassett  of  . 

Nov.  19.  Abiel  Wilson  of  Windsor,  to  Anna  Spencer  of  Hartford. 

"     29.  Stephen  Pierce  of  Hartford,  to  Martha  iVbbott  of  Hartford. 

Dec.  17.  John  H.  Frink  of  New  London,  to  Ann  Kilbourn  of  Hartford. 

1807. 

July     8.  Larnard  Shepherd  of  Blandford,  Mass.,  to  Sarah  Latimer  of  Windsor. 

Aug.    2.  Roswell  Charter  of  Ellington,  to  Alice  Gore}'  of  Ellington. 

"     15.  Hezekiah  Crane  of  Wethersfield,  to Church  of  Wethersfield. 

"     17.  Henry  Wright  of  Windsor,  to  Deborah  Cook  of  Windsor. 

Sept.  27.  Ralph  May  of  Savannah,  to  Mary  Hall  of  Hartford. 

Nov.  22.  Thomas  Minor  of  Hartford,  to  Catherine  Bunce  of  Hartford. 

Dec.   13.  John  Cole  of  Hartford,  to  Roxana  Casey  of  Hartford. 

1808. 

May    13.  James  Whipple  of  Windsor,  to  Sarah  Johnson  of  Hartford. 

July     3.  Samuel  Brooks  of ,  to  Lydia  Isham  of . 

4.  John  Rogers  of ,  to  AmeUa  Clap  of . 

"     12.  Samuel  Broadbent  of  Wethersfield,  to  Abigail  Griswold  of  Wethersfield. 

Aug.  28.  James  Wilson  of  Colerain,  Mass.,  to  Irene  Wadsworth  of  Hartford. 

Sept.    4.  Thomas  Tisdall  of  Hartford,  to  Delia  Bull  of  Hartford. 

Oct.      2.  Ichabod  Lyman  of  Hartford,  to  Honour  Casey  of  Hartford. 

Dec.  22.  Artemas  Fish  of  Newport,  R.  I.,  to  Freelove  Jeffery  of  Hartford. 

"     25.  George  Goodwin,  2d,  of  Hartford,  to  Eunice  Olcott  of  Hartford. 


654 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


1809. 

Jan.    15. 

"  15- 
Feb.  28. 
Mar.     3. 

"  3- 
Apr.  15. 

"     25. 

"  27. 
June    4. 

"  13- 
Oct.  — . 
Nov.  29. 
Dec.  21. 

"     21. 

1810. 
Feb.  — . 

"  7- 

Mar.  10. 

"  10. 

June  5,. 

July     5- 

"     22. 

"  30. 
Aug.    4. 

"     19. 

Sept.    9. 

I  [. 

"  II. 
Oct.     4. 

"  31- 
Nov.  25. 

1811. 
May  — . 
Sept.  29. 
Oct.      7. 


John  Hamilton,  Jr.  of  Hartford,  to  Louisa  Hoskins  of  Windsor. 

Oliver  Barber  of  Windsor,  to  Orinda  Hoskins  of  Windsor. 

Samuel  Kilbourn,  2d,  of  Hartford,  to  Abigail  Bower  of  Hartford. 

John  Romaine  of  New  York,  to  Naomi  Risley  of  East  Hartford. 

William  Waters  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Hills  of  Hartford. 

George  Beach  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Bradley  of  Hartford. 

John  Judd  of  Hartford,  to  Abigail  Palmer  of  Hartford. 

Elijah  Boardman  of  Hartford,  to  Frances  Seymour  of  Hartford. 

Lucius  Hatch  of  Hartford,  to  Susan  Johnson  of  New  Haven. 

James  Doolittle  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Parsons  of  Hartford. 

Abel  Eno  of  Sirasbury,  to  Rhoda  Cummings  of  Simsbury. 

Charles  Sanford  of  Hartford,  to  Catherine  Church  of  Hartford. 

James  M.  Goodwin  of  Hartford,  to  Roxana  Buckland  of  East  Hartford. 

John  Meacham  of  Hartford,  to  Martha  CoUier  of  Hartford. 

Samuel  Hayward  of  Wethersfield,  to  Hannah  Blinn  of  Wethersfield. 

Adkins  of  Middletown,  to  Emily  Clark  of  Berlin. 

Jabish  Perkins  of  Hartford,  to  Triphena  Day  of  Hartford. 
Marshall  Timpson  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Chapman  of  Hartford. 
Oliver  Doming  of  New  Haven,  to  Alice  Stanley  (formerly  Richardson) 
of  West  Hartford. 

Belden  of  Berlin,  to Mitchel  of  Berlin. 

John  Steel  of  Hartford,  to  Lucy  Sexton  of  Hartford. 

Russell  Bull  of  Torrington,  to  Clarissa  Bull  of  Hartford. 

Cornelius  T.  Swart  of  "E.  Hartford,  to  Triphena  Johnson  of  E.  Hartford. 

Amos  Bull  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Spencer  of  Hartford. 

Hezekiah  Bunce  of  Hartford,  to  Julia  Shipman  of  Hartford. 

Jason  Miller  of  Wethersfield,  to  Jerusha  Cotton  of  East  Hartford. 

John  F.  Miller  of  Hartford,  to  ]\Iary  Buckley  of  Hartford. 

William  Jones  of  East  Hartford,  to  Eunice  Buckland  of  East  Hartford. 

Ira  North  of  Farmington,  to  Mary  Stockwell  of  Farmington. 

Leicester  Morton  of  East  Windsor,  to  Lydia  Abby  of  East  Windsor. 

John  Bevins  of  Middletown,  to  Bridget  Pratt  of  Hartford. 
Andrew  Goodrich  of  Wethersfield,  to  Mary  Pierce  of  Wethersfield. 
Henry  Phelps  of  Farmington,  to  Sarah  Whiting  of  West  Hartford. 

Copy  of  a  Record  of  the  Marriages  in  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church, 

in  the  City  of  Hartford,  by  the  Rector  thereof,  the  Rev.  Menzies 

Rayner,  from  his  manuscript,  entered  in  this  Book,  July  29,  1813,  by 

Charles  Sigourney, 

Clerk  of  the  Parish. 


Record  of  Marriages  in  the  Parish  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford  and 
elsewhere,  by  the  Rector,  Rev.  Philander  Chase,  commencing- 
Christmas  eve,  181 1  : 

1811. 

iJec.  24.     Timothy  Bryant  of  Hartford,  to  Martha  Guild  of  Hartford. 
Christmas.     John  Kenfield  of  East  Hartford,  to  Grace  Pratt  of  Hartford. 

1812. 
June  28.     Algernon  Sidney  Jones  of  New  Haven,  to  Frances  Farnham  S.  Jennys 

of  Nassau,  New  Providence. 
Oct.    29.     Charles  Brainard  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Haskell  of  Hartford. 
Nov.    3.     Luther  McKinster  of  East  Windsor,  to  Huldah  Hale  of  East  Windsor. 

1813. 
Jan.     7.     Elijah  Fitch  Reed  of  East  Windsor,  to  Rebekah  Pratt  of  Hartford. 


APPENDIX. 


655 


May 

2. 

( )ct. 

15- 

June 

6. 

" 

6. 

Nov. 

— . 

" 

27- 

18: 

Apr. 

May 

IS- 

16. 
14. 

June 

20. 

Sept. 
Oct. 

21. 
16. 

Dec. 

14. 

18] 

c6. 

Jan. 

I, 

Feb. 

25. 
7- 

vSept. 
Oct. 

20. 
13- 

18] 

Dec. 

7- 

3- 

18] 

:8. 

May 
Oct. 

31- 

5- 

Aug. 

10. 

Nov. 

22. 

18] 

:\Iar. 

9- 

11. 

May 

30. 

June 
Dec. 

17. 
10. 

Seth  Whiting  of  Hartford,  to  Maria  Ransom  of  Hartford. 

Samuel  Philer  Hooker  of  Sackett's   Harbor,    N.   Y. ,  to  Martha   Smith 

Brewster  of  Northampton,  Mass. 
Ehsha  Church  of  Wethersfield,  to  Jane  Leonard  of  New  Haven. 
Thomas  Lewis  of  New  York,  to  Grace  Leonard  of  New  Haven. 
Thomas  Betts  of  New  York,  to  Sarah  Sands  of  Pr(widence,  R.  L 
Oliver  Wells  of  l-^ast  Hartford,  to  Hannah  Goodwin  of  East  Hartford. 

John  Bruce  to  Mary  Pierce,  both  of  Hartford. 

Henry  R.  Truax  of  Albanj',  N.  Y.,  to  Sarah  Jones  of  Hartford. 

of  Chatham,  to Church  of  Hartford. 

Henry  Olmsted  of  Wethersfield,  to  Martha  G.  Bill  of  Wethersfield. 
David  Ladd  of  Litchfield,  N.  Y.,  to  Abby  Utley  of  Hartford. 
Anson  Hayden  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Lloyd  of  Hartford. 

George  Sheldon  of  Hartford,  to  Eliza  Lydia  Royse  of  Hartford. 

James  Holden  of  Old  England,  to  Liicretia  Scott  of  Glastonbury. 

John  Dillon  of  Middletown,  to  Sally  Williams  of  Hartford. 

Rev.  Samuel  Phinne  of  Wilksbarre,  Pa.,  to  Susan  Benedict  of  Plainfield. 

Jeremiah  Beals  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Hatch  of  Hartford. 

Seth  Hubbard  of  Hartford,  to  Louisa  Seymour  of  Hartford. 

Timothy  Hatch  of  Hartford,  to  Lucinda  Danforth  of  Hartford. 

John  Converse  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  to  Eliza  Griswold  of  Hartford. 
Edward  Tudor  of  Middlebury,  Vt.,  to  Hart  Bissell  of  Hartford. 
Jonathan   M.   Wainwright,    Rector  of  this  Church,  to  Amelia  Maria 

Phelps  of  Hartford. 
Thomas  M.   Barrows  of  Providence,  R.    L,   to  Louisa   R.   vSanford   of 

Hartford. 

Sylvanus  Marvin  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  to  Lucy  L.  Harrington  of  Hartford. 
Francis  Temple  Wheeler  of  the  Army  U.  S.,  Hartford,  to  Asinath  M. 

B.  Green  of  Hartford. 
James  La  Fa^^-ette,  do.,  do.,  to  Mary  Holland,  do. 

Elisha  Lawrence  of  ,  to  Fanny  McCleave  of  Hartford. 

George  Sumner  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Putnam  of  Brooklyn. 


Record  of  Marriages  continued. —  Rt.  Rev.  T.  C.  Brownell,  Rector 

1820. 

Apr.     9.  James  Brown  of  Brooklyn,  to  Emily  Putnam  of  Brooklyn. 

June  25.  Kingsbury  of  Ellington,  to Chase  of  East  Windsor. 

"     27.  Charles  Munn  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Porter  of  Hartford. 


Record  of  Marriages  continued. —  N.  S.  Wheaton,  Rector: 


Zephaniah  Preston  of  New  York,  to  Ann  Canfield  of  Hartford. 
Rev.  Sturges  Gilbert  of  Woodbury,  to  Patty  C.  White  of  Hartford. 
Horace  Griswold  of  Wethersfield,  to  Lucy  McCleave  of  Hartford. 
John  Trumbull  Norton  of  Albany,  to  Mary  Hillhouse  Pitkin  of  Farm- 

ington. 
Elisha  Harrington  of  Hartford,  to  Fanny  Bolles  of  Hartford. 
James  Austin  Canfield  of  Hartford,  to  Clarissa  Collins  of  Hartford. 

Alonzo  Sisson  of  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  to  Nancy  Bird  of  Hartford. 
Richard  Flint  of  Hartford,  to  Martha  Kelsey  of  Hartford. 
Buckley  Phelps  Barber  of  E.  Windsor,  to  Harriett  Thompson  of  Enfield. 
William  Hall,  Jr.  of  Rockingham,  Vt.,  to  Nancy  Watson  of  E.  Windsor. 


I82I. 

Jan. 

3. 

" 

21. 

Mar. 

2Q. 

Aug. 

29. 

Oct. 

28. 

Dec. 

12. 

1822. 

Apr. 

12. 

May 

I. 

'* 

q- 

" 

28. 

656 


CFIRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Sept. 

3- 

" 

4- 

Oct. 

2. 

" 

2. 

" 

3- 

" 

21. 

1825. 

Jan. 

2. 

" 

12. 

Ma}'^ 

3- 

June 

3- 

Aug. 

7- 

Sept. 

7. 

1826. 

May 

17- 

" 

22. 

June 

12. 

" 

14. 

Nov. 

5- 

1827. 

May 

I. 

" 

3- 

" 

28. 

Sept. 

I. 

*  * 

10. 

" 

24. 

Oct. 

28. 

Nov. 

5- 

Dec. 

6. 

" 

25- 

1828. 

Jan. 

14. 

Apr. 

29. 

June 

23- 

July 

29. 

Nov. 

3- 

" 

II. 

" 

12. 

" 

27. 

1829. 

Mar. 

4- 

May 

4- 

Sept. 

15. 

" 

28. 

Oct. 

_. 

Nov. 

19. 

Dec. 

3«- 

1830. 

Jan. 

3- 

" 

7- 

Feb. 

2. 

Apr. 

29. 

Sept. 

2. 

Oct. 

!■ 

Hezekiah  Brainard  of  Haddam,  to  Rebecca  Morgan  of  Hartford. 
Augustus  Collins  of  Union  Ville,  111.,  to  Elizabeth  B.  Day  of  Hartford. 
Christopher  Miller  of  Hartford,  to  Aurelia  Hotchkiss  of  Hartford. 
Ralph  H.  Lord  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Miller  of  Hartford. 
Amos  B.  Roff  of  Hartford,  to  Sally  B.  Hubbard  of  Hartford. 
Charles  Spencer  of  Hartford,  to  Julia  Bull  of  Hartford. 

Merrit  Gilbert  of  Tolland,  to  Aurelia  Pease  of  Hartford. 
Penfield  B.  Goodsell  of  Hartford,  to  Eliza  Bull  of  Hartford. 
AVilliam  H.  Bassett  of  Hartford,  to  Theresa  T.  Hills  of  Hartford. 
Charles  Benton  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  to  Mary  Church  of  Hartford. 
Thomas  J.  Darrow  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Hubbard  of  Hartford. 
William  Lawrence  of  ]\Iiddletown,  to  Hannah  McCleve  of  Hartford. 

George    Stephen   Butler  of  Louisville,    Ky. ,    to   Cornelia    Warner    of 

Hartford. 
Haynes  Lord  of  Utica,  N.  Y.,  to  Sarah  Porter  of  Hartford. 
Hezekiah  Huntington,  Jr.  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Morgan  of  New  London 

(Bp.  Brownell). 
Parsons  Rose  of  New  York,  to  Frances  Augusta  Watrous  of  Colcheste'r. 
Ezekiel  C.  Mcintosh  of  Albany,  to  Delia  Bull  Tisdall  of  Hartford. 

William  Tully  Lee  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Alderman  of  Hartford. 
Harris  Andrus  of  Hartford,  to  Amanda  Maria  Meigs  of  Hartford. 
Timothy  Barker,  Jr.  of  Branford,  to  Martha  Griswold  of  West  Spring- 
field, Mass. 
Elisha  Isaac  Abel  of  Middletown,  to  Abigail  Johnson  of  Hartford. 
Ebenezer  Pinney  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Ann  Lee  of  Hartford. 
Seth  Paddock  of  Middletown,  to  Clarissa  Davey  of  Hartford. 
Isaac  Toucey  of  Hartford,  to  Cathai'ine  Nichols  of  Hartford. 
George  Beach  of  Hartford,  to  Maria  Nichols  of  Hartford. 
William  Isham  of  Hartford,  to  Catharine  G.  Stedman  of  Hartford. 
Selah  Burr  Treat  of  East  Windsor,  to  Abigail  Thompson  Peters  of  Hart- 

[ford. 
Thomas  Belknap  of  Hartford,  to  Frances  Lyman  of  Hartford. 
Charles  Stiles  Phelps  of  Hartford,  to  Catharine  Warner  of  Hartford. 
Henry  S.  Seyms  of  Hartford,  to  Ehzabeth  G.  Taylor  of  Hartford. 
John  Maclauglin  of  Ireland,  to  Maria  Welch  of  Ireland. 
Lorenzo  P.  Lee  of  Berlin,  to  Jennette  Todd  Hills  of  Hartford. 
Chester  Welles  of  Manchester,  to  Roxana  Goodwin  of  Hartford. 
William  D.  Eaton  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Seymour  of  Hartford. 
Eli  Todd  of  Hartford,  to  Catharine  Hills  of  Hartford. 

Joseph  Wait,  Jr.  of  Hartford,  to  Abigail  A.  Goodwin  of  Hartford. 
David  S.  Porter  of  Utica,  N.  Y.,  to  Charlotte  A.  Olmsted  of  Hartford. 
John  Cross  and  Adeline  P.  Gay.* 

Isaac  Fryer  Smyth  of  New  York,  to  Frances  Elizabeth  Ward  of  Hart- 
ford (Bp.  Brownell). 
Chester  Wells  and  Roxanna  Goodwin.* 

Ransom  Parker  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Miller  of  Hartford. 
Samuel  McClelland  of  Nova  Scotia,  to  Emeline  McKee  of  Hebron. 

Samuel  Benton  of  Hartford,  to  Fanny  Grinnell  of  Hartford. 
Charles  Nash  of  Norwalk,  to  Delia  Ann  Hoadley  of  Hartford. 
Jesse  Hall  of  Chatham,  to  Emma  Ransom  of  Hartford. 
William  Deming  of  Litchfield,  to  Charlotte  T.  Bull  of  Hartford, 
(ieorge  Sage  of  Berlin,  to  Maria  J.  A.  Hoadley  of  Hartford. 
Ralph  Post  of  Cheraw,  S.  C,  to  Sibbil  Huntington  May  of  Hartford. 


•From  Town  Records.  —Married  in  Christ  Church  by  Rev.  Hector  Humphrey,  Rector  St. 
Lukes,  Glastonbury.    He  was  Prof,  in  W.  Coll. 


APPENDIX. 


657 


18^ 

Feb. 

28. 

Mar. 

S. 

Apr. 
May- 
Sept. 
Oct. 

13- 
11 

20. 

1832. 

Mar. 

14. 

Feb. 

4. 

Apr. 
Sept. 
Oct. 

16, 
2. 

8. 

Dec. 

25- 

8. 

1833- 

Jan. 
May 

27. 

2. 

28. 

June 

2. 

Tulv 

23. 

2. 

Sept. 

I, 

" 

10, 

Nov. 

17- 
II. 

1834. 

Apr.  21. 

" 

25. 

May 

19. 

June 

I. 

" 

2. 

Aug. 

6. 

Sept. 

2. 

16, 

Levi  Hanaford  Corson  of  Lenox,  N.  Y.,  to  Martha  Emeline  Saunders  of 
Hartford.  [Hartford. 

William  Henry  Hills  of  East  Hartford,  to  Susannah  Househoulder  of 
John  Hatfield  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Walker  of  Hartford. 
"John  A.  Taintor  of  Hampton,  to  Adelia  Croade  of  Providence. 
Harrison  Tay  of  Boston,  to  Sarah  P.  Kelsey  of  Hartford. 
Elihu  Denslow  of  Hartford,  to  Rhoda  Andross  of  Hartford. 

Philemon  Frederick  Robbins  of  Wethersfield,  to  Emily  Malvina  Strick- 
land of  Hartford. 
Sherman  West  of  Tolland,  to  Susan  Pardee  of  Hartford. 
Daniel  Cheney  of  Chatham,  to  Sarah  N.  Bidwell  of  Chatham  (Bp.  B.). 
John  D.  Watts  of  Hartford,  to  Caroline  Hubbell  of  New  Haven  (Bp.  B.). 
George  H.  Bergh  of  Hartford,  to  Caroline  Hoadley  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Waterman,  Jr.  of  Hartford,  to  ilary  Porter  of  Hartford. 
Thomas  S.  Davis  of  Salem  Bridge,  to  Harriet  Wadsworth  of  Hartford. 
Joseph  S.  Clarke  of  Hartford,  to  Frances  Stedman  of  Hartford. 

Philip  Ripley  of  Hartford,  to  Eliza  Porter  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Bolles  of  Hartford,  to  Frances  Ann  Steele  of  Hartford. 
Seth  B.  Dustin  of  Hartford,  Vt.,  to  Maria  A.  Miller  of  Hartford. 
Robert  R.  Boyd  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  to  Eliza  Ann  F.  Buckley  of  Charles- 
ton, S.  C. 
Francis  Camp  of  Hartford,  to  Ann  B.  Deming  of  Hartford. 
James  Bidwell  of  Utica,  N.  Y.,  to  Orra  Seymour  of  Hartford. 
James  H.  Dibble  of  Hartford,  to  Eliza  Utley  of  Hartford. 
Francis  J.  Huntington  of  Hartford,  to  Stella  B.  Bull  of  Hartford. 
Alfred  Hall  of  ]\Iiddleto\vn,  to  Maria  Lydia  Whiting  of  Hartford. 
Anson  Little  of  Clinton,  N.  Y.,  to  Eliza  Ann  Wells  of  Hebron. 
Allyn  S.  Stillman  of  Hartford,  to  CeciUa  Andros  of  Hartford  (Bp.  B.). 

William  James  Barrv  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Woodbridge  of  Hartford 
(Dr.  Wheaton). 

Jonathan  Slate  of  Barnstown,  (?)  ]Mass.,  to  Cynthia  Goodrich  of   Weth- 
ersfield (Bp.  Brownell). 

Silas  E.  Burrows  of  New  York,  to  Mary  D.  Russ  of  Hartford  (Bp.  B.). 

Henry  Oakes  of  Hartford,  to  Henrietta  Rose  of  Hartford  (Dr.  Wheaton). 

Henry  Hall  of  Chatham,  to  Harriet  M.  Ward  of  Hartford  (Bp.  B.). 

Augustus  Backus  of  Rensselaerville,  N.  Y. ,  to  Martha  C.  Mann  of  Hart- 
ford (Bp.  Brownell).  [(Dr.  Wheaton). 

Charles  Joseph  Gilbert  of  Hartford,  to  Maria  Smith  Dunham  of  Berlin 

James  Mather  Goodwin  of  Montgomerv,  Ala.,  to  JuHa  Ann  Dickinson 

of  Hartford  (Dr.  Wheaton) 

"     28.     William  F.   Beck  of  Boston,  Mass.,  to  Margaret  W.  Brown  of  Boston 

(Bp.  Brownell).  [(Bp.  Brownell). 

Oct.      8.     Rev.  John  H.   Rouse  of  Hamden,  to  Sophronia  I\L  Grant  of  Ashford 

Record  of  the  Marriages  continued. —  Rev.  George  Burgess,  Rector  : 


Nov.  26. 

1835. 

Feb.  28. 
Apr.     2. 

"  14- 
July  30. 
Aug.    3. 

"     25. 

Sept.    I. 

9. 


Andrew  C.  Hall  of  WaUingford,  to  Cornelia  Deming  of  Hartford. 

John  Clark  of  Hartford,  to  Maria  Maclaughlin  of  Hartford. 
Edwin  W.  Carrington  of  Farmington,  to  Sarah  Cowles  of  Farmington. 
William  Mather  of  Hartford,  to  Jane  Caroline  Holcomb  of  Granby. 
Rev.  Peter  Richmond  Minard  of  New  York,  to  Julia  Allen  of  Hartford. 
Lyman  S.  Parsons  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Louisa  WooUey  of  Hartford. 
Jas.  Phalen  of  Prov.,  R.  L,  to  Catharine  Smith  Goodrich  of  Hartford. 
Daniel  Shepard  Dewe}^  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Perkins  of  Hartford. 
Joseph  M.   Warren  of  Troy,  N.   Y.,  to   Elizabeth  Adelaide  Phelps  of 
Hartford  (Bp.  Brownell). 

42 


658 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Oct.   18. 


" 

19 

" 

26 

1836. 

Apr. 

4 

.' 

II 

May 

16 

June 

I 

" 

13 

July 

19 

Aug. 

I 

" 

17 

Sept. 

12 

" 

21 

Oct. 

4 

"    24. 
1837- 

Apr.     5. 

May  24. 

June  18. 

Oct.     2. 

"       3- 

Nov.    2. 

"     26. 
"     26. 

1838. 

Apr.  12. 
May     8. 

"     16. 

"  30. 
Aug.  9. 
Sept.  12. 

Oct.      9- 
"     30. 

Nov.     I. 

1839. 

Jan.  I. 
Apr.  2. 
May    7. 

"  15- 
June    4. 

"  19. 
Oct.      2. 

"  3- 
Dec.   12. 


Charles  A.   King  (colored)  of  Demerara,  to  Eliza  Stanley  (colored)  of 
Hartford.  [Hartford. 

Samuel   Howard   Huntington  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  B.  Watkinson  of 
Morris  Earle  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Dodd  of  Hartford. 

Benjamin  F.  Hadduck  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  to  Abigail  M.  Wadsworth  of 

Hartford.  [Hartford. 

Edmund  Bulkley  Beaumont  of  New  York,  to  Elizabeth  Hart  Church  of 
George  Beach,  Jr.  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Sooter  Nichols  of  Hartford. 
William  Seymour  Pomeroy  of  Bridgeport,  to  Frances  Elizabeth  Eaton 

of  Hartford. 
Elisha  B.  Pratt  of  Hartford,  to  Jane  Osmond  Pratt  of  Hartford. 
William  Andrew  Ward  of  Hartford,  to  Ann  Eliza  Porter  of  Hartford. 
James   Hillhouse   Raymond  of   Baltimore,    to  Charlotte  Ann  Hicks  of 

Hartford. 
Freeman  Converse  Frederick  of  Maryland,  to  Emily  Miller  of  Hartford. 
Zaccheus  Kempton  of  Hartford,  to  Emmeline  TuUer  of  Simsbury. 
Walter  Owen  Lewis  of  Windsor,  to  Harriet  Roberts  of  Hartford. 
Charles  A.  Terry  of.  Cleveland,  O.,  to  Julia  E.  Woodbridge  of  Hartford 

(Bp.  Brownell). 
David  C.  vSmith  of  Belchertown,  Ms.,  to  Adehne  Clapp  of  Belchertown. 
Thomas  B.  Kittredge  of  Claremont,  N.  H.,  to  CaroHne  Amelia  Smith 

of  Hartford. 

Robert  W.  Mead  of  New  York,  to  Clarissa  Sheldon  of  Charlestown,  N.  Y. 

(Rev.  S.  Totten). 
John  Butler  of  Hartford,  to  Eliza  Lydia  Sheldon  of  Hartford. 
Edward  Mugford  of  Hartford,  to  Anna  Maria  Smith  of  Hartford. 
Philip  Ripley  of  Hartford,  to  Penlope  Ransom  of  Hartford. 
Horace  Bartholomew  of  Whitehall,  N.  Y.,  to  Elizabeth  Haskell  Skeates 

of  Hartford. 
Erastus  E.  Marcy  of  St.    Louis,    Mo.,   to   Emmeline   B.   Kilbourn  of 

Hartford. 
Horace  B.  Deming  of  East  Hartford,  to  Clarissa  Mygatt  of  Hartford. 
George   Francis  (colored)  of   Philadelphia,   to   Betsey  Deane  (colored) 

of  Hartford  (Rev.  Mr.  Tyler). 

Chauncey  Barnard  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Barnard  of  Charleston.  S.  C. 
Charles  Alexander  Colton  of  Hartford,  to  Ruth  Branthwaite  Winship 

of  Hartford. 
Charles    Haskell   Brainard  of    Hartford,   to   Mary  Jane   Goodwin    of 

Hartford. 
Henry  Frink  of  Amherst,  Ms.,  to  Elizabeth  Norton  of  Hartford. 
George  Houston  of  Hartford,  to  Emma  Riddiford  of  Hartford, 
trurdon  Wadsworth  Russell  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Sarah  Tuttle  of 

Hartford. 
William  Williams  of  Windham,  to  Louisa  Kirtland  Stedman  of  Hartford. 
Rev.  Alvah  Guion  of  Piqua,  Ohio,  to  Mary  L.  Town  of  Charlton,  Ms. 

(Bp.  Brownell). 
William  Frederick  Tuttle  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Ramsey  of  Hartford. 

Ralph  Riley  Robbins  of  Wethersfield,  to  Jane  Abby  Porter  of  Hartford. 
Henry  S.  Sweetser  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Mather  of  Hartford. 
Edward  Filley  of  New  York,  to  Frances  Ann  Chapman  of  Hartford 

(Bp.  Brownell).  [(Bp.  Brownell). 

(leorge  Brinley,  Jr.  of  New  York,  to  Frances  Ellen  Terry  of  Hartford 
Daniel  Buck,  jr.  of  New  York,  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Imlay  of  Hartford. 
John  Sawyer  Pratt  of  Keene,  N.  H.,  to  Elizabeth  Clarke  of  Hartford. 
Rev.  William  Mommann  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to  Fidelia  vSmith  of  Hartford. 
Samuel  B.  Lathrop  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Leach  Tinckham  of  Hartford. 
David  Maclure  Tudor  of   East  Windsor,  to  Sarah  Elizabeth  Green  of 

East  Windsor. 


APPENDIX. 


659 


1840. 

May 

12. 

" 

13- 

" 

19. 

" 

26. 

June 

3- 

" 

30. 

Aug. 

17- 

'  * 

25. 

Sept. 

I. 

" 

6. 

Nov. 

9- 

1841. 

Mar. 

22. 

June 

10. 

Oct. 

5- 

" 

7- 

Nov. 

3. 

" 

17- 

1842, 

Jan. 

26. 

Mar. 

13- 

" 

31- 

May 

3. 

Aug. 

7- 

" 

31- 

Sept. 

21. 

Oct. 

13- 

Nov. 

6. 

1843. 

Mar. 

27- 

May 

II. 

" 

II. 

Aug. 

8. 

" 

23- 

Oct. 

25- 

Nov. 

6. 

" 

9- 

Dec. 

12. 

1844. 

Mar. 

20. 

May 

21. 

June 

2. 

" 

19. 

July 

12. 

Oct. 

8. 

'< 

17- 

1845. 

Feb. 

10. 

Apr. 

29. 

May 

12. 

" 

13- 

" 

19. 

Aug. 

10. 

Sept. 

24. 

Merrick  Warren  Chapin  of  Hartford,  to  Rebecca  Ann  Green  of   East 

Windsor. 
Ethelbert  Pendleton  Oliphant  of   Uniontown,  Pa.,  to  Elizabeth  Clapp 

Howe  of  Hartford. 
Lewis  Leigh  of  Willington,  to  Isabella  Valentine  of  Willington. 
Edmund  Burke  Hull  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Emmeline  Dean  of  Hartford. 
AValter  Keney  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Jeannette  Goodwin  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Allen  Wells  of  Hartford,  to  Frances  Maria  Dewey  of  Hartford. 
John  Sage  Williams  of  Hartford,  to  Amelia  Jeannette  Day  of  Hartford. 
Martin  L.  Rodgers  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  to  Jane  S.  Treat  of  Milford. 
Moseley  S.  Roberts  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  L.  Day  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Alvin  Hatch  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Carter  of  Hartford. 
Joseph  Pomroy  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Strickland  of  Hartford. 

John  Preston  Haven  of  New  York,  to  Emily  Draper  of  Hartford. 
James  Hills  of  East  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Mather  Wells  of  East  Hartford. 
Henry  Britten  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Ann  Ellsworth  of  Hartford. 
Charles  M.  Cleaveland  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Augusta  Steele  of  Hartford. 
David  Stockbridge  of  Whately,  Mass.,  to  Louisa  Collins  of  Hartford. 
Henry  R.  Wilson  of  Barbadoes,  to  Tamar  Clark  of  Hartford. 

Rev.  Benjamin  Watson  of  Philadelphia,  to  Lucy  A.  Willard  of  Hartford. 
George  Thompson  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Bartholomew  of  Hartford. 
Samuel  Isaac  Tuttle  of  Hartford,  to  Louisa  Ramsey  of  Hartford. 
Olney  Eldredge  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  to  Mary  Flagg  of  Hartford. 
Reuben  Underwood  of  Hartford,  to  Laura  Barber  of  Windsor. 
Sanford  B.  Grant  of  Hartford,  to  Caroline  Woodbridge  of  Hartford. 
Nicholas  Geffroy  of  New  York,  to  Lydia  Maria  Banks  of  Hartford. 
Chester  Bidwell  Gleason  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Ann  Pardee  of  Hartford. 
John  Jones  of  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  to  Nancy  Whitman  of  Coventry. 

Henry  B.  Richards  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  A.  Worden  of  Hartford. 
Thomas  Burgess  of  Providence,  R.  I.,  to  Ann  Eliza  Pratt  of  Providence, 

R.  I. 
Nathan  Adams  of  Canterbury,  to  Elizabeth  Watkinson  of  Hartford. 
Geo.  Wright  Beach  of  Middletown,  to  Jane  Augusta  Bolles  of  Hartford. 
Carl  Friedrich  Hoemmel  of  Hartford,  to  Anna  Margaretha  Kramers  of 

Hartford. 
Jas.  Holland  of  Westfield,  Mass.,  to  Anne  G.  R.  Wheeler  of  New  York. 
William  Woolley  of  Palmer,  Mass.,  to  Abigail  Burt  of  Palmer,  Mass. 
Benjamin  Gardner  Whitman  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Nichols  of  Hartford. 
John  Ripley  Tracy  of  New  York,  to  Charlotte  Gray  of  Hartford. 

Oliver  Lathrop  Wales  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  Bradley  Bolles  of  Hartford. 
Lorenzo  Daniels  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Case  of  Hartford. 
John  Highmorr  Rudd,  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Waterman  of  Hartford. 
Henry   Van   Valkenburgh   of   Albany,    to   Ellen   Henrietta  Phelps  of 

Hartford. 
John  Munn  Pearl  of  Hartford,  to  Maria  Newbury  Sejmiour  of  Hartford. 
Lorenzo  Bridge  Goodman  of  Hartford,   to  Adeline  Goodrich   Bull  of 

Hartford.  [Hartford. 

Henry  Graham  Thompson  of  New  York,  to  Louisa  Horatia  Barnard  of 

William  Michael  Smith  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  Maria  Stewart  of  Hartford. 
Samuel  Maclean  of  New  York,  to  Charlotte  Chapman  of  Hartford. 
Augustus  Frost  of  Philadelphia,  to  Sarah  M.  Stowe  of  Hartford. 
George  W.  Beers  of  Litchfield,  to  Elizabeth  V.  Clerc  of  Hartford. 
George  Dickinson  of  New  York,  to  Lydia  Bartholomew  of  Hartford. 
Frederick  Majenknecht  of  Hartford,  to  Margaretha  Wolfern  of  Hartford. 
Myron   Wallace  Wilson  of  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  to  Elizabeth  Putnam 
Sumner  of  Hartford. 


Dec. 

9- 

" 

16 

1846. 

Feb. 

24 

Apr. 

14 

May 

3 

3 

.' 

26 

" 

26 

June 

3 

" 

29 

Oct. 

I 

" 

II. 

" 

21 

" 

26 

Nov. 

25 

Dec. 

10 

1847. 

Jan. 

24 

Apr. 

5- 

" 

19. 

May 

3- 

Aug. 

8. 

'  ' 

29. 

Sept. 

7- 

660  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

George  Jarvis  Geer  of  Ballston,  N.  Y.,  to  Isabella  Montague  of  Hartford. 
Augustus  Newbold  Le  Roy  of  New  Orleans,  to  Sarah  Jane  Gray  of 
Hartford. 

Albert  Skinner  of  Hartford,  to  Christiana  E.  Hopson  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Kirke  Morgan  of  Hartford,  to  Emily  Malbone  Brinley  of  Hartford. 
Homer  Bronson  Abbot  of  Watertown,  to  Sarah  Bronson  Judd  of  Hartford. 
George  Harvey  Bidwell  of  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Moses 
of  Hartford.  [Hartford. 

Charles  Richmond  Fisher  of  Hartford,  to  Susan  Baughn  Griswold  of 
James  Monroe  Adams  of  Hartford,  to  Climelia  Sweet  of  Mansfield. 
John  M.  Pratt  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  to  Mary  Watson  Tudor  of  E.  Windsor. 
Chester  Spencer  of  Hartford,  to  Lucy  Carter  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Canfield  Preston  of  Windsor,  to  Louisa  Green  of  South  Windsor. 
William  Stewart  of  Hartford,  to  Jane  Stewart  of  Hartford. 
Oliver  Field  of  Longmeadow,  Mass.,  to  Lucinda  Ann  Hatch  of  Hartford. 
George  Burgess  of  Hartford,  to  Sophia  Kip  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Schultze  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Thrall  of  Hartford. 
George  Kitto  of  Bristol,  to  Caroline  Andruss  of  Bristol. 

John  Young  of  Hartford,  to  Margaret  TeiTot  of  Hartford.  [ford. 

Oliver  Phelps  Brown  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  Hartwell  Baker  of  Hart- 
George  Beach  of  Hartford,  to  Sophia  Theodosia  Bull  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Corning,  Jr.  of  New  York,  to  Mary  Jane  Goodwin  of  Hartford. 
Edward  Feeny  of  Palmer,  Mass.,  to  Margaret  Garvin  of  Palmer,  Mass. 
James  McCanless  of  Hartford,  to  Catharine  Clark  of  Hartford. 
Allen  Pinney  of  Simsbury,  to  Huldah  Mather  of  Hartford. 

Record  of  Marriages  continued. —  Rev.  Peter  S.  Chauncey,  Rector  : 

Lewis  Keith  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Edgerton  of  Hartford. 

Alfred  R.  HoUister  of  Hartford,  to  Julia  E.  Newton  of  Hartford. 
William  Pierce  of  Hartford,  to  Catherine  Steene  of  Hartford. 
James  S.  Clark  of  New  York,  to  Maria  T.  Porter  of  Hartford. 
David  R.  Woodford  of  Hartford,  to  Sophia  L.  .Shepard  of  Hartford. 
John  S.  Gray  of  Hartford,  to  Mar}^  Watkinson  of  Hartford.      [C.  R.  F.). 
Henry  Magill   of  Hartford,  to  Amanda  F.  Goodale  of  Hartford  (Rev. 
Edward  C.  Selden  of  Maine,  to  Caroline  F.  R.  Dwight  of  Maine. 
Elizur  Hyer  of  Hartford,  to  Rosanna  Latham  of  Hartford. 

William  H.  Lee  of  New  York,  to  Louisa  Maria  Northam  of  Hartford. 
Edward  Martin  of  Rockville,  to  Elizabeth  Ward  of  Rockville. 
Henry  C.  Fuller  of  Hartford,  to  Elizabeth  C.  Shepard  of  Hartford. 
J'ohn  P.  Strong  of  New  Brunswick,  to  Eliza  A.  Webster  of  Hartford. 
Robert  Nichols  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  Ann  Welsh  of  Hartford. 
Normand  Lyman,  Jr.  of  I  lartford,  to  Louisa  G.  Wickham  of  Hartford. 
Lemuel  W.  Granger  of  Hartford,  to  Caroline  E.  Johnson  of  Hartford. 
Augustus  F.  Fiege  of  Hartford,  to  Flora  G.  Hazard  of  Hartford. 
George  Houston  of  Hartford,  to  Laura  S.  Noble  of  Hartford. 
Charles  Schortan  of  New  Britain,  to  Jane  N.  Clements  of  Hartford. 
James  P.  Davidson  of  Hartford,  to  Martha  S.  Savage  of  Hartford. 
William  II.  Bourne  of  Wisconsin,  to  Rosella  Bolles  of  Hartford  (Rev. 

[N.  S.  W.). 
John  II.  Watson  of  Boston,  to  Lizzie  Merrill  of  Springfield. 
Isaac  Wilbur  Browncll  of  St.   Louis,  to  Lucia  P^milia  Brown  of  Little 

Compton  (Bp.  Brownell). 
Daniel  Morgan  of  Hartford,  to  Fanny  McCartney  of  Hartford.      [R  F.). 
Thomas  Johnson  of  LTnionville,  to  Susan  Conliff  of  Unionville  (Rev.  C. 
Henry  C.  Deming  of  Hartford,  to  Sarah  B.  Clerc  of  Hartford  (Bp.  B.). 


Dec. 

16 

1848. 

Jan. 

4- 

Apr. 

24 

" 

24. 

" 

25- 

May 

9 

July 

II 

Aug. 

30. 

Dec. 

4 

1849. 

Jan. 

16. 

" 

18. 

" 

23- 

Feb. 

12 

Mar. 

II. 

Apr. 

24 

May 

2 

" 

20. 

Aug. 

7- 

" 

22. 

Sept. 

12. 

" 

26 

1850. 

Jan. 

12. 

" 

17- 

Feb. 

4 

" 

10. 

" 

12 

APPENDIX. 


66 1 


Mar.  27. 

June    5. 
Aug.  18. 


Wm.  Faulkner  of  San  Francisco,  to  Mary  Griswold  Stowe  of  Hartford 
(Bp.  Brownell).  Hartford  (Bp.  Brownell). 

Edward  Isaiah  Thomas  of  New  Yorlv,  to  Harriet  Putnam  Brownell  of 

Patrick  Curtis  of  South  Windsor,  to  Eliza  C.  Kelly  of  Hartford  (Dr. 
Wheaton).  [Coit). 

Orlando  P.   Dorman  of  Hartford,  to  D.  Anna  Taylor  of  Hartford  (Dr. 

Warren  Leland  of  New  York,  to  Ellen  L.  S.  Adams  of  Hartford  (Bp.  B.) 

Augustine  Lawrence  McCrie  of  Milwaukee,  to  Louisa  G.  Terry  of 
Hartford  (Bp.  Brownell).  [Williams). 

James  H.   Heroy  of  New  York,  to  Amelia  W.  Smith  of  Hartford  (Dr. 

George  Taylor  of  New  York,  to  Eleanor  Imlay  of  Hartford. 


May  27. 
"     27. 


Oct. 


Record  of  Marriages  continued. —  Rev.  Thomas  M.  Clark,  Rector: 

John  Goodwin  of  Hartford,  to  Mary  1.  Gibson  of  Hartford. 

William  C.  Chipman  of  Pottsdam,  N.  Y.,  to  Harriette  G.  Sumner  of 

Hartford  (Bp.  Brownell). 
Gordon   W.    Burnham   of    New   York,    to   Maria   Louise    Brownell   of 

Hartford  (Bp.  Brownell). 
Charles   W.   Hutchinson   of    Utica,    N.    Y.,   to   Laura   C.  Beckwith  of 

Hartford. 
Edward  L.  Dimock  of  Wisconsin,  to  Emma  C.  Hanks  of  Hartford 


28. 


9- 


"     30 
1852. 

Feb.  8 
June  16 
July   17, 


Aug, 
Oct. 


1853. 

Jan.   13. 

"  29. 
Apr.  14. 

June  9. 
July  17. 
Oct.  25. 
Nov.  3. 
Dec.  27. 

1854. 

Mar.  12. 

"  20. 
May    9. 

"     II. 

"     23. 

"  29. 
June  15. 
July  26. 

Oct.    26. 

Nov.  13. 

"     23. 

Dec.  20. 


/ 


John  Carpenter  of  Hartford,  to  Julia  Hj'des  of  Hartford. 
Henry  Conner  of  Boston,  to  Catharine  Hentz  of  Boston. 
Hezekiah  J.  Cadwell  of  Hartford,  to  Clarina  Hoskins  of  Windsor. 
Hiram  W.  Benedict  of  Chicago,  111.,  to  Fanny  M.  Hatch  of  Hartford. 
Samuel  McClary  of  Hartford,  to  Chloe  A.  Wilcox  of  Simsbury. 
Cincinnatus  A.  Taft,  M.D.,  of   Hartford,    to   Ellen   Theresa'  Clark   of 
Hartford. 

Franklin  Fitz  Randolph  of  New  York,  to  Caroline  L.  Goodridge  of 
Hartford.  [Coxe). 

\Viilis  A.  Pierce  of  Hartford,  to  EHzabeth  Eno  of  Hartford  (Rev.  A.  C. 

Rev.  Wm.  ^i.  R.  Robertson  of ,  to  Mary  Mildenstein  of  Matanzas, 

Cuba.  [(Bp.  Brownell). 

Joseph  S.   Crane  of  Columbia,  S.  C,  to  Harriette  Draper  of  Hartford 

Andrew  Jackson  Cooke  of  Hartford,  to  Ida  Hall  of  Windsor. 

John  F.  Bunce  of  New  York,  to  Mary  Ellen  Smith  of  Hartford. 

Thomas  Davenport  of ,  to  Jane  Milligan  of  . 

George  Curtis  Tingley  of  Windham,  to  Georgiana  H.  M.  Sage  of 
Hartford. 

Barnard  Martegh  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  to  Bridget  Healy  of  Springfield. 

Charles  P.  Hatch  of  Hartford,  to  Minerva  Smith  of  Hartford. 

Daniel  W.  Clark  of  Hartford,  to  Lavinia  C.  Hovey  of  Hartford. 

Charles  Kneeland,  Jr.  of  New  York,  to  Louise  Taintor  of  Hartford. 

William  Sanderson  of  New  York,  to  Matilda  Ann  Medlicott  of  Long- 
meadow,  Mass. 

Charles  S.  ilason  of  Hartford,  to  Harriet  H.  Perkins  of  Hartford. 

A.  Hamilton  Polk  of  Louisiana,  to  Emily  Nichols  Beach  of  Hartford. 

John  Arthur,  Jr.  of  New  York,  to  Antoinette  Frances  Goodsell  of 
Hartford. 

George  Douglas  of  New  York,  to  Martha  H.  Montague  of  Hartford 

William  Hubbard  of  Hartford,  to  Eliza  Laetham  of  Hartford. 

Joseph  Roulstone  of  Hartford,  to  Eliza  Brown  of  Hartford. 

William  H.  Aldrich  of  East  Hartford,  to  OHve  H.  Barnard  of  East 
Hartford. 


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689 


BURIALS. 

Record  of  the  Deaths  and  Burials  in  the  Episcopal  Parish  of  Christ 
Chvirch,  in  the  city  of  Hartford,  and  state  of  Connecticut.  No  record 
to  be  found  previous  to  181 2. 


Date  of  Burial. 


Name. 


1812. 

Mar.  16. 
Aug.  24. 

"  29. 
Oct.    II. 

1813. 
Jan.      5. 

"  24. 
Mar.  3. 
Oct.    22. 

1814. 
Mar    19. 
Apr.  22. 

"  27. 
May  27. 
Atig.  23. 
Oct.    20. 

1815. 
Feb.     7. 
Mar.  12. 
June  2'.). 
July     2. 

1816. 
Jan.      5. 
Mar.     9. 
Apr.  13. 

"  26. 
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Oct.    21. 

1817. 
Feb.   14. 

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"  20. 
May  19. 
July  — . 
Aug.  7. 
Oct.      5. 

"     12. 

"     19. 

"  22. 
Nov.  26. 

1818. 
Jan.   27. 

"  30. 
May  30. 
June  25. 


Mary  Wadsworth,  aged  36,  dau.  of  Jonathan  and  Abigail, 

David  Bissell,  aged  48,  a  lawyer, 

Marsh  Cartman,  aged  29, 

Jane  Bacon,  aged  21,  consort  of  Allen, 

A.  Guild,  aged  69,  mother  of  Mr.  Guild, 
Thomas  Smith,  aged  64,  of  Old  England, 
Jonas  Sloan,  aged  39, 
Cotton  Murray,  aged  66, 

Abijah  Harrington,  aged  56, 

Joel  Johns,  aged  60, 

Amos  Crittenden,  aged  66, 

George  Goodwin,  son-in-law  of  Daniel  Olcott,  aged  31, 

Henry  Lloyd,  aged  14  mos.,  son  of  T.  Lloyd, 

Sarah  Smith,  wife  of  Jeremiah,  aged  47, 

Jacob  Phelps  of  Wintonbury,  aged  64, 
Henry,  son  of  George  Beach,  aged  i, 
Lucy  Butler  of  Windsor, 
Reverend  David  Fogg,  rector  of  E.  Church, 

Nabby  Canfield,  aged  54, 

James  Seymour,  aged  13, 

Samuel  Danforth,  aged  42, 

Jane,  dau.  of  Talcot  Wolcott,  aged  6, 

Morgan  Bull,  son  of  Michael,  aged  11, 

Prince  Brewster,  aged  68,  father  to  Chris.  Saunders, 

Lucy  Hatch,  wife  of  Timothy,  aged  43, 

Orrin  Gilbert,  son  of  Merrit,  aged  — , 

Abraham  Merrit  Gilbert,  son  of  Merrit, 

Clarinda  Fielding,  aged  11, 

Harvey  Yale,  drowned, 

Sally  Wadsworth,  wife  of  Capt.  Wm.,  aged  66, 

George  Sheldon,  aged  25, 

George,  son  of  James  Church,  aged  14, 

Thomas  James  Cummins,  aged  8  weeks, 

Diantha,  wife  of  Dr.  Wm.  Cooley, 

Harriet  Ramsey,  aged  2^^  years, 

Jane,  wife  of  Charles  Sigourney,  Esq.,  aged  36, 
Samuel  Stoughton,  aged  52, 
Eliza  Ann  Stedman,  aged  13, 
Thomas  B.  Perkins,  aged  11, 

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Residence. 
Hartford. 


Poquonock. 
Brooklyn. 

Hartford. 


E.  Hartford. 
Hartford. 


Wintonbury. 
Hartford, 


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Date  of  Burial. 
Nov.  21. 
Dec.  14. 

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1819. 
Jan.    22. 
Feb.  25. 

1820. 


Name. 


Residence. 
Wintonbury. 
Hartford. 


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Granby. 
Hartford. 


Rebecca  Chaffee,  wife  of  S.  G.  C,  aged  27, 
Calvin  Farwell,  aged  20, 
Mary  Olcott,  aged  51, 

Sarah  Bradley,  wife  of  Aaron  B.,  aged  69, 
Sarah  Adams,  wife  of  Wm.,  aged  72, 

(Mrs.  Phelps,  W.  H.  Point,  and  Mrs.  Holcomb,  Granby). 

Jan.    15.  John  Curwood,  aged  74, 

Feb.     7.  Daniel  Olcott,  aged  79, 

Mar.  14.  Norton  Bull,  aged  17,  son  of  Amos, 

"     26.  Solomon  Buckland,  aged  31, 

"     31.  Buckland, 

May  31.  Kay  (?),  colored  man  living  with  Mrs.  Goodwin,  aged  20, 

Oct.   23.  Ezra  Hyde,  aged  82, 

Nov.     8.  Daniel  Danforth,  aged  19, 

"       g.  Hezekiah  Holcomb,  Esq.,  aged  70, 

"     18.  E Church,  aged  4  mos., 

Dec.  — .  An  infant  child  of  Chas.  Munn,  " 

1821. 

Feb.     8.  James  Hart  Lincoln,  aged  10  mos.,  " 

"     26.  Martha  Perkins,  aged  11  mos.,  " 

Mar.  22.  Judith  Cooper,  colored  woman,  aged  25,  " 

Apr.  19.  Lydia  Hoadley,  widow  of  James,  aged  81,  " 

May   14.  Mrs.  Sharon  Pease,  aged  76,  " 

June  21.  Hannah  Hawley,  aged  8  or  9  daj^s,  " 

July   21.  An  infant  child  of Spencer,  *' 

Sept.    9.  Elizabeth  Rockwell  Wadsworth,  aged  lyi,  " 

"     14.  Laura  Frances  Humphrey,  aged  2,  '* 

Oct.      3.  Sarah  Arnold,  aged  40,  " 

Nov.    I.  John  Carver,  aged  88,  Bolton. 

Dec.     8.  Frederick  Winslow  Hatch,  aged  I,  Hartford. 

"     12.  Sarah  Russ,  aged  19,  " 

"     26.  Griswold,  aged  3  months,  " 

1822. 

Jan.     8.  Jeremiah  Church,  aged  2  years,  " 

"       8.  Perkins,  aged  2  years,  " 

"     13.  Elizabeth  Converse,  aged  29,  wife  of  John  C,  Troy. 

"     15.  Sarah  E.  Brainard,  aged  6,  Hartford. 

"     18.  Charles  Mills  Johnson,  aged  2  or  3,  " 

Feb.  10.  Elizabeth  Stedman,  aged  44,  " 

"     26.  Joseph  Utley,  aged  60,  " 

Mar.    2.  Rhoda  Rockwell,  aged  17,  E.  Windsor. 

May  24.  Cooledge,  aged  22,  Hartford. 

June  24.  James  Goodwin,  aged  68,  E.  Hartford. 

July      7.  An  infant  child  of  Isaac  Perkins,  Hartford. 

"     22.  Helen  Alina  Clerc,  aged  4  months,  " 

"     25.  William  Adams,  aged  44,  Simsbury. 

"     30.  Ebenezer  Nash,  Jr.,  aged  52,  Vernon. 

Aug.    4.  Emily  Andross,  aged  2,  Hartford. 

"     II.  Edwin  Chtirch,  aged  7  months,  " 

"     19.  Caroline  Brainard  Morgan,  aged  8  months,  " 

"     29.  Joshua  Miller,  aged  53, 

Sept.  22.  John  McLean,  aged  78, 

Nov.  21.  James  Monroe  Deming,  aged  5, 

Dec.  12.  James  Scollen,  aged  25, 

"     23.  Cornelia  Ford,  aged  18, 

1823. 

May  26.  Jane  Rutan,  aged  3  weeks, 

"     28,  Dinah  Brown,  aged  33, 


Wintonbury. 

native  of  Ireland. 
Hartford. 


APPENDIX. 


691 


(The  next  12  were  transcribed  from  imperfect  records,  left  by  Rev.  Henry- 
Mason). 

Date  of  Burial.  Name. 

Mar.  23.  William  R.  Johnson,  aged  34, 

"     23.  An  infant  child  of  Grove  Goodrich, 

"     23.  Margaret  Ann  Spencer, 

Aug.  — .  James  Barrett,  aged  46, 

Oct.    15.  David  Abbey,  aged  47, 

"     15.  William  AVeare, 

Nov.     I.  Beulah  Ward,  aged  91, 

"       I.  Hitchcock. 

"       I.  Hubbard. 


Residence. 

Hartford. 


E.  Windsor. 
Hartford. 


1824. 

June    I. 
Oct. 


Nov, 


7- 

7- 

17- 

21. 


Dec.  31.' 

1825. 
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July 


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Aug.  20. 

"     28. 


Sept. 


Oct. 


I. 

7- 
Dec.  30. 
1826. 

Jan.     3. 


Feb. 


Mar.    8. 

"     27. 

"  28. 
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June  29. 
July     2. 

17- 
1. 

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"     13- 

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"     23. 


Aug. 


James  Beale,  infant, 

John  Watson,  aged  80, 

Elisha  Wadsworth,  aged  70, 

Emily  Miller,  aged  i  year, 

Aurelia  Hurlburt  Cooley,  aged  9  weeks, 

Percy  K.  Palmer,  wife  of  Mason  P. ,  aged  34. 

Abigail  Wadsworth,  aged  52, 

Mary  Mulligan,  aged  20, 

Rachel  Todd,  aged  49,  wife  of  Dr.  Eli, 

Alexander  Morgan,  aged  53, 

Talcott  Wolcott,  aged  52, 

Mary  Clark,  aged  20, 

Charlotte  Brownell,  aged  8, 

Leonard  Whiting,  aged  49, 

Lemuel  Roberts,  aged  36, 

Joseph  Perkins,  aged  4  weeks. 

Infant  child  of  Hezekiah  Wadsworth 

Amos  Bull,  aged  84, 

George  Baker,  infant, 

Henry  A.  Warner,  aged  17, 

Henry  Saunders,  colored,  aged  i  year, 

Frederick  Andross,  aged  71, 

John  Brainerd  Morgan,  aged  2  years  4  mos., 

Jonas  Lambert,  colored,  aged  57, 

Infant  child  of Huntington, 

Chester  Andross,  aged  44, 

Sarah  Coolidge,  aged  47, 

Helen  Maria  Gains,  aged  10, 

Mary  Ann  Weare,  aged  61, 

Eleazar  Spear,  aged  64, 

Caleb  Coolidge,  aged  51, 

Joseph  Newell,  aged  32, 

Dr.  Elihu  Tudor,  aged  93, 

Henry  Ketchum,  aged  56, 

Timothy  Canfield,  aged  69, 

Philip  Raymond,  colored,  aged  60, 

Sarah  Sweetzer,  aged  57, 

Mr.  L?  Ling,  aged  30, 

Harriet  Beach,  aged  34,  wife  of  George, 

Seth  Sweetzer,  aged  33, 

SaUy  Russ,  aged  53,  wife  of  John, 

Elizabeth  Clark  Roberts,  aged  5, 

Richardson,  aged  4, 

Infant  child  of Baker, 

Rene  Hopkins,  aged  71, 
Timothy  Wadsworth,  aged  81, 


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Hartford. 

Greenfield,  Mass. 

Hartford. 

New  York. 

Hartford. 

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Hartford. 


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Hartford. 


New  York. 


692  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Date  of  Burial.                                                   Name.  Residence. 

Oct.      7.  Michael  Perkins,  aged  41,  Hartford. 

"     10.  James  Canfield,  aged  i, 

"     21.  Hugh  Craig  Ramsey,  aged  35,  " 

Dec.     2.  Samuel  Parkman  Lloyd,  aged  27,  " 

"     14.  Mary  Jane  Baker,  aged  i,  " 

1827. 

Jan.   28.  Day,  almshouse,  aged  — ,  " 

Mar.  16.  Lucy  Ann  Phelps,  aged  15,           '  New  York. 

"     27.  Hannah  York,  colored,  aged  45,  Hartford. 

"     29.  John  Henry  Gains,  aged  8  months, 

"     29.  Juliaett  Helena  Gains,  aged  8  months,  " 

Apr.  13.  Harriet  Stebbins  Phelps,  aged  26,  " 

May  13.  Jacob  Cooper,  colored,  aged  32,  " 

July     I.  Louisa  Ann  Hubbard,  aged  5;^,  " 

"       6.  Edward  Frisbie,  aged  2,  " 

Aug.  II.  Sarah  Eliza  Beale,  aged  2,  " 

"     12.  Eunice  Goodwin,  aged  57,  wife  of  George  G.,  2d,  " 

Sept.    5.  Letty  Lambert,  colored,  aged  62,  " 

Oct.    18.  Callies,  colored,  infant,  _    " 

"     26.  Mary  H.  Doane,  aged  52,  '    " 

Nov.    2.  Augustus  Andross,  aged  38,  •                                                      " 

"       9.  Alfred  Holt,  aged  30,  " 

1828. 

Jan.  21.  Susan  Brown,  aged  48,  " 

Feb.  19.  John  Weare,  aged  30,  " 

Apr.  16.  Eustace  Spencer,  infant,  " 

"     16.  Infant  child  of  Henry  Benton,  Springfield. 

May  23.  Wm.  V.  Speare,  aged  30,  Hartford. 

July  13.  Willis  Baldwin,  aged  24,  " 

Aug.    5.  Erastus  Goodwin,  infant,  " 

7.  Aurelia  Miller,  aged  2,  " 

Slept.  13.  Elizabeth  G.  Seyms,  aged  20,  " 

"     19.  Eleanor  M'Moran,  infant,  " 

"     28.  Elizabeth  Sumner  Brownell,  aged  2,                                                        " 

Oct.    17.  Edward  Marsh,  aged  27,  " 

Nov.    9.  Nancy  Porter,  infant,  " 

"     19.  Mary  Elizabeth  Canfield,  aged  i  3- ear,  " 

Dec.     9.  Augusta  Temple  Rogers,  aged  34,  " 

"     18.  Louisa  Sawyer,  aged  24,  Middletown. 

"     28.  Harriet  Lavinia  Phelps,  aged  3,  Hartford. 

"     29.  Enoch  Powers,  aged  38,  " 

"     29.  John  Crafts,  aged  26, 

1829. 

Feb.  13.  Erastus  Goodwin,  infant,  E.  Hartford. 

"     15.  T.  L.  Winthrop  Rogers,  aged  7,  Hartford. 

"     26.  Lydia  Ann  Aldridge,  aged  24,  " 

Apr.     I.  Martha  Carey,  aged  12,  " 

May  13.  Michael  Olcott,  aged  53,  " 

"     25.  Frederick  Hubbard  Hoadley,  aged  26,                                                   " 

"     27.  Lovisa  K.  Gordon,  aged  38, 

July   II.  Elihu  Roberts,  aged  50,  Windsor. 

"     21.  George  Cheney,  aged  58,  Manchester. 

Dec.  29.  Jedediah  Bartholomew,  aged  44,  Hartford. 

1830. 

Jan.   10.  Amelia  Wheeler,  wife  of  Dr.  Lemuel,  aged  74,  " 

Feb.  10.  Lucy  Keppel,  aged  66, 

Mar.    6.  Robert  Coolidge,  aged  26, 

"     27.  James  Rose,  aged  28,  buried  at  Durham, 

Apr.     9.  Roswell  Bartholomew,  aged  49,  " 

May  20.  Gilbert  Olmstead  Goodwin,  aged  5,  " 

July  10.  E Brainerd,  aged  5  months,  " 


APPENDIX. 


693 


Date  of  Burial.  Name. 

July   II.     Horace  Beach  Grisvvold,  aged  7, 
Bridget  Goodwill,  aged  32, 
Isaac  Toucey  Beach,  aged  5  months, 
Henry  Lee  Pinney,  aged  i  year, 
Erastus  M.  Goodwin,  aged  i  year, 
Hezekiah  Wadsworth,  aged  46, 
Jeremiah  Beale,  aged  41, 
]\Iary  McGuire,  aged  7, 
Infant  child  of  Dr.  Cooley, 
Mr.  Remain,  about  46, 
Jane  Maria  Chahiberlain,  aged  2^, 
William  Light,  colored  man,  aged  19, 


25. 

Aug.  27. 

"     30. 

Sept.  26. 

Oct.    12. 

15- 

5- 

20. 

5- 

7- 

"     16. 

1831. 

Jan.    14. 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


,  Windsor. 
Hartford. 


Nov. 
Dec. 


Feb. 


Mar. 


Apr. 


2. 

9- 
22. 

23- 
26. 

6. 
16. 


May  30. 
June    I. 

"  15- 
July  19. 
Aug.    4. 


Sept.  12. 
"  16. 
29. 
3- 

"  9- 
"  15- 
1832. 

Jan.      7. 

Mar. 

Apr. 


Dec. 


May 
June 


3- 
29. 
30. 

9- 


16. 

23- 
19. 


16. 
4- 
9- 


July 

Aug. 

Sept. 

Oct. 

Nov. 

Dec. 

1833 

Feb.  4. 
Apr.   16. 

"  18. 
May  — . 
June    I. 

"  24. 
Aug.    5. 

"     14. 


Alice  Terry,  infant, 

Adelaid  Imlay,  aged  i  year  and  3  months, 

Mary  Strozzi,  aged  29, 

Branch  Roberts,  aged  33, 

Hindman  Miner,  aged  24, 

Lydia  C.  Mather,  aged  25, 

William  H.  Wadsworth,  aged  29, 

John  B.  Clerc,  aged  2, 

Mariette  Durang,  aged  3, 

Infant  child  of  Jamin  Savage, 

Emily  Nichols,  aged  27, 

Infant  child  of  D.  F.  Wilds, 

Wilds,  aged  2, 

Charles  Martinson,  aged  2, 

James  Carter,  aged  24, 

Betsey  Tuttle,  aged  52,  wife  of  Samuel, 

Aurelia  Mills  Cooley,  aged  5, 

Richard  B.  Post,  aged  i, 

Jerome  Murphy,  aged  t, 

Isabella  Lathrop,  aged  7, 

Zephaniah  Preston,  aged  2, 

Michael  Bull,  aged  69, 

Priscilla  Ripley,  aged  42,  wife  of  Philip, 

Angelina  Morse,  aged  23, 

John  Chamberlain,  aged  i, 

Mar}'  Augusta  Phelps,  aged  8, 

John  McMoran,  aged  18  months, 

Lydia  Royse,  aged  59, 

Jeremiah  S.  Stocking,  aged  17  months. 

Manning  Goodwin,  aged  42. 

Mrs.  Catharine  H.  Huntington,  aged  26,  removed  to  Brooklyn. 

Miss  OHda  Rood  Huntington,  aged  20,  late  of  Waterville,  N.  Y. 

Mr.  Wm.  W.  Wadsworth,  aged  55. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Eaton,  aged  22, 

Mr. Mason,  aged  42,  from  the  Retreat, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Hatfield,  aged  26. 


N.  C. 


Mr. 
Mrs 


Perkins,  aged  41, 


Hartford. 


Eunice  A.  Adams,  aged  25,  int.  at  Simsbury, 
Mrs.  H.  U.  Jones,  aged  26,  of  the  Baptist  Society, 
Mrs.  Mary  Imlay,  aged  81, 
Augustin  Slaughter  Smith,  aged  7  months, 
Mr.  John  Russ,  aged  67. 

Mary  Buck,  dau.  of  Mr.  Dudley  B.,  aged  i  year, 
John  Albert  Lee,  son  of  W.  T.,  aged  4  months, 
Mrs.  Amelia  Pratt,  wife  of  E.  B. 
Cornelia  Lucretia,  dau.  of  Azor  Hatch,  aged  5  weeks, 


694 


CHRIST  CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


Date  of  Burial.  Name. 

Aug.  27.     Col.  Roswell  (Springfield)  Lee,  aged  57, 

"     28.     Dau.  of  Capt.  Henry  Waterman,  aged  2  weeks, 

Sept.    2.     Mrs.  Abby  Ledlie,  aged  56,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Mrs.  Azor  Hatch,  aged  39. 

William  Edward  Watrous,  son  of  Seymour,  aged  q  months, 
Eli  Todd,  aged  64,  [Bp.  Brownell] 


Residence. 

Springfield. 

Hartford. 


3- 
31- 
20. 


Oct. 

Nov. 

1834- 
Feb.  26. 
Apr.     9. 


May 
June 


18. 
22. 

16'. 
14. 
29. 
22. 


July 
Aug.    8. 

"     28. 

31- 

8. 

23- 
I. 

"       5- 

7- 

"     18. 

"     18. 

Nov.  10. 


Sept. 
Oct. 


Dec. 


22. 
5- 

"  5- 
"  13- 
1835- 


Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 


9- 


II. 

18. 


Apr. 


3- 

"  19. 
"  23. 
"  26, 
"  30. 
May  28. 
July  25. 
29. 
19. 

24, 

28. 

8. 

15- 
I. 

"       9- 

"  25. 
Nov.  18. 

1836. 
Jan.    13. 

"  27. 
Feb.  26. 
Mar.    I. 


Aug. 


Sept. 
Oct. 


[Dr.  Wheaton]     " 
B.]  Berlin. 

'  Springfield,  Mass. 

'  Hartford. 

[Dr.  W.] 


Margaret  P.  Flower,  dau.  of  Ebenezer,  aged  14, 

Eliza  Warner,  [Bp. 

Henry  Fuller,  child  of  Benjamin,  Jr.,  aged  3, 

Henrietta  Flower,  dau.  of  Ebenezer,  aged  11,    ' 

Lucius  Hatch,  51, 

John  Corss,  aged  35, 

Hetty  Graham  Buck,  wife  of  Dudley,  aged  28, 

Henry  Imlay,  aged  44, 

Maria  Frisbie, 

Lucy  Ann  Phelps,  dau.  of  Walter,  aged  6, 

John  T.  Peters,  aged  70, 

Sarah  Morgan  Goodwin,  dau.  of  James,  Jr.,  aged  i, 

Isaac  T.  Seymour,  aged  20, 

Eliza  Stewart,  dau.  of  Charles,  aged  6  mos  , 

Truman  Hanks,  Jr.,  son  of  Truman,  aged  13, 

Charles  Wadsworth,  aged  25, 

Mary  Rowe  Colton,  wife  of  Charles  A.,  aged  25, 

Charles  Carrington  of  Farmington,  aged  18,  Farmington. 

Homer  Grant  Colton,  son  of  Charles  A.,  aged  2  mos.,  Hartford. 

Mary  Eliza  Hatfield,  dau.  of  John,  aged  7  weeks,  [Prof.  Totten]        " 

Julia  Ann  Wells,  dau.  of  Oliver,  aged  8  weeks,  East  Hartford. 

Henry  Abbott  Moses,  son  of  Jabez  H.,  aged  1,  " 

Samuel  Gray,  aged  42,  " 

Sarah  Brainard  Porter,  dau.  of  David  S.,  aged  4  mos.,  " 

Harriet  Kempton,  wife  of  Zaccheus,  aged  34,  int.  Glastonbury,     Windsor. 

Fanny  Bigelow,  aged  35,  remains  brought  from  New  York,      Hartford. 

John  Montague  Danforth,  aged  31, 

Benjamin  Hiscock,  son  of  William,  aged  16, 

George  Wadsworth  Strickland,  aged  18,  buried  at  Glastonbury, 

William  Hiscock,  aged  42, 

George  Butler  Lee,  son  of  William  T.,  aged  4  mos., 

Catharine  Trotter,  wife  of  George,  aged  48, 

William  Frisbie,  son  of  Denison,  aged  10  mos., 

Russell  Bull,  aged  63, 

Ellen  Maria  Meigs,  dau.  of  William  H.,  aged  7  mos., 

Normand  Pease,  aged  36, 

George  Barlow  Pratt,  aged  22,  Boston. 

Frances  Margaret  Clarke,  wife  of  Joseph  S.,  aged  27,  Hartford. 

Elizabeth  Hamilton,  widow  of  Hector,  aged  63, 

Nancy  Doane,  aged  42, 

Frances  Curtis,  dau.  of  William,  aged  i, 

Charles  Johnson,  illegitimate  son  of  Rebecca,  colored,  aged  3, 

Cornelia  Hall,  dau.  of  Andrew  C,  aged  2  mos., 

Eliza  Ann  Barber,  dau.  of  Betsey,  aged  22  mos.,  Canterbury. 

Sarah  Gray,  widow  of  Ebenezer,  aged  72,  Hartford. 

Lucy  Smith,  aged  83,  " 

Ellen  Waterman,  dau.  of  Henry,  Jr.,  aged  10  mos.,  " 

John  Knox,  aged  43,  " 

Mary  Elizabeth  Chamberlain,  dau.  of  James,  aged  13,  " 

Caroline  Malvina  Robbins,  dau   of  Philemon  F.,  aged  3,  " 

Aurelia  Birge  Pratt,  dau.  of  George,  aged  26,  " 

Chloe  L.  Parsons,  wife  of  Seth,  aged  51,  " 


APPENDIX. 


695 


Mar. 
Apr. 
May 


Date  of  Burial. 

II. 

17- 

2. 
16. 
2. 
16. 
"  16. 
"  23. 
"       29. 

June  8. 
"  12. 
"  18. 
28. 
6. 
29. 
3- 
3- 
25- 
9- 
14- 
28. 
6. 
5- 
9- 
23. 
20. 
"     23. 

1837- 

Jan.   24. 

"     25. 
29. 

5- 
24. 
26. 

I. 

4- 
14. 

22. 


July 
Aug. 

Sept. 


Oct. 

Nov. 


Dec. 


Feb. 


Apr. 


May     5. 

"       6. 

"  21. 
June  13. 

"  16. 
Aug.  4. 
Sept.  16. 
Oct.    18. 

"  21. 
Nov.  26. 
Dec.   30. 

1838. 
Feb.   13. 
Mar. 
Apr. 


May 
June 

July 


10. 
7- 
9- 

18. 

30. 

12. 

27- 

17- 

19- 


Catharine  Church,  dau.  of  the  late  Asher,  aged  12, 

Jerusha  Dickinson,  wife  of  Ralph,  aged  41, 

William  Griffin  Isham,  son  of  William,  aged  2, 

Susan  Stocking,  wife  of  Septimus,  aged  40, 

Caroline  Stella  Adams,  dau.  of  Byron,  aged  4, 

Ebenezer  Collins,  aged  70, 

Charles  Stewart,  aged  38, 

William  Henry  Kenej',  son  of  Aaron,  aged  5  weeks, 

Denison  Frisbie,  aged  49, 

Julia  Blanche  DeWolf,  dau.  of  George  B.,  aged  i, 

Horace  Wadsworth,  aged  62, 

Eunice  Hitchcock,  wife  of  Eliakim,  aged  71, 

Sarah  Bradley  Beach,  dau.  of  George,  aged  25, 

Theodore  Lyman,  aged  22, 

Ruth  Pinney,  widow  of  Abraham,  aged  8g, 

Hannah  T.  Smith,  wife  of  Samuel  E.,  aged  46, 

Elizabeth  Chamberlain,  dau.  of  James,  aged  i, 

William  Phelps,  son  of  Walter,  aged  i, 

John  Wheaton  Bull,  son  of  John  W.,  aged  i, 

Curtis  Augustus  Crittenden,  son  of  Sylve.ster,  aged  2, 

Rockwell  Smith,  son  of  Samuel  E.,  aged  4  months, 

William  Wilmer  Tyler,  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  P.,  aged  5  months, 

Mary  Ann  Humphrey,  wife  of  George,  aged  26, 

Mary  Jane  Watson,  daughter  of  Clarissa,  aged  3  mos., 

Dudley  Buck,  son  of  Dudley,  aged  2, 

George  Charles  Martinson,  son  of  Charles,  aged  2, 

Chauncey  Bailey,  aged  42, 

Orion  Gains  Hatfield,  son  of  John,  aged  i, 

Nathan  Morgan,  aged  50, 

Sarah  Elizabeth  Hatfield,  daughter  of  John,  aged  3  weeks, 

Ellen  Gains,  daughter  of  John,  aged  11  months, 

Eliza  Ripley,  wife  of  Philip,  aged  33, 

Susan  Hatch,  widow  of  Lucius,  aged  44, 

Nathaniel  Dickinson,  aged  77, 

Mary  Jones,  aged  72, 

Julia  Matilda  Treat,  daughter  of  Charles,  aged  6, 

Sarah  Porter  Lord,  wife  of  Haynes,  aged  34, 

Emily  Catharine  Wood,  daughter  of  Hiram,  aged  10, 


Residence. 
Hartford. 
Berlin. 
Hartford. 


E.  Windsor. 
Hartford. 

Simsbury. 
Hartford. 


Lebanon. 
Hartford. 


Berlin. 
Hartford. 


Hannah  Louisa  Wells,  daughter  of  Oliver,  aged  17, 

Mary  C.  Perkins,  aged  79, 

Urania  Porter,  widow  of  Eldad,  aged  68, 

Richard  Joel,  aged  54, 

William  Hubbard  Bergh,  son  of  George  R.,  aged  i, 

Lavinia  Collins  Treat,  daughter  of  Charles,  aged  5, 

Hannah  Phillips,  aged  54, 

Edward  Talcott  Slater,  son  of  Samuel,  aged  3, 

Cephas  Mortimer  Mills,  son  of  Charles,  aged  16, 

Chloe  Cornish,  wife  of  Virgil,  aged  37, 

Ann  Ellsworth,  aged  41, 


East  Hartford. 
Hartford. 

Trinidad. 
Hartford. 


Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Hartford 

East  Windsor 


Amey  Marks,  wife  of  Zechariah,  aged  73,  Burlington. 

Marjr  Wallace  Davies,  daughter  of  Charles,  aged  7,  Hartford. 

Julius  Clifton  Hedge,  son  of  Lemuel,  aged  15,  " 

Normand  Butler,  aged  75,  " 

Hajmes  Mortimer  Loveland,  son  of  Horace,  aged  i,  " 

Edwin  Smith,  aged  21,  Northampton,  Mass. 

Timothy  Hatch, "aged  So,  Hartford. 

Eliza  Maria  Stuart,  dau.  of  the  late  Charles  Stuart,  aged  2,  " 

Edward  Hamilton,  son  of  William,  aged  10  mos.,  " 

Lester  Freeman,  son  of  Thomas,  aged  3,  " 


696  CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

Date  of  Burial.                                                   Name.  Residence. 

July  19.     Chester  Lamb,  son  of  the  late  Chester  Lamb,  aged  8,  Hartford. 

"     26.     Orrm  Freeman,  son  of  Thomas,  aged  5,  " 
"     30.     Elizabeth  Beauchamp,  daughter  of  George,  aged  11  months, 

Ann  Curwood,  widow  of  John,  aged  77,  " 

Louisa  Morgan  Hall,  daughter  of  Isaac  M.,  aged  i  week, 

John  Butler,  son  of  John,  aged  2  weeks,  " 

Anna  Potter,  widow  of  Admiral  Potter,  aged  SG,  " 

James  Rose,  aged  66,  interred  at  Durham,  " 

Thomas  Simons  Frisbie,  aged  21,  New  York. 

Francis  Huntington,  son  of  Francis  J.,  aged  10  months, 

Clement  Beach,  son  of  George,  aged  4  months,  Hartford. 

Gilbert  Cleland  Waterman,  son  of  Henry,  Jr.,  aged  2, 

Amelia  Taylor,  dau.  of  Edwin,  aged  9  mos.,  int.  at  Glastonbury,    " 

AVilliam  Alfred  Goodwin,  son  of  James  M.,  aged  7,  " 

Henry  Ford,  aged  50, 

Lucy  Stone  Caldwell,  dau.  of  Joseph,  aged  19  mos.,  " 

Abigail  Maria  Woodward,  dau.  of  Elkanah  S.,  aged  2,  " 

William  Cooley,  aged  57,  interred  at  Manchester,  East  Hartford. 

Margaret  Fryer  Smyth,  dau.  of  Isaac  F.,  aged  7,  New  York. 

Helen  Huntington,  dau.  of  Francis  J.,  aged  3,  " 

Eliza  Newton,  aged  22,  Hartford. 
Lester  Wadsworth,  aged  33, 
Harriet  Bradley,  aged  35, 

Octavia  Perkins,  dau.  of  Isaac,  aged  20,  " 

Rhoda  Rowland,  wife  of  Benjamin,  aged  47,  " 

Sumner  Hicks,  son  of  Richard,  aged  17  months.  " 

George  Shepard,  son  of  Fanny,  aged  2,  " 
William  Rochester  Benton,  son  of  Charles,  aged  12. 

Samuel  Webster,  aged  44,  " 

Harriet  Shirley  Hoadley,  aged  33,  " 
Charles  William  Sidney  James,  son  of  Charles,  aged  14  mos..          " 

Dr.  John  Dodd  Russ,  aged  29,  " 

John  Alexander  Houston,  son  of  John,  aged  6  weeks,  " 

Emmeline  Roberts,  aged  38,  " 

Charles  Stedman  Isham,  son  of  William,  aged  S  months,  " 

Samuel  Wells,  son  of  Gideon,  aged  8  months,  " 
Samuel  Anderson  Beresford,  son  of  Samuel  B.,  aged  i  month, 
Vernon  Hobbs,  son  of  Richard  H.,  aged  3  weeks, 

Betsey  Vaughan,  aged  about  100,  " 

Ezekiel  Huntle3%  aged  87,  " 
George  Rogers  Winchester,  son  of  George  W.,  aged  8  months,       " 

Isaac  Talcott,  aged  66,  " 
Alice  Canfield  Cone,  aged  20, 
Eliza  Taylor,  aged  34,  interred  at  Glastonbury, 

Martha  Maria  Hale,  aged  21,  " 

Eliza  Thomas,  wife  of  William,  colored,  aged  44,  New  York. 

Eliza  Adams,  wife  of  Chester,  aged  29,  int.  at  Simsbiiry,  Hartford. 

Joseph  Darling,  aged  45,  " 

William  Hall  Tudor,  son  of  William  W.,  aged  8,  East  Windsor. 

Jane  Osmond  Pratt,  wfe  of  EUsha  B.,  aged  28,  Hartford. 
Brainard  Taylor,  son  of  Edwin,  aged  8  mos.,  int.  Glastonbury,       " 

Mary  Pinney,  daughter  of  Ebenezer,  aged  4,  East  Windsor. 

Joshua  Miller,  aged  26,  Hartford. 

Susan  Huntington,  wife  of  Hezekiah,  aged  71,  " 

Henry  Ellsworth,  aged  30,  East  Windsor. 

Oliver  Holcomb  Mather,  son  of  William,  aged  i,  Hartford. 
Charles  Baker  Ripley,  .son  of  Philip,  aged  iS, 

Lyman  Gaylord,  son  of  Albert  C,  aged  5,  " 

George  William  Houston,  son  of  George,  aged  2  weeks,  " 


Aug. 

5- 

16. 

" 

17- 

' ' 

22. 

Sept. 

2. 

" 

4- 

" 

6. 

" 

10. 

" 

II. 

" 

21. 

" 

22. 

Dec. 

I. 

" 

7- 

' ' 

17- 

1839. 

Jan. 

14. 

Feb. 

I. 

" 

21. 

Mar. 

12. 

" 

26. 

" 

28. 

Apr. 

8. 

" 

14. 

" 

24. 

" 

28. 

May 

12. 

12. 

June 

11. 

" 

29. 

July 

5- 

' ' 

17- 

^ ' 

22. 

'• 

25- 

" 

28. 

" 

28. 

Aug 

9- 

" 

II. 

" 

14. 

" 

22. 

Sept 

13- 

*  * 

19. 

* ' 

22. 

" 

23- 

" 

27. 

Oct. 

15- 

" 

21. 

" 

27- 

Nov 

6. 

Dec. 

10. 

" 

II. 

1840. 

Jan. 

I. 

" 

3- 

" 

4. 

Feb 

1. 

" 

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697 


Date  of  Burial.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

Apr.     8.     Emmeline  Smith,  widow  of  Collins  G.,  aged  29,  Hartford. 

12.     Rensselaer  Rose,  aged  54,  " 

"     12.     Thomas  Gordon  Stedman,  aged  27,  " 
"     19.     Clarence  Devon  Webster,  son  of  the  late  Sam'l  Webster,  aged  I,     " 

"     23.     Sabra  AUyn,  widow  of  George,  aged  78,  " 

Mary  Holt,  dau.  of  the  late  Moses  B.,  aged  20,  " 
Seth  Sweetser,  aged  71, 

James  B.  Nicholas,  colored,  aged  about  35,  " 

Sally  Lancelot  Morgan,  wife  of  John,  aged  75,  " 

Anne  Coffin  Putnam,  aged  42,  interred  at  Brooklyn,  " 
An  infant  daughter  of  Harvey  Dickinson,  aged  i  week, 

Eliakim  Hitchcock,  aged  73.  East  Windsor. 
Caroline  Jennison,  dau.  of  the  late  Chas.  Jennison,  aged  20,        Boston. 

Harriet  Davies,  dau.  of  Prof.  Charles,  aged  2,  Hartford. 

John  Wallace,  son  of  James,  aged  7,  drowned,  " 

Isaac  Perkins,  aged  60,  " 

Amanda  R.  Cone,  aged  36,  " 

Elizabeth  Lord  Cooley,  dau.  of  late  Wm.  Cooley,  aged  15, 

interred  at  Manchester,  " 

Henrietta  Seymour,  dau.  of  Charlotte,  aged  3  months,  " 

Elizabeth  Bull,  widow  of  Amos,  aged  70,  " 

Rejoice  Newton,  aged  43,  " 

Jane  Knox,  widow  of  John,  aged  46,  " 

Phineas  Burnham,  aged  33,  interred  at  East  Hartford,  *• 

Thomas  Hawks,  aged  36,  " 

Sarah  Hawks,  aged  71,  " 
Lydia  Jane  Smith,  dau.  of  late  Noah  Smith,  aged  21,  int.  at 

Berlin,  Berlin. 

Zachariah  Marks,  aged  79,  Burlington. 

Charlotte  Wadsworth  Benton,  dau.  of  Charles,  aged  i,  Hartford. 

Roland  Wadsworth,  aged  30,  " 

Solomon  Porter,  son  of  Asa  S.,  aged  4  months,  " 
Albert   Homer  Root,  son  of  John  D.,  aged  8  months, 
Lodowick  Stewart  Wolcott,  aged  45,  buried  at  ^lanchester,      Hampton. 

Emily  Humphrey,  wife  of  George,  aged  26,  Hartford. 
William  Buckland  Cooley,  aged  32, 

Relief  Bradley,  wife  of  Joseph,  aged  70,  died  at  New  Haven, 
Harriet  Adams  Porter,  wife  of  Asa  S.,  aged  23, 
Mary  Elizabeth  Beckwith,  dau.  of  Alonzo  S.,  aged  2, 
Cathai'ine  Seyms,  widow  of  Robert,  aged  62, 

Solomon  Thomas  Hawks,  son  of  late  Thos.  Hawks,  aged  2,  " 

John  McKay,  son  of  William  C,  aged  3,  " 

Mary  Totten,  daughter  of  Silas,  aged  11  months,  " 

Martha  Gains,  wife  of  John,  aged  52,  " 

Thomas  Sylvester  Brownell,  aged  25,  " 

Dr.  Barwick  Bruce,  aged  84,  *' 

Frances  Lyman,  widow  of  Justin,  aged  62,  " 

Charles  Hart,  son  of  Lorenzo,  aged  8,  •• 

James  Henry  Lathrop,  aged  27,  " 

Ellen  Watrous,  daughter  of  Seymour,  aged  3,  " 

William  Allyn  Mather,  son  of  William,  aged  4,  " 

Elizabeth  Clark,  aged  55,  " 

Robert  Seymes  Humphrey,  son  of  George,  aged  2,  " 

Ohver  Wells,  aged  52,                                            "  East  Hartford. 

Jane  Amelia  Pratt,  daughter  of  Elisha  B.,  aged  2,  Hartford. 

Mabel  Bruce,  widow  of  Dr.  Barwick,  aged  82,  " 

Laura  Frances  Humphrey,  daughter  of  George,  aged  8,  " 

Lucy  Frances  Hawks,  dau.  of  the  late  Thomas,  aged  10  mos., 

Joseph  Atherton,  aged  53,  " 

Mary  Jane  Houston,  dau.  of  Alexander,  aged  23,  •* 


May 

ij- 

*' 

23- 

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24. 

June 

23- 

July 

3- 

' ' 

7- 

" 

16. 

" 

22. 

Aug. 

3- 

" 

6. 

" 

19. 

** 

30. 

Sept. 

19. 

Oct. 

21. 

" 

31. 

Nov. 

29. 

Dec. 

7- 

" 

12. 

" 

13- 

" 

18. 

* 

24. 

" 

29. 

1841. 

Jan. 

25- 

Feb. 

6. 

" 

iS. 

" 

20. 

" 

25- 

" 

26. 

Mar. 

6. 

" 

15- 

" 

18. 

" 

29. 

' ' 

31- 

Apr. 

4- 

" 

14. 

" 

22. 

" 

29. 

May 

7- 

'* 

15- 

" 

23- 

' ' 

25- 

June 

2. 

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7- 

" 

27- 

July 

20. 

" 

22. 

" 

23- 

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25- 

" 

31. 

Aug. 

" 

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" 

10. 

" 

22. 

698 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


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" 

25- 

Oct. 

6. 

" 

17- 

" 

19- 

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28. 

Nov. 

2. 

" 

3- 

" 

19. 

Dec. 

28. 

1842. 

Jan. 

10. 

" 

13. 

" 

19. 

" 

20. 

" 

29. 

Feb. 

3- 

Mar. 

3- 

" 

7. 

" 

II. 

" 

15- 

" 

17. 

" 

17- 

Apr. 

12. 

" 

13. 

" 

21. 

" 

24. 

" 

28. 

May 

16. 

" 

23. 

" 

28. 

June 

29. 

July 

22. 

Aug. 

2. 

" 

8. 

" 

II. 

" 

12. 

" 

17- 

Sept 

21. 

" 

25- 

Oct. 

2. 

" 

3- 

" 

3- 

" 

II. 

Nov. 

8. 

Dec. 

16. 

1843. 

Jan. 

12. 

" 

22. 

Feb. 

I. 

" 

9- 

*  * 

12. 

" 

21. 

Mar. 

4- 

Apr. 

1  • 
17- 

May 

5- 

June 

1. 

Date  of  Burial.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

Sept.    9.     Jonathan  Button  Sargeant,  son  of  Levi,  aged  20  months,  Hartford. 

"       g.     Maria  Blodget,  dau.  of  Roswell,  aged  9  months, 

"     12.     Abigail  Burnham,  widow  of  Phineas,  aged  58,  int.  at  E.  Hartford, 

James  Wallace,  son  of  James,  aged  i  year, 

Sarah  Tuttle,  dau.  of  William  F.,  aged  i  week, 

Hannah  Rowland,  wife  of  Benjamin,  aged  36, 

Ebenezer  Gardner,  aged  51,  Manchester. 

Stephen  Bulkley,  aged  73,  Hartford. 

Catharine  Terry,  wife  of  Nathaniel,  aged  67,  " 

Elizabeth  Heath,  wife  of  Stephen,  aged  62,  East  Windsor. 

Lydia  Stannard  Smith,  aged  32,  Hartford. 

Adeline  Hull,  dau.  of  George,  aged  16,  Sandisfield,  Mass. 

James  Barwick  Beresford,  son  of  Samuel  B.,  aged  4,  Hartford. 

Eliza  Jane  Carmichael  Beresford,  dau.  of  Dr.  Samuel  B.,  aged  i,    " 

Martha  Barber,  wife  of  Grandison,  aged  44,  int. at  Glastonbury,  Bloomf'd. 

Samuel  Ledlie,  aged  70,  Hartford. 

Mary  Chittenden  Meigs,  dau.  of  William  H.,  aged  5,  " 

Julia  Mary  Clark,  dau.  of  David,  aged  4,  " 

John  Edward  Kappel,  son  of  George,  aged  i,  " 

Mary  Hamilton,  dau.  of  Williani,  aged  6,  " 

Robert  Dickinson,  son  of  Harvey,  aged  4  weeks,  " 

Constance  AUyn,  dau.  of  Timothy  M.,  aged  17  months,  " 

Mary  Sweetser,  wife  of  Henry  P.,  aged  32,  " 

Edward  Root,  son  of  Jeremiah  D.,  aged  5,  '* 

Thomas  Lloyd,  aged  73,  " 

Cornelia  Russ,  dau.  of  the  late  John,  aged  27,  " 

Wadsworth  Grant  Alvord,  son  of  Elijah  S.,  aged  18  months,  " 

Abigail  Olcott,  aged  69,  " 

Jemima  Ransom,  wife  of  Amos,  aged  73,  " 

Chester  Wells,  aged  56,                                                            East  Hartford. 

Rosella  Burnham,  dau.  of  Gilbert,  aged  9  months,  Hartford. 

Martha  Urania  Pratt,  dau.  of  George,  aged  24,  " 

Hezekiah  Huntington,  aged  82,  " 

Clarissa  James,  wife  of  William,  aged  57,  " 

James  Buck,  son  of  Dudley,  aged  i  year  and  8  months,  " 

Samuel  Bush  Hicks,  son  of  the  late  Oliver  H.,  aged  15,  " 

Francis  Ethelbert  Caldwell,  son  of  Joseph,  aged  6  months,  " 

James  Smart  Ely,  son  of  James,  aged  i  year,  " 

Mary  Augusta  Hawks,  dau.  of  the  late  Thomas,  aged  5,       .  " 

William  Augustus  North  Bridge,  son  of  Edmund  T.,  aged  3,  " 

John  Morgan,  aged  89,  " 

Almira  Bradley,  wife  of  Joseph,  aged  34,  " 

Edward  Day,  aged  54,  " 

Catharine  Brinley,  wife  of  George,  aged  57,  int.  at  Brooklyn,  " 

Daniel  G.  Remington,  aged  23,  interred  at  Windsor,  " 

George  Rose  Bulkley,  aged  29,  buried  at  Wethersfield,  " 

Harriet  Jerusha  Robins,  wife  of  Gurdon,  Jr.,  aged  24,  " 

Edward  Stewart,  son  of  William,  aged  9  months,  " 

Ann  Wadsworth,  widow  of  Roger,  aged  83,  " 

Rebecca  Porter  Conner,  dau.  of  William,  aged  18,  ' 

Amos  Ran.som,  aged  82,  " 

Edward  Day  Roberts,  son  of  Moseley  S.,  aged  18  months,  " 

Mary  Cotton  Murray,  aged  61,  " 

Hopey  Stevens,  wife  of  Henry,  aged  35,  int.  at  Glastonbury,  " 

Horace  Skinner,  aged  59,  " 

Dr.  James  Beresford,  aged  60,  " 
Emily  Phillips,  widow  of  George,  aged  63,  int.  at  Wethersfield,       " 

Martha  Ann  Newton,  dau.  of  the  late  Rejoice,  aged  20,  " 

Charlotte  Seymour,  dau.  of  Ledyard,  aged  22,  " 


APPENDIX. 


699 


Date  of  Burial.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

June  30.     Sarah  Louisa  Everest,  wife  of  the  Rev.  Charles  W.,  aged  24,  Hamden. 

Maria  M.  Bulkle3^  widow  of  Stephen,  aged  70,  Hartford. 
Hannah  M.  Hudson,  dau.  of  Henry,  aged  19, 

Jane  Young  Gourley,  dau.  of  Hugh,  aged  24,  " 

Betsey  Weare,  aged  50,  " 
Hannah  Draper,  widow  of  Nathan,  aged  75,  buried  at  Grgenfield,  " 
Harriet  Mather  Hills,  wife  of  James,  aged  27,                      East  Hartford. 

Susan  Frisbie,  widow  of  Denison,  aged  53,  Hartford. 
Elizabeth  Hart,  widow  of  Richard  W.,  aged  71,  buried  at  Saybrook,  " 

Martha  E.  Kenyon,  wife  of  Edward,  aged  28,  " 

Simeon  Griswoid,  aged  78,  '      " 

James  Goodwin,  2d,  aged  63,  " 

Martha  Kelsey,  widow  of  Joseph,  aged  73,  " 
Sarah  Louisa  Mallett  Everest,  dau.  of  the  Rev.  Charles  W., 

aged  4  months,  Hamden. 

Ruth  Dexter,  widow  of  Norman,  aged  69,  Hartford. 

Anna  Elizabeth  Stillman,  dau.  of  Allyn  S.,  aged  2,  " 

Dr.  Edward  Pomroy  Terry,  aged  43,  " 

Saxton  Picket  Moore,  aged  32,  " 

Ellen  Cornelia  Atherton,  dau.  of  Newton,  aged  3,  " 

Erastus  William  Harvey,  aged  36,  " 
Charlotte  H.  Hurlbut,  wife  of  Joseph,  aged  31,  int.  E.  Hartford,     " 

Lucy  Goodwin,  dau.  of  James,  Jr.,  aged  2,  " 

Lucy  Pratt,  widow  of  Elisha  Pratt,  aged  73,  " 

Joseph  Bradley,  aged  75,  " 

Martha  Adams,  widow  of  Nathaniel,  aged  73,  " 

Eliza  Mallory,  wife  of  Charles,  aged  22,  " 
Harriet  Kinlock,  widow  of  Cleland,  aged  76,                    Charleston,  S.  C. 

Mary  Ann  Brown,  colored,  aged  28,  Hartford. 

William  Samuel  Johnson,  aged  29,  removed  from  N.  Y.,  New  York. 

Simeon  Arnold,  aged  55,  Hartford. 

Nathaniel  Terry,  aged  76,  " 

Elizabeth  Ann  Conklin,  dau.  of  John,  aged  7,  " 

Louis  Rouvier,  aged  51,  " 

William  Crocker,  aged  37,  " 

James  Goodwin,  aged  67,  " 

John  Grinnell,  aged  53,  " 

Harriet  Newton,  dau.  of  the  late  Rejoice,  aged  23,  " 

George  Joseph  Houston,  son  of  John,  aged  7,  " 

Catharine  Putnam,  wid.  of  Daniel,  aged  87,  int.  at  Brooklyn,  " 

Azor  Hatch,  aged  51,  " 

George  Niles  Hanks,  son  of  Lucian  B.,  aged  3  weeks,  " 

Emma  Houston,  wife  of  George,  aged  29,  " 

Ruth  Ward,  wife  of  James,  aged  71,  " 

Mary  Ann  Goring,  dau.  of  Thomas,  aged  2,  " 

Mary  Cowles,  widow  of  Henry,  aged  54,  " 

William  Kepler  Wells,  son  of  William  A.,  aged  3,  " 

Elizabeth  Sumner,  wife  of  Dr.  George,  aged  50,  " 


July 

4- 

*  * 

5- 

*' 

20. 

Aug. 

12. 

" 

24. 

" 

29. 

Sept, 

,  I. 

" 

22. 

" 

26. 

Oct. 

14. 

" 

16. 

" 

23- 

" 

25- 

Dec. 

8. 

" 

23- 

1844. 

Jan. 

19. 

" 

20. 

Feb. 

II. 

" 

29. 

Mar. 

5- 

" 

8. 

" 

19- 

" 

25- 

Apr. 

^3- 

" 

18. 

May 

13- 

*  ' 

19. 

** 

22. 

June 

15- 

July 

31- 

Aug. 

•  4- 

" 

3^- 

Sept. 

15- 

Oct. 

18. 

" 

25- 

" 

31- 

Nov. 

I. 

" 

16. 

Dec. 

I. 

" 

3- 

" 

15- 

" 

17- 

" 

22. 

" 

SI- 

" 

SI- 

1845- 

Jan. 

28. 

Feb. 

28. 

Mar. 

15- 

" 

29. 

May 

2. 

" 

10. 

" 

12. 

" 

26. 

June 

4- 

" 

7- 

" 

30. 

Eliza  Greenfield  Marvin,  wife  of  Thomas,  aged  44, 

Samuel  Tiffany,  son  of  Samuel  S.,  aged  i  day, 

Alma  Maria  Brown,  dau.  of  Andrew  P.,  aged  2  weeks, 

Isabella  Perkins,  dau.  of  Isaac  C,  aged  2  weeks, 

Happy  Knowles,  widow  of  John,  aged  75, 

Elizabeth  Maria  Perkins,  wife  of  Isaac  C,  aged  32, 

Mary  Morgan,  widow  of  Dr.  Titus,  aged  60, 

Mary  Dexter  Hanks,  wife  of  Lucian  B.,  aged  35, 

Edwin  Heath,  son  of  George,  aged  6  mos., 

Julia  Charlotte  Koemmel,  dau.  of  Charles  F.,  aged  i, 

Maria  Hannah  Booth,  aged  33, 


New  York. 
Hartford. 


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CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Date  of  Burial.  Name. 

July     6.     Llary  Lloyd,  widow  of  Thomas 


" 

16. 

Aug. 

20. 

" 

20. 

" 

28. 

Sept 

6. 

" 

19. 

Oct. 

7- 

Nov. 

17- 

Dec. 

2. 

1846. 

Jan. 

14. 

Feb. 

9. 

" 

10. 

" 

iS. 

" 

24. 

Mar. 

8. 

" 

12, 

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15- 

Apr. 

19. 

" 

22. 

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22. 

Residence. 
Hartford. 
Glastonbury. 
Hartford. 


26. 


May 


" 

26. 

June 

17- 

J^iy 

4- 

* ' 

9- 

* ' 

10. 

" 

24. 

Aug. 

I. 

Sept. 

9- 

21. 

Oct. 

5- 

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16. 

" 

22. 

Dec. 

I. 

" 

II. 

1847. 

Jan. 

8. 

" 

13- 

" 

18. 

Feb. 

10. 

Mar. 

4- 

" 

9- 

' ' 

20. 

" 

31- 

Apr. 

12. 

May 

I. 

" 

29. 

" 

30. 

June 

29. 

" 

30. 

July 

28. 

Aug 

10. 

" 

10. 

" 

12. 

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19- 

a  71, 
Sarah  McMahon,  wife  of  Thomas,  aged  41, 
Rachel  Dickinson,  wife  of  Harvey,  aged  38, 

Abigail  Pierce  Kelsey,  aged  37,  " 

Joseph  L.  Coole)',  aged  32,  " 
Harriet  Putnam  Brinley,  dau.  of  George,  aged  33,  interred 

at  Brooklyn,  " 
Sophia  Haskell  Collins,  dau.  of  Algernon  S.,  aged  15  mos.,     New  York. 

Joel  Carter,  aged  80,  Hartford. 

Maria  Beach,  wife  of  George,  aged  47,  " 

Emma  Jane  Houston,  dau.  of  John,  aged  i,  " 

Julia  Maria  Brown,  wife  of  Flavins  A.,  aged  27,  " 

Mary  Ai-nold,  dau.  of  the  late  Simeon,  aged  19,  " 

Truman  Hanks,  aged  64,  " 

John  Brocklesby,  aged  77,  " 

Elizabeth  Jane  Stewart,  dau.  of  William,  aged  4,  " 

Godfrey  Malbone  Brinley,  son  of  George,  Jr.,  aged  i,  " 
Dr.  Pardon  Brownell,  aged  58,                                                 East  Hartford. 

Susannah  Hills,  wife  of  William  H.,  aged  34,  " 

Sarah  Morgan  Huntington,  wife  of  Hezekiah,  aged  45,  Hartford. 

George  Marshall  Olcott,  aged  37,  interred  at  Simsbury,  " 

Maria  Bolles,  dau.  of  Frederick,  aged  27,  " 
Catharine  Tuttle,  dau.  of  William  P.,  aged  3, 
Elvira  Cobb,  widow  of  William,  aged  71,  int.  at  Tolland, 

Elizabeth  Rudd,  wife  of  Thomas,  aged  63,  " 

Return  Strong  Mather,  aged  75,  " 

Olive  Steele,  widow  of  Thomas  Steele,  aged  90,  " 

Josephine  Augusta  Chapin,  dau.  of  Merrick  W.,  aged  5,  " 

Leonard  Kip,  aged  71,  " 

William  Henry  Marcy,  son  of  Dr.  Erastus  E.,  aged  2,  " 
Robert  Westland,  aged  54,  interred  at  Windsor, 

Henry  Menzies  Webster,  aged  24,  died  at  Brooklyn,        Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

George  Risley,  aged  83,  Hartford. 
Hannah  Daly,  wife  of  Samuel,  aged  36, 

Edward  P.  Cooke,  aged  46,  " 

Griifin  Stedman,  aged  76,  " 

Daniel  Frazer  Olcott,  aged  39,  interred  at  Simsbury,  " 

Jared  Goodrich,  aged  59,  " 

A  daughter  of  Amos  Robbins,  aged  7  weeks,  " 

Lot  Dean,  aged  58,  " 

Martha  Russell,  wife  of  John,  aged  56,  " 
Sally  Perry,  aged  65,  interred  at  Wales,                                  Wales,  Mass. 

Jane  Caroline  Pontier,  aged  25,  Hartford. 

Frances  Elizabeth  Dewey,  dau.  of  Daniel  S.,  aged  g,  " 

John  Butler,  aged  66,  " 

Clarissa  Nichols,  wife  of  George,  aged  55,  " 

Annis  Wells,  wife  of  Silas,  aged  78,  " 

Alexander  Ramsey,  aged  70,  " 

Sarah  Carter,  widow  of  Joel,  aged  75,  " 

Anna  Adams,  aged  78,  interred  at  Suffield,  " 

William  Hamilton,  aged  44,  " 

Emily  Hills,  aged  34,  " 

Theophilus  Dowe,  aged  85,  " 

Mary  Jane  Porch,  dau.  of  Samuel  H.,  aged  i,  " 
Caroline  Sebring  Richards,  dau.  of  Frederick,  aged  6,  Charleston,  S.  C. 

Alice  Strickland  Robbins,  dau.  of  Philemon  F.,  aged  i,  Hartford. 

Dora  Cooper,  aged  69,  " 

Mary  Emily  Hull,  dau.  of  Edmund  B.,  aged  i,  " 
Charlotte  Christopher  Patten,  aged  39,  died  at  East  Windsor,         " 


APPENDIX. 


701 


Date  of  Burial.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

Aug.  26.     Rosette  Barton,  widow  of  Joseph,  aged  89,  Hartford. 

Lovisa  Stockbridge,  widow  of  David,  aged  53,  " 

George  Ripley,  son  of  Philip,  aged  21,  " 

Charles  Lavalette  Conner,  son  of  William,  aged  16,  " 

Joseph  Atherton,  aged  36,  " 

Mary  Tudor,  wife  of  Samyel,  aged  72,                               •  " 

Sarah  Bartholomew,  aged  62,  " 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  Henry  Kilbourn,  aged  62,  " 
Thomas  D.  Gordon,  aged  65,  " 
Jane  Isabel  Spear,  aged  3  years  and  8  months,  " 
Mary,  wife  of  William  Roe,  aged  52,  [rington,  Mass.  " 
Mary,  wife  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Rogers,  aged  65;  int.  Gt.  Bar- 
William  Wallace  Dickinson,  aged  25,  " 
Marj'  C. ,  child  of  L.  B.  and  A.  Goodman,  aged  2  years  and  10  mos. ,  " 
Pamelia  Elizabeth  Belcher,  aged  29,  " 
Frederick  John  Osborn,  aged  28,  " 
George  Nichols,  aged  67,  "' 
Roxa  Roberts,  aged  79,  " 
David,  child  of  John  and  Mary  Kay,  aged  18  months,  " 
Mary,  wife  of  Cyprian  Nichols,  aged  70, 
Susanna,  child  of  John  and  Mary  Latham,  aged  3, 
Charles  H.  Stokes,  aged  25,  " 
Elizabeth  B.,  widow  of  Isaac  Perkins,  aged  66,  " 
Mar3^  child  of  Allyn  S.  and  Cecilia  Stillman,  aged  2  years,  10  mos. ,  " 
Mary  Ellen  Goodridge,  aged  23,  " 
Sarah,  wife  of  Thomas  Sumner,  aged  32,  " 
Isaac  W.,  child  of  Isaac  and  Susanna  Simons,  aged  3,  " 

vSarah  Baxter,  colored,  aged  70,  " 

Henrietta,  dau.  of  Wm.  H.  and  Phoebe  Imlay,  aged  26,  " 

Francis  Phair,  aged  45,  " 

Mary  E.  Wadsworth,  aged  18,  " 

Luther  H.  Perkins,  aged  37,  " 

Thomas  Jefferson  Scott,  aged  37,  " 

Alba  Morehouse,  aged  53,  " 

Seth  Hubbard,  aged  65,  " 

Rosanna,  wife  of  Elizur  Hyer,  aged  19  years  and  8  months,  " 

John  Robbins,  aged  50,  " 

Sarah,  wife  of  Henry  Wilkinson,  aged  28,  " 

Charles,  son  of  H.  Wilkinson,  aged  12  days,  " 

Susan,  wife  of  Sherman  West,  aged  44,  " 

Philip  Hewins,  aged  41,  " 

Emeline,  child  of  F.  Mayknecht,  aged  g  months,  " 
Martha  Maria,  child  of  John  and  Ruby  Ann  Randall  aged  16  mos.,  " 
Mary  Louisa, child  of  Stephen  and  Abby  Ann  Richards, aged  2  mos. ,  " 

Mark  Augustus  Frost,  aged  31,  " 

William  Roe,  aged  48,  " 

Rebecca  M.  Butler,  aged  61,  " 
Mary  Ann  Savage,  aged  16, 
Sarah  Parker,  widow,  aged  26, 

Ann  W.  Hall,  aged  71,  Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Samuel  Belcher,  aged  70,  Hartford. 

Betsey  Thompson,  aged  7,  '• 

Daniel  H.  Osborn,  aged  35,  •' 
Roswell,  child  of  James  and  Mary  Bolter,  aged  4  days, 

John  Houston,  aged  35,  '  " 
Phoebe,  wife  of  Benning  Mann,  aged  62, 

Thomas  Marvin,  aged  65,  " 


Sept 

.29. 

Oct. 

9- 

" 

25. 

Nov. 

18. 

Dec. 

26. 

" 

29. 

1848. 

Mar. 

S. 

" 

9- 

" 

17. 

May 

21. 

June 

5. 

" 

6. 

July 

17- 

Aug. 

9. 

" 

15. 

Sept, 

•    5- 

* ' 

7- 

' ' 

19. 

" 

25- 

Oct. 

2. 

" 

26. 

Nov. 

16. 

" 

17- 

Dec. 

I. 

" 

14. 

" 

18. 

1849. 

Jan. 

10. 

Feb. 

12. 

Mar. 

12. 

" 

14. 

" 

15- 

" 

21. 

" 

21. 

" 

23- 

' ' 

29. 

" 

30. 

Apr. 

6. 

'  ' 

7- 

** 

19. 

May 

17- 

June 

27- 

July 

14. 

*  * 

18. 

" 

22. 

" 

28. 

Aug. 

2. 

" 

II. 

" 

17- 

" 

19. 

" 

30. 

Sept. 

3- 

" 

21. 

Oct. 

18. 

" 

25. 

Nov. 

22. 

Dec. 

15- 

i8f 

;o. 

Jan. 

28. 

Eunice  Butler,  aged  54, 


Manchester. 


702 


CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


July 
Aug. 


Oct. 

Nov. 
Dec. 
1851 

Apr.  15 

May 

Aug. 


Date  of  Burial.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

Feb.     2.  Amos  Watson  Whittemore,  aged  26,                       •  Hartford. 

"       8.  Patience,  wife  of  Aaron  Keney,  aged  35,  " 

Mar.  13.  Sarah  Ann  Howel,  aged  35, 

"     23.  Wm.  H.,  child  of  W.  E.  Imlay,  aged  5  years  and  8  mos.,  Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Apr.  18.  Edwin  R.  Collins,  aged  36,  Hartford. 

May  II.  Daniel  Coughlan,  aged  7  months,  " 

"     31.  Rebecca  Hanks,  aged  65,  " 

June  19.  Mrs.  Mary  Houston,  aged  58,  " 

"     23.  Edward  I.  Thomas,  New  York,  aged  38,  " 

"     26.  Andrew  M.  B.  Sigourney,  aged  19,  " 

"     27.  Anna  Crawford,  aged  34,  Ireland. 

6.  Samuel  Tuttle,  aged  77,  Hartford. 
g.  George  Preston,  aged  4  weeks.  Providence. 
9.  Thomas  Stewart,  aged  35,  Hartford. 

16.  James  Knox,  aged  23, 

23.  George  Frederick  Tyler,  aged  i  year,  10  mos., 

27.  George  E.  Clark,  aged,  i  year,  3  mos., 

18.  Jane  Houston,  aged  7  mos., 

29.  Caroline  Bray,  aged  30, 

17.  Mary  Jeffrey,  aged  83, 

3.  Sarah  D.  Morgan,  aged  40,  Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Dr.  Edward  Pitkin,  aged  81,  East  Hartford. 

14.  Allis  A.  Fairman,  aged  6,  Hartford, 

4.  Luther  Perkins  Dewey,  aged  2,  " 
9.  Mrs.  Ann  W.  Bull,  aged  78,  wife  of  Michael, 

"     17.  Bryant  Howard  Clark,  aged  11,  " 

"     29.  Louisa  Tuttle,  aged  3,  dau.  of  Samuel  I.,  " 

Sept.  25.  Margaret  J.  Nichols,  aged  2  mos.,  " 

"     26.  Amos  S.  Post,  aged  24,  " 

Oct.      6.  Mary  EHzabeth  Nichols,  aged  13  weeks,  " 

"     10.  Willis  Lyman,  aged  18  mos.,  " 

Nov.  13.  Mrs.  Mary  Wilson,  aged  88,  " 

"     19.  Mrs.  Roxa  Collins,  aged  78,  wife  of  Ebenezer,  " 

Dec.    II.  Cornelia  Butler,  aged  58,  " 

"     18.  Mrs.  Keziah  Ripley,  aged  83,  " 

"     20.  Charles  Gilbert,  aged  65,  West  Hartford. 

Wealthy  Ensign,  aged  81,  Hartford. 

4.  Mary  C.  Young,  aged  13  mos. 

7.  Mrs.  Eliza  K.  Beresford,  aged  67,  widow  of  Dr.  James,  " 
4.  George  King,  aged  42,  " 

"     18.  Wilhelmine  Rosalie  Kummell,  aged  9  mos.,  " 

"     27.  Henry  Burt  McKinney,  aged  25,  " 

May  16.  Sarah  Jane  Spear,  aged  48,  " 

"     30.  Gertrude  Lelan  Wells,  aged  14  mos.  " 

June  22.  Silas  Wells,  aged  87,  " 

"     26.  William  Elliott,  aged  69,  " 

July   28.  Sedgwick  M.  Hull,  aged  24,  " 

Oct.    16.  Sarah  McComb,  aged  22,  " 

"     23.  Charles  M.  Clerc,  aged  26,  New  York. 

Nov.    3.  Mrs.  Sophia  L.  Woodford,  aged  27  " 

1853. 

Feb.  15.  Thomas  Bragaw,  aged  16  mos.,  Hartford. 

"     21.  Mrs.  Lucy  B.  Hawks,  aged  43,  " 

"     24.  Mrs.  T.  T.  Fisher,  aged  35,  " 

"     27.  Merrick  W.  Chapin,  aged  4,  " 

May  21.  James  McConnell,  aged  23,  " 

"     26.  Frank  Elton  Brown,  aged  17  mos.  " 

"     28.  EHzabeth  W.  Butler,  aged  28,  " 

June  25.  Mrs.  Martha  Atherton,  aged  62,  " 


i 


1852. 

Jan.    14. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 


APPENDIX.  703 

Date  of  Burial.                                                 Name.  Residence. 

July     4.  Mrs.  Lucinda  Hatch,  aged  76,  wife  of  Timothy,  Hartford. 

"     14.  Isabella  M.  Geer,  aged  i.  New  York. 

"     23.  Walter  Goodwin,  aged  21  mos.,  Hartford. 

Aug.    3.  Mary  Elizabeth  Robbins,  aged  5  mos. , 

"     II.  Sophia  H.  Collins,  aged  37,  Tolland. 

"     13.  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  Whittemore,  aged  — ,  Hartford. 

"     13.  Cyprian  Nichols,  aged  80,  " 

"     21.  Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Rockwell,  aged  27,  " 

Oct.      9.  Mrs.  Happy  Pearl,  aged  68,  wife  of  Stephen,  " 

"     31.  Charles  Hamilton,  aged  70,  Stockbridge. 

Nov.  19.  Mrs.  Sarah  Bonnar,  aged  64,  Hartford. 

"     27.  Hetty  E.  Knight,  aged  3,  " 

1854. 

Feb.  10.  Margaret  Welch,  aged  23,  " 

Apr.  22.  William  Daniels,  aged  31,  East  Haddam. 

June    6.  Rosalie  Rouveire,  aged  24, 

July   II.  William  Turner,  aged  68,  Hartford. 

"       5.  Amos  Whittemore,  aged  72,  " 

"     23.  Mrs.  Sarah  Eldredge,  aged  47,  wife  of  John  B.,  " 

Aug.  23.  Mrs.  Isabel  W.  Steele,  aged  22,  " 

"     26.  George  William  McConnell,  aged  22,  " 

Sept.    9.  Mrs.  Martha  Stokes,  aged  39,  " 

"     13.  John  G.  Spragg,  aged  13,  Canada. 

Oct.      7.  Jerusha  Goodwin,  aged  84,  Hartford. 

Dec.  25.  Anthony  Jeffere}%  aged  64,  " 

"     30.  Charles  Sigourney,  aged  76,  " 

1855. 

Jan.   21.  Edward  Leatham,  aged  14,  " 

Feb.  20.  George  Sumner,  M.D.,  aged  61,  " 

"     23.  William  C.  Adams,  aged  23,  " 

"     26.  William  Robinson,  aged  30,  New  York. 

Mar.  16.  Elizabeth  Bull,  aged  63,  dau.  of  Michael,  Hartford. 

May     9.  Deuison  Morgan,  aged  64,  " 

July   12.  Augustus  Newbold  LeRoy,  aged  30  yrs.  10  mos.,  " 

"     14.  John  Brewster  Beresford,  M.D.,  aged  47,  " 

Aug.  17.  Charlotte  Otis,  child  of  A.  N.  LeRoy,  aged  10  mos.,  " 

Sept.  II.  Child  of  W.  Thompson, 

Oct.   19.  John  R.  Tracy,  aged  35,  " 

Dec.   17.  Elizabeth  H.,  child  of  Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  aged  2  y.  10  m.,       " 

1856. 

Jan.   30.  Elizabeth,  wife  of  John  Samuel  Nichols,  aged  33,  " 

Feb.  10.  Phoebe,  wife  of  William  H.  Imlay,  aged  63.  " 

Apr.     8.  Infant  daughter  of  James  Bolter,  " 

"     16.  Bronson,  •• 

May     3.  Mary  Howard  Bull  (died  April  30),  " 

"       7.  Mrs.  John  Clark,  int.  Spring  Grove  Cemetery,  " 

"     26.  Laura  Stella  Houston,  aged  29,  •• 

July     2.  Infant  son  of  George  Houston,  aged  7  weeks,  " 

"       3.  Infant  son  of  Merrick  W.  Chapin,  aged  18  months,  " 

Sept.    I.  Sidney  Pinney,  aged  49,  " 

Oct.    28.  James  Ward,  aged  89,  •' 

Nov.    2.  Ward  Woodbridge,  aged  87,  " 

"     29.  Infant  son  of  Mr.  Wickam,  jr.,  " 

Dec.  15.  Son  of  Mr.  Rockwell,  aged  4,  " 

1857- 

Jan.     6.  Mrs.  Boardman,  colored,  aged  63,  " 

"     14.  Pamelia  Belcher,  wife  of  Samuel,  aged  71,  " 

"     24.  George  Brinley,  Sr. ,  aged  82,  " 

Mar.  29.  Charles,  son  of  L.  Young,  " 

Apr.     8.  Hannah  Pascoe,  aged  47,  " 

"     24.  Infant  daughter  of  Joseph  Harris,  aged  14  months,  " 


704  CHRIST  CHURCH,   hartford. 

Date  of  Burial.  Name.  Residence. 

June  17.  Reuben  Houston,  aged  10,  Hartford. 

"     19.  Julia  jNUiller,  aged  7  months, 

"     30.  Charles  H.  Sigourney,  aged  46, 

Aug.  20.  Thomasin  A.  Beresford,  aged  56,  dau.  of  John,  " 

Sept.    I.  Kate  Louise  Clapp,  aged  6,  " 

Dec.  25.  Betsey  Canfield,  aged  74,  " 

"     26.  Mr.  Smith,  aged  45,  " 

1858. 

Jan.    II.  Mrs.  Storrs,  aged  64, 

"Feb.     3.  Mary  Henry,  aged  9, 

Mar.     5.  Caroline  Grant,  aged  41;   died  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Feb.  — ,  " 

Apr.     I.  M.  Lutz,  aged  77, 

"     15.  Mrs.  Mary  K.  Bull,  wife  of  John  W.,  " 

"     19.  Thomas  Benjamin  Jordon,  aged  8,  " 

Ma}'     8.  Gurdon  T.,  son  of  Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  aged  17  months,  " 

8.  William  H.,  aged  7,  son  of  J.  B.  Powell, 

"     13.  Infant  daughter  of  Rezekiah  Huntington,  aged  2  months, 

"     22.  Caleb  B.  Burnap,  aged  64, 

Aug.  13.  Mrs.  Sophia  Bradley,  aged  56, 

"     21.  Edward  T.  Johnson,  aged  15,  " 

"     26.  Elizabeth  McGuire,  aged  26,  " 

Sept.    6.  William  H.  Imlay,  aged  79,  " 

"       7.  Kate  Weildon,  aged  3,  " 

"     14.  Mary  Mason  Abercrombie,  aged  16  mos.,  dau.  of  Rev.  R.  }il.,  " 

Oct.    21.  William  Bradley,  aged  79,  " 

Nov.  22.  Ella  Moore,  child  of  Mr.  Moore,  aged  15,  " 

Dec.  16.  Infant  child  of  Mr.  Duxbury,  aged  14  months,  " 

"     19.  Mrs.  Esther  Stewart,  aged  82,  " 

"     22.  Mrs.  Kempton,  aged  50,  " 

"     22.  Miles  A.  Tuttle,  aged  56,  died  at  Paris,  France,  " 

1859.  [France,  Dec.  7,  1858, 

Jan.     7.  Mrs.  Eliza  Lydia  Butler,  aged  61,  wife  of  John;  died  Paris,  " 

Feb.     3.  Mrs.  Eunice  Hale,  aged  49,  " 

Mar.    I.  Thos.  Rudd,  aged  79,  " 

"       2.  Mrs.  Margaret  Abercrombie,  aged  32,  wife  of  Rev.  R.  M.,  " 

2.  Mrs.  Dennis,  " 

Apr.     5.  Sidney  Wayne  Pinney,  aged  20, 

"     16.  Inf.  of  Mr.  Booth,  aged  5  months, 

"     18.  John  Heins,  aged  68,  " 

"     28.  Alfred  Goodsell,  aged  21, 

"     29.  Mrs.  Jane  White,  " 

May     9.  Mary  McDonald, 

"     12.  Peter  Nott,  colored,  aged  85,  " 

"     12.  Inf.  son  of  Mr.  Chapin,  aged  18  months,  " 

July   13.  Alexander  Houston,  aged  67,  " 

Aug.    3.  Robert  Pooler,  aged  67,  " 

8.  Daughter  of  Dr.  Crane,  aged  9  months, 

"     23.  Augustus  Wander,  aged  9, 

Sept.    8.  Samuel  Green,  aged  91,  New  London. 

"       9.  Mr.  Loyd,  aged  49,  Hartford. 

"     23.  Son  of  Mr.  Heimer,  aged  2  weeks, 

"     25.  Alice  B.  Beckwith,  aged  24,  dau.  of  Alonzo  S., 

"     28.  John  G.  Latham,  aged  23, 

"     29.  Mrs.  Ann  Goodwin  Goodsell,  aged  38,  " 

Oct.    19.  Daughter  of  Mr.  Wander, 

Nov.  13.  Mary  Shipman,  dau.  of  Henry  Deming,  aged  4  years  and  2  mos.,  " 

Dec.  10.  George  M.  Meigs,  aged  20,  " 

i860. 

Jan.    14.  Ernest  W.,  son  of  T.  T.  Fisher,  aged  18  months,  " 

"     25.  Rejoice  Newton, 

"     25.  Tobias  Hortenstein,  aged  39,  "' 


APPENDIX. 


705 


Feb. 

Mar. 

Apr.  — . 
May    4. 

7- 
"     12. 

"     13. 

"     18. 

"     23. 

"  26. 
June  16. 
July     7. 

"     10. 

"  16. 
29. 


Springfield. 
Hartford. 


Greenfield. 

South  Windsor. 

Hartford. 


Brooklyn. 
Hartford. 


Date  of  Burial.  Name.  Residence. 

Jan.    26.     Mrs.  [Mary  Mildenstein]  Robertson,  wife  of  "W.  H.  C,  aged  35,     Cuba. 
9.     Son  of  Mr.  Laeng,  aged  18  months,  Hartford. 

25.     H.  Bradley  Tudor,  aged  30,  son  of  II.  S.,  " 

7.     Frederick  Clapp,  aged  6  years  and  7  months,  " 

Jane  Backas,  aged  15,  " 

Sarah  Larkum,  " 

Annie  Courtenay,  aged  7  weeks,  " 

George  Beach,  aged  72,  •• 

Louisa  Jones,  aged  S,  " 
Mrs.  Lucretia  Griswold,  aged  96,  \vife  of  Simeon, 
Louis  C.  Firder,  aged  39, 
Mrs.  Malvina  Belden,  aged  63, 
Daughter  of  Mr.  P.  Luther,  aged  6  months, 
Mrs.  Ann  Gourley,  aged  66, 
Frank  Draper,  aged  7, 
Mary  Finney,  aged  20, 
Helen  T.,  \\nfe  of  C.  Nichols  Beach, 
George  Martin  Speath, 
Aug.    8.     Lillie  Jane  Lester, 
Oct.    15.     Ann  Brinley,  dau.  of  George, 
Nov.    2.     Sophia  Hiemer,  aged  3  weeks, 

"     12.     Emma  Weinbergher,  aged  3  weeks,  " 

"     22.     Mr.  Jerome  Wittemore,  aged  41,  '* 

Dec.     8.     Miss  Sophia  Tudor,  aged  82,  dau.  of  Dr.  Elihu,  " 

"     13.     Martha  TiUey  Fisher,  aged  18,  dau.  of  Thos.  T.,  " 

Chas.  William  Stewart,  aged  69,  " 

Jane  Whiting,  aged  44,  " 

Mrs.  Schaeffer,  aged  22,  " 

Daughter  of  Mr.  Muller,  aged  11  months,  " 

Daughter  of  Mr.  Willis,  aged  3,  " 

George  Burr,  aged  9,  " 

Child  of  Mr.  Link,  aged  6  months,  " 

Henry  Gourle5^  aged  21,  '• 

Daughter  of  Mr.  Weinberger,  aged  3  months,  " 

Rodney  Sheldon,  aged  36,  " 

Mary  A.  Barker,  aged  39,  " 

Mr.  James  Mathews,  " 

May  Ensworth,  aged  37,  " 

Daughter  of  Mr.  Wickam,  Jr.,  aged  3  weeks,  '* 

Alice  Cummings,  aged  3  months,  " 

Mrs.  Lounsberry,  wife  of  Cooke  L.,  aged  35,  " 

Daughter  of  Mr.  Ducouf,  aged  8  months,  " 
Mr.  Emerson,  '  «' 
Child  of  ]\Ir.  Colclough, 

Inf.  daughter  of  Mr.  Wolcott,  •* 

Child  of  George  Inwood,  •* 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cofhn,  aged  38,  " 

Judge  John  Wendall,  " 

David  Thomas,  aged  37,  " 

William  McKee,  aged  28,  " 

Mrs.  Alexander,  New  Jersey. 

Jeannette  Sage,  aged  19,  Hartford. 

Henry  Perkins,  aged  47  j'ears,  10  mos.,  " 

Samuel  Tudor,  aged  92,  " 

Ellen  Treat,  aged  27,  " 

Wm.  E.  St.  John,  aged  51,  " 

Mary  Wadsworth,  dau.  of  Horace,  aged  49,  " 

Carrie  Louisa  Jones,  aged  i  year  and  6  months,  " 

Matilda  Quinton,  aged  64  years  and  6  months,  " 
45 


I86I. 

Jan. 

4- 

" 

7- 

Feb. 

7- 
27. 

Mar. 

I. 

" 

20. 

Apr. 

24. 
9- 

June 

5- 

July 

3- 
8. 

" 

II. 

" 

25- 

Aug. 

27- 
22. 
28. 

" 

30. 

Nov. 

30. 
10. 

Dec. 

4- 

" 

6. 

" 

19. 

" 

21. 

"     23. 
1862. 

Jan. 

23- 

Feb. 

25- 

II. 

" 

II. 

" 

18. 

" 

21. 

Mar. 

II. 

" 

12. 

^3- 

7o6 


CHRIST  CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


Date  of  Burial. 


Name. 


Mar.  31.     Hezekiah  Brainard,  aged  67, 
Apr.  15.     Clara  L.  Eaton,  aged  30  months, 

"     29.     Sarah  McCandlass,  aged  4  months  and  2  weeks, 
Jime    4.     Mrs.  Frances  J.  Sage,  aged  48, 

9.     Mr.  Philip  Ripley,  aged  68, 
Aug.    6.     Miss  Amanda  Rice,  aged  61, 

"       8.     Esther  Ann  White,  aged  i  year  and  5  months, 
"     10.     Child  of  Hudson  Moore,  aged  3  weeks, 
"     25.     WilHam  Venables,  aged  75, 
Sept.  20.     Mrs.  Lavinia  F.  Clark,  aged  51, 
Oct.   — .     Miss  Elizabeth  Brinley,  dau.  of  George,  aged  46, 

"     — .     Mr.  Cyril  Pearl, 
Nov.  18.     John  A.  Taintor,  aged  62, 
Dec.     3.     Orlando  J.  Lord,  aged  7, 

1863. 
Jan.     5.     Howard  P.  Shepard,  aged  5, 
"     10.     Henry  Britton, 
"     27.     Infant  child  of  P.  S.  Luther, 
Jane  Pay,  aged  29, 
Benning  Mann,  aged  81, 
Lewis  G.  Field,  aged  27, 
Alonzo  W.  Birge,  aged  61, 
Jason  Backus,  aged  i, 
Mr.  Burrall  Sage,  aged  51, 
Mrs.  M.  Harriet  H.  S.  Gerniaine,  aged  21, 
C.  A.  Haase,  aged  3  years,  6  mos., 
Mrs.  Eliza  M.  Adams,  aged  54, 
Callie  Lee  Backus,  aged  9, 
Alonzo  S.  Beckwith,  aged  65, 
Mrs.  Ann  C.  Gray,  aged  67,  wife  of  Samuel, 
Mrs.  Catherine  Grou,  aged  57,  wife  of  John, 
Mrs.  Sybil  S.  Whiton,  aged  50, 
Herman  Ely,  aged  15, 
John  W.  Bull,  aged  62, 
Henry  Benton,  aged  60, 

Mrs.  Frances  Ann  Heywood,  aged  76,  widow  of  Peter, 
Mary,  child  of  Geo.  S.  Burr,  aged  3  months, 
"     20.     Mr.  William  Mather,  warden,  aged  63, 
"     31.     Lucius  Abbott,  M.D.,  aged  60, 
Nov.  17.     James  Killam,  aged  76, 
"     18.     Mrs.  Eliza  Sargeant,  aged  34, 
"     19.     Mrs.  Matilda  Wilson,  aged  32, 
"     20.     Charles  Bull,  aged  46, 
"     23.     William  A.  Mather,  aged  19, 
"     26.     Mrs.  Calista  Wadsworth,  aged  82, 
Dec.     g.     Francis  Lloyd,  colored,  aged  9, 
"     20.     Mrs.  Mary  Colclough,  aged  25, 
Lucy  J.  Goodwin,  aged  5, 

Daniel  P.  Dewey,  aged  20, 

19.  William  Lagan,  aged  49, 

30.  Harold  McFarland,  aged  7, 

23.  Mrs.  Dudley  Buck,  aged  65, 

4.  Chauncey  Howard  Morgan,  aged  20  months, 

6.  Albert  F.  Wood,  aged  14, 

16.  Robert  Wilson,  aged  2, 

17.  Emma  Bostwick,  child  of  Rev.  W.  L.,  aged  7, 
19.  Robert  S.  Griswold,  aged  36, 

I.     Henry  Nott,  aged  59, 
16.     Mary  B.  Backus,  aged  9  months, 
29,     Mrs,  Elizabeth  B.  Clark,  aged  59, 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


Feb. 


Mar. 
Apr. 


May 
June 
July 


Aug. 
Oct. 


29. 
4- 
4- 

21. 

24. 

14. 

22. 

3. 

3- 
17. 
24. 
27. 

4- 
8. 
1. 

12. 

14. 

27. 


New  York. 
Hartford. 


Manchester. 
Hartford. 


Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Hartford. 


1864. 

Jan.     i 


Feb. 
Mar. 


May 


Colchester. 
Hartford. 

New  York. 
Hartford. 


APPENDIX. 


707 


Date  of  Burial.  Name. 

June  24.     Miss  Alice  Imlay,  aged  28, 
"     26.     Fred  L.  Sargeant,  aged  8, 

Edward  A.  Tudor,  aged  26,  son  of  Henry  S., 

James  H.  Perkins,  aged  6  months, 

Orrin  H.  Whitmore,  aged  29, 

Julia  M.  Gaylord,  aged  6, 

^Irs.  Anna  Goodell,  aged  88, 

Luther  E.  Hale,  aged  56, 

Louise  Reeder,  aged  10  months, 

Henry  Osborne,  aged  79, 

Isabella  Smith,  aged  32, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Backus,  aged  59, 

Henry  S.  Tudor,  aged  60, 

Annie  Lawrence,  aged  2)^, 

Myron  Hewite,  aged  21, 

Miss  Martha  B.  Murray,  aged  89, 


July 

8. 

" 

13- 

" 

31- 

Aug. 

6. 

" 

12. 

Sept. 

13- 

** 

20. 

" 

20. 

" 

21. 

" 

26. 

Oct. 

27. 

Nov. 

30. 

" 

30. 

Dec. 

30. 

1865. 

Jan. 

4- 

" 

8. 

Feb. 

17- 

Apr. 

10. 

" 

12. 

" 

IS- 

" 

IS- 

" 

28. 

June 

II. 

" 

12. 

July 

8. 

'  * 

10. 

" 

14- 

" 

25- 

" 

25- 

Sept, 

.     2. 

" 

3- 

" 

21. 

Oct. 

15- 

" 

31- 

1866. 

Jan. 

31- 

Feb. 

7- 

" 

20. 

June 

8. 

" 

23- 

July 

15- 

*  *■ 

17- 

** 

20. 

Aug. 

3- 

" 

5- 

" 

6. 

" 

16. 

" 

21. 

" 

21. 

Sept. 

6. 

" 

14- 

Oct. 

28. 

" 

28. 

Nov. 

27- 

Dec. 

9- 

" 

14. 

Residence. 
Hartford. 


E.  Hartford. 

Newark,  N.  J. 

Hartford. 


LL.D.,  third  Bishop  of 


John  C.  Bartlett,  aged  61, 
Helen  Adelaide  Moore,  aged  30, 
Thomas  Church  Brownell,  D.D 

Connecticut,  aged  85, 
Mrs.  Lydia  Morgan,  aged  76,  widow  of  Nathan, 
Fred.  Luther,  aged  7, 
Mary  B.  Fitch,  aged  23, 
Mrs.  Mary  H.  C.  Booth,  aged  34, 
Humphrey  Houston,  aged  42, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Nott  (colored),  aged  52, 
Mrs.  Lydia  H.  Sigourney,  aged  73,  wid.  of  Charles, 
George  W.  Whitman,  aged  6, 
R.  C.  Lord,  aged  22, 
Samuel  Tudor,  aged  34,  son  of  Henry  S., 
Emil  Hupfeld,  aged  7  mos., 
Orrin  Whitmore,  aged  4  mos., 
Mrs.  Matilda  Brown,  aged  27, 

Miss  Elizabeth  C.  Williams,  aged  44,  dau.  of  O.  E., 
]\Irs.  Anne  McClatchie,  aged  67, 
J.  R.  Mayer,  aged  42, 
William  T.  Fraj'er,  aged  i  year,  10  mos., 

[Aug.  4,  1865, 
Dr.  Charles  E.  Terry,  aged  — ,  son  of  Dr.  Edward  P.,  died 
Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Brownell,  aged  27,  wf.  of  Dr.  B., 
Miss  Minerva  Wells,  aged  69, 

Mrs.  Catherine  H.  Todd,  aged  78,  wid.  of  Dr.  Eli, 
Willie  Mather  Case,  aged  3^, 
Mrs.  Ursula  Morgan,  aged  73,  w'id.  of  Denison, 
May  McKnight,  aged  10  mos., 
James  C.  Savage,  aged  37,  son  of  Jamin, 
Mrs.  Harriet  W.  Killam,  aged  80,  wife  of  James, 
Edwin  H.  Booth,  aged  5  mos., 
Samuel  N.  Ransom,  aged  37, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Stewart,  aged  71  (?), 
Miss  Julia  Draper,  aged  67,  buried  at  Greenfield,  Mass., 
Miss  Charlotte  Draper,  aged  70,     "  "  " 

Ebenezer  Flower,  aged  79, 
Mrs.  Martha  Wock,  aged  57, 
Dr.  Samuel  Hall,  aged  29, 
Viola  Hall,  child  of  above,  aged  — , 
Mrs.  Eunice  Robbins,  aged  80, 
William  Pierce,  aged  — , 
Miss  Mary  Canfield,  aged  78, 


Berlin. 

Hartford. 


Chicago,  111. 
Hartford. 


7o8 


CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


Samuel  White,  M.D.,  aged  35,  Springfield. 

Mrs.  Laura  M.  Beckwith,  aged  63,  wid.  of  A.  S.,  Hartford. 

Alice  A.  Starbord,  aged  3  mos.,  " 

James  N.  Goodwin,  aged  33,  " 

Mrs.  Anne  Flower,  aged  — ,  wid.  of  Ebenezer,  *' 

Mrs.  Mary  Fitch,  aged  58,  " 

Miss  Laura  Crosby,  aged  63,  " 

Dudley  Buck,  aged  78,  " 

Mrs.  Eliza  King,  aged  69,  " 

Robert  Watkinson,  aged  81,  " 

Mrs.  Patty  Mather  (c),  aged  89,  " 
Leila  C. ,  child  of  Charles  and  Fannie  Blanchard,  aged  9  mos. , 
Miss  Sarah  Wadsworth,  aged  52,  dau.  of  Horace, 

Merrick  W.  Chapin,  aged  71,  " 

Richard  Bradley,  agecl  80,  murdered  28th,  " 

Son  of  Charles  R.  Hart,  aged  2  days,  '* 


Date  of  Burial.  Name. 

Dec.  23.     Henry  S.  Watrous,  aged  36, 

"     — .     Hall,  infant  son  of  Dr.  Samuel  Hall, 

1867. 
Jan.    18. 

"  22. 
Mar.  21. 
Apr.     3. 

"     17. 

"  22. 
May     6. 

"     10. 

"  20. 
June  12. 

"  13- 
July  2. 
Aug.  31. 
Sept.  9. 
Nov.  30. 
Dec.   10. 

1868. 
Jan.    10. 
Feb.     5. 
Mar.     5. 
Apr.     5. 


1867, 


"     27. 
June  II. 

July  5- 
"     16. 

Aug.  3. 
"     25. 

27. 
7- 


Sept. 


Nov.  21. 

"     26. 
Dec.     8. 

"     12. 

"     28. 

1869. 
Feb.     4. 

"     II. 

"     28. 

23- 

26. 

29. 

7- 

4- 


Mar. 


Apr. 
May 

June 


July 
Aug. 

Sept. 


12. 

28. 


19. 
22. 

2. 
12. 
16. 

4- 
13- 


Nyack,  N.  Y. 

Croton  Falls,  N.  Y. 

Hartford. 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 

New  York  City. 

Hartford. 


Ferdinand  Korn,  aged  46, 

Mrs.  Mary  Spear,  aged  62  j^ears,  2  mos. 

Julia  Cowles  (c),  aged  17, 

Benjamin  F.  Ely,  aged  41;  died  Jan.  21, 

Samuel  W.  Goodridge,  aged  76, 

Mrs.  Margaret  L.  Shepard  (c),  aged  85, 

Mrs.  Olive  S.  Sherwood,  aged  74, 

Mrs.  Sophia  H.  Terry,  aged  64,  wife  of  Dr.  Edward  P., 

Emma  Keonig,  aged  9, 

Mrs.  Delia  Dickinson,  aged  80,  widow, 

Augusta  Biier  vSperber,  aged  18  mos.. 

Electa  Griswold,  aged  81,  wife  of  Grove, 

Thomas  H.  Seymour,  aged  61,  ex-Governor  of  Conn., 

George  Samuel  White,  aged  2   years,  10  mos., 

Catharine,  daughter  of  John  Pagram,  i  year,  8  mos., 

Mrs.  Hannah  White  nee  Draper,  aged  76,  int.  Northfield,  Mass., 

Frederick  H.,  son  Jos.  H.  and  Ada  Sprague,  aged  4  y.,  11  m.. 


E.  Fayette  Brown,  aged  50,  bro, 
William  Gilbert,  aged  37, 


Mr.  F.  A.  Brown, 


Brattleboro,  Vt. 
Hartford. 


Frederick  T.  Kingman,  aged  19, 

DeWitt  Caldwell  Colt,  aged  8, 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Waters,  aged  29, 

Miss  Johanna  E.  Russ,  aged  — ,  dau.  of  Dr.  John  D., 

William  H.  Dodd,  Jr.,  aged  5  mos., 

Miss  Mary  Colt,  aged  16, 

Mrs.  Abbie  Spencer  McNary,  aged  37,  wf.  of  J.  M.  B., 

Mrs.  Esther  Gibson,  aged  96  years,  11  mos. ;  taken  to  Ware- 
house Point  for  interment, 

Mrs.  Aurelia  Pierce,  wife  of  Norris  B.  Pierce,  aged  46, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Clerc  Deming,  wife  of  H.  C.  Deming,  aged  — ; 
interment  postponed  to  June  29th  on  account  of  severe 
storm. 

Amos  F.  Tiffany,  son  of  Amos  and  Elizabeth,  aged  i  y.  10  mo. 

Laurent  Clerc,  aged  83, 

Hon.  Isaac  Toucey,  aged  72, 

Miss  Amanda  Kelsey,  aged  73, 

Oliver  Dudley  Cooke,  aged  23  years,  5  mos.. 

Miss  Ann  Brocklesby,  aged  52,  dau.  of  John, 

Miss  Sarah  E.  Brownell,  aged  50,  dau.  of  Bp.  Brownell, 


APPENDIX. 


709 


Date  of  Burial.  Name.  Residence. 

Oct.     4.     Miss  Jennie  E.  Buxton,  aged  — ;  interment  at  Merideu,  Hartford. 

Mrs.  Almira  Goodman,  aged  88,  " 

Capt.  Frederick  King;  died  at  Yokohama. 

Mrs.  Melissa  A.  Wadsworth,  aged  61,  " 

Miss  Sarah  Adams,  aged  85,  " 

WilUam  Rogers,  aged  2,  " 

Marguerita  Drescher,  aged  25,  " 
Thomas  A.  Fi-ost,  aged  20,                                                        Boston,  Mass. 
Willie  Bacon,  son  of  Francis  H.  and  Mary,  aged  9  weeks,        Hartford. 

Oliver  Ellsworth  Williams,  aged  73,  " 

Chester  Adams,  aged  65;  Senior  Warden,  " 

George,  son  of  Watson  Welden,  aged  9  mos.,  " 
Frances  Beresford  Burr,  dau.  of  F.  W.  Burr,  aged  9  mos., 

Alice  Isabel  Roberts,  daughter  of  Alonzo,  aged  14,  " 
Edith  Mallory  Hubbell,  daughter  of  Gershom  B.,  aged  9; 

interment  at  Bridgeport,  " 
Henry  Holmes,  M.D. ,  aged  76;  interment  at  Litchfield, 
Minnie  Elizabeth  WilHams,  daughter  of  Alfred,  aged  10, 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Brownell,  widow  of  Bp.  Brownell,  aged  83, 
Mrs.  Martha  E.  Williams,  aged  36, 

Annie  Isaacs,  daughter  of  Henry,  aged  9  mos.,  " 

Miss  Eliza  Draper,  aged  80;  interment  at  Greenfield,  Mass.,  " 
Mrs.  Charlotte  G.  Tracy,  aged  52,  wife  of  John  R., 
Mrs.  Hannah  Newton,  widow  of  Rejoice,  aged  78, 

Mrs.  Ellen  A.  Field,  wife  of  C.  S.,  aged  28,  Chicago,  111. 

Mrs.  Mary  Benton,  wife  of  Charles,  aged  70,  Hartford. 

Mrs.  Esther  Belcher  Fox,  aged  — ,  " 
Henry  Trowbridge  Meech,  aged  65,  father  of  the  Rector; 

interment  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  " 

Charles  Henry  Siegler,  aged  20  mos.,         ^  " 
William  Conner,  aged  81, 

Annie  E.  Farrell,  daughter  of  John,  aged  13  mos.,  " 

Mrs.  Lucretia  Cooley,  widow  of  Abial,  aged  78,  " 

Edward  P.  Cooke,  aged  31,  " 

Adelaide  Ransom,  child  of  Mrs.  Isabella,  aged  5,  " 

Miss  Lillie  A.  Davis,  aged  21,  " 

Mrs.  Eunice  Jeffery,  aged  82,  wife  of  Anthony,  " 

Charles  Sharps,  aged  4,  " 
Miss  Mary  A.  Williams,  aged  35,  at  Hospital, 

Mrs.  EHzabeth  Willis,  aged  79,  Manchester. 

Clarissa  A.  Scarritt,  aged  45,  Hartford. 

Miss  Ann  B.  Watson,  aged  76,  " 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.,  wife  of  Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell,  aged  55, 

Nathan  A.  Kilbourn,  aged  2  months,  " 
Mrs.  Catharine  Toucey,  widow  of  Hon.  I.,  aged  69, 

Mrs.  Johnson,  mother  of  Mrs.  W.  H.  Dodd,  " 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Rudder,  " 

Mrs.  Lydia  Le  Hard,  aged  57,  " 

Mrs.  Minerva  C.  Warner,  aged  70,  " 

John  Schwengler,  aged  45,  " 

Elbridge  G.  Ham,  interment  at  Lynn,  Mass.,  " 
r  13.     Rebeca  P.  Conner,  wife  of  Wm.  Conner,  aged  80, 
r  27.     Mrs.  Ellen  W.  Vanderbilt,  wife  of  Cornelius,  Jr.,  aged  52, 
Henry  P.  De  Wolf,  aged  42, 
La  Signora  Clemence  Muggarelli,   ^vidow  of    the  Count 

Pescali,  aged  68,  " 

Mrs.  Sarah  Shepard,  aged  65,  " 

Solomon  P.  Conner,  aged  44,  " 


Nov. 

16. 

1870. 

Mar. 

2. 

Apr. 

6. 

" 

6. 

" 

23- 

" 

25- 

" 

28. 

May 

31- 

June 

21. 

July 

9- 

16. 

" 

16. 

" 

19. 

' ' 

23- 

Aug. 

I. 

" 

8. 

" 

20. 

" 

31- 

Sept. 

13- 

" 

16. 

Oct. 

II. 

19. 

" 

21. 

Nov. 

12. 

" 

25. 

Dec. 

7- 

.. 

18. 

" 

27- 

1871. 

Jan. 

3- 

" 

18. 

" 

28. 

Feb. 

13- 

Apr. 

7- 

" 

20. 

" 

23- 

" 

27- 

June 

14. 

" 

21. 

" 

24. 

July 

18. 

" 

31- 

Aug. 

15- 

Oct. 

9. 

1872. 

Jan. 

31- 

Feb. 

XI. 

" 

17- 

Mar. 

6. 

" 

7. 

" 

12  1 

" 

261 

Apr. 

22. 

May 

13- 

June 

4- 

" 

13- 

710  CHRIST  CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 

Date  of  Burial.  Name.  Residence. 

June  i6.     Mrs.  Almira  Woodruff,  aged  73,  Hartford. 

July      8.     Miss  Jessie  Moore,  " 

"     26.     Mathew  B.  Dunlap,  aged  16  days,  " 

Aug.    2.     John  R.  Clark,  son  of  David,  aged  37,  [89,         " 

5.     Mr.s.  Polly  Ann  Tomlinson,  mother  of  Mrs.  Chas.  Chapman,  aged  " 

"     30.     James  Clark,  son  of  Daniel,  aged  2  years  and  3  months,  " 

Sept.    I.     Dr.  James  White,  aged  50,  " 

"     II.     Mrs.  Susan  Ellis,  mother  of  Mrs.  G.  H.  Clark,  aged  84,  " 

Oct.      7.     John  Cunningham,  aged  55,  " 

8.     Henry  Pierce,  child  of  W.  A.,  aged  2  years  and  3  months,  " 

"     12.     AHce  Louise  Warner,  child  of  Allen,  aged  6  years  and  7  mos.,         " 

Alex.  Hamilton  Polk,  son  of  Bp.  Leonidas,  " 

Louise  Baker,  aged  8,  " 

Thomas  B.  Warner,  child  of  Allen,  aged  4  years  and  5  months,       " 

Mrs.  Phebe  A.  Smith,  of  Keene,  N.  H.,  aged  86,  wife  of  Moses, 

Seymour  N.  Case,  aged  55,  " 

Annie  Meyer,  child  of  Henry,  aged  6  years  and  7  months,  " 

Grace  Waterman,  infant  child  of  Edgar,  " 

Mrs.  Mary  Wickham,  aged  75,  " 

Col.  Frank  Beach,  aged  38,  son  of  George,  " 

James  Kirkpatrick,  aged  60,  '' 

.,  Feb.  26.     Mrs.  Ann  Preston,  aged  75,  wife  of  Zephaniah,  " 

James  S.  Wickham,  aged  77,  " 

Miss  Theresa  Moore,  " 

Miss  Delia  Ann  Lloyd,  aged  65,  dau.  of  Thomas,  " 

Chas.  H.  Eaton,  son  of  H.  J.,  aged  10,  " 

Wm.  B.  Carrier,  aged  65,  " 

Miss  Hattie  Clark,  aged  37,  *' 

Miss  Esther  R.  Tuttle,  aged  72,  dau.  of  Samuel,  " 

Harry  Morton,  agfd  ly^,  " 

Mrs.  James  White,  " 

Mary  Hardie,  aged  4,  " 

Robbie  Biddle,  aged  i  year  and  4  months,  " 

Infant  son  of  Samuel  Towers,  " 

John  C.  Palmer,  aged  66  years  and  6  months,  " 
Rev.  W.  H.  C.  Robertson,  of  Niagara,  N.  Y., 

Penfield  B.  Goodsell,  aged  77,  " 
James  Woodbridge,                                                                          E.  Hartford. 
Alice  Gundlach,  aged  7,                                                                     Hartford. 

John  H.  Isham,  aged  32,  " 

Mary  Louise  Sterzinger,  aged  10,  " 

Dr.  Samuel  B.  Beresford,  aged  67,  " 

Ephraim  R.  Cowles,  aged  50,  " 

Dr.  Wm.  R.  Brownell,  aged  46,  " 

Mrs.  George  L.  Parmelee  (Eunice  Robbins),  aged  23,  " 

Nehemiah  Rice,  aged  58,  " 

Mrs.  Mary  Watrous,  " 

Mrs.  Sarah  S.  Beach,  wife  of  Geo.,  " 

Mrs.  Amelia  F.  Clark,  aged  35,  " 

Mrs.  Mary  Winterbee,  aged  73,  " 

WiUiam  P.  Burrall,  aged  67,  " 

Mrs.  Maria  A.  Bardons  (Collins),  aged  40,  " 

Lena  Elizabeth  Brocher,  aged  i,  " 

Robert  Gaylord,  aged  i,  " 

Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Frost,  aged  53,  " 

Eunice  Adams,  " 

Wm.  H.  King,  aged  27,  " 

Dr.  M.  B.  Renslow,  aged  39,  " 


" 

21. 

" 

22. 

Nov. 

29. 
21. 

" 

28. 

"     29. 

1873- 

Jan.     8. 

" 

26. 

Feb. 

8. 

" 

21. 

Ash 

Wed. 

Mar. 

3- 

May 

19. 
14. 

' ' 

I7-, 

" 

25. 

June 
July 

4- 

5- 

26. 

Aug. 

27. 
7- 

" 

12. 

" 

IS- 

" 

IS- 

" 

17- 

" 

22. 

Sept. 

— . 

Oct. 

5- 
3- 

" 

12. 

" 

16. 

Dec. 

19. 

3- 

"       9- 
1874. 

Jan. 

4- 

'* 

5- 

" 

15- 

Feb. 

24. 

21. 

Mar. 

5- 

May 
Sept 

14. 

14. 

.    I. 

18. 

Dec. 

14. 

1875- 
Feb.    3- 

" 

27. 

APPENDIX.  711 

Date  of  Burial.                                                Name.  Residence. 

Mar.  II.  Mrs.  Oliver  E.  Williams,  aged  75,  Hartford. 

May  27.  George  Brinley,  aged  58,  died  in  Bermuda,  " 

July  II.  George  Randall,  drowned,  " 

Sept.  10.  James  A.  Canfield,  aged  81,  " 

Oct.    18.  H.  F.  Kinne,  aged  57,  taken  to  Windham,  " 

"     30.  Susan  P.  Simons,  aged  59,  " 

Nov.  20.  Mrs.  Emily  Cole,  aged  41,  " 

Dec.  17.  Mrs.  Sara  A.  Bowles,  aged  30,  " 

"     21.  Mr.  John  A.  Starbird,  aged  39,  " 

"     24.  Newton  Carter,  aged  65,  " 

1876. 

Jan.   18.  Minnie  Tarbox,  aged  20,  " 

Feb.  II.  Lucy  Marshall,  aged  88,  " 

Mar.    4.  Margaret  Graiff,  aged  45,  " 

"     II.  Warner,  aged  7  months,  " 

"     22.  Penelope  Ripley,  aged  Si,  widow  of  Philip,  " 

Apr.  10.  Mrs.  George  Brinley,  aged  60,  " 

"     15.  Catherine  Boker,  aged  35,  " 

"     18.  Elizabeth  Skinner,  aged  81,  " 

Oct.    13.  Peter  Sunderland,  aged  55,  " 

"     27.  Mrs.  L.  W.  Richardson,  " 

Nov.  II.  Mr.  Isaac  F.  Smythe,  aged  70,  " 

Dec.     6.  Fannie  Glover,  aged  3,  " 

1877. 

Feb.     5.  Samuel  H.  Porch,  aged  56, 

Mar.  15.  Agnes  M.  Miller,  aged  37,  Tariffville. 

"     25.  Charles  Pearl,  aged  47,                                   ^  Hartford. 

Apr.  19.  Edward  Russell,  aged  37,  son  of  Dr.  G.  W., 

May  15.  Ebenezer  Pinney,  aged  82,  South  Windsor. 

*May  19.  Zephaniah  Preston,  aged  82  years,  3  mos.,  29  days,  Hartford. 

June    4.  Ferdinand  Pucci,  aged  10  years,  7  mos.,  4  days,  " 

"     18.  Hermine  Nuhn,  aged  44  years,  3  mos.,  " 

July     4.  Winifred  Burke;  aged  — ,  " 

Aug.  13.  Mary  Ap'Owen  Stedman,  aged  61,  " 

"     25.  Luther  Parmelee,  aged  71,  " 

Sept.  16.  Frances  Adelaide  Beach,  wife  of  H.  B.  Beach,  aged  45  y.,  4  m.,     " 

"     24.  Max  Yorgensen,  aged  i  year,  6|  mos.,                         _  " 

Oct.     4.  Elizabeth  Montague  Burgess,  aged  64,  wife  of  Daniel,  " 

"       8.  Abiah  Griswold,  aged  68,  dau.  of  Grove,  " 

"     18.  AmeHa  A.  McCollum,  aged  58,  Middletown. 

Nov.  15.  Abby  Jane  Douglas,  aged  40  yrs.,  5  mos.,  wife  of  Chas.,  Savannah,  Ga. 

"     19.  Betsey  Atkins,  aged  84,  widow  Wm.  J.  Atkins,  Hartford. 

"     27.  Eliza  Ann  Bishop,  aged  69  j^ears,  6  mos.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Dec.     8.  Emily  Malvina  Robbins.  aged  63,  wife  of  P.  F.  Robbins,  Hartford. 

"     II.  Emma  Amelia  Sophia  Ottlieb,  aged  3, 

"     28.  Ellen  Costello,  aged  16  years,  II  mos. ,  " 

"     31.  Jonathan  Ward  Fuller,  aged  68,  " 

1878. 

Jan.     2.  Stephen  Fiske,  Jr.,  aged  9  mos.,  New  York. 

4.  Julia  Beach,  aged  62 Vears,  6  mos.,  Hartford. 

"       8.  Henry  Wilson,  aged  49;  22  years  organist  of  Christ  Church,  " 

"     16.  Anna  Elizabeth  Schmidt,  aged  2  weeks,  " 

Feb.   15.  George  Houston,  aged  62,  " 

Mar.  15.  James  Goodwin,  aged  76,  " 

"     18.  George  Washington  Stowell,  aged  30,  " 

"     22.  Mary  Dalrymple  Tudor,  aged  78,  wife  of  Wm.  W.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

"     28.  Joseph  Henry  Carboni,  aged  15  mos.,  Hartford. 

"     29.  Harriet  Cutler  Ruggles,  aged  87,  New  Haven. 

*  All  entries  after  this  date  refer  to  the  date  of  death  and  not  to  the  day  of  burial,  as  heretofore. 


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CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Date  of  Death. 


Name. 


Apr. 


May 


I. 

4. 
15- 
i6. 

26. 

21. 
"  22. 
"  23. 
"  24. 
"  30. 
"       30. 

June  25. 
July     6. 

"     16. 

"     18. 

"  22. 
Aug.  2. 
Sept.  26. 

3- 
20. 
28. 
28. 

3- 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


Oct. 


Nov. 
Dec. 


I. 

"     iS. 
1879. 

Jan.      7. 
"     II. 

"     24. 
31- 

7- 

18. 

23- 
9- 
15- 
25. 
II. 
II. 
28. 
14. 

2S. 


Feb. 


Mar. 


Apr. 


May 

June 
July 


Aug. 


Sept. 


Oct. 


I. 
16. 

23- 
23- 
25- 

31- 
3- 
3- 

II. 

17- 

25- 
2. 

7- 
9- 

10. 

26. 

7- 
22. 


Erminia  Fernanda  Draper,  aged  19, 

Charles  Miller,  aged  52,  " 

Mary  Ellen  Schlatter,  aged  i  week,  " 

Angie  Holmes  Ellis,  aged  37,  " 

Frank  Joseph  Gaeng,  aged  54,  " 

Carrie  Louise  Riedel,  aged  2  years,  5  mos.,  " 

Eliza  Theresa  Doerr,  aged  7  years,  4  mos.,  " 

Sarah  Cadwell  Bull,  aged  85,  dau.  of  Michael,  " 

John  Henry  Parker,  aged  27;  i  of  3  firemen  killed  at  a  fire,              " 

Gertrude  Frances  Dietrich,  aged  3  years,  2  mos.,  19  days,  " 

James  Crimble  Boyd,  aged  42,  " 

John  Jackson,  aged  67,  " 

WiUiam  Alfred  Oakes,  aged  5  mos.,  " 

Mary  Brett,  aged  i  year,  3  mos.,  " 

Mary  Wilkie  Reid,  aged  76,  " 

John  Abbott,  aged  22,  " 

Harriet  Rowell  Alexander,  aged  8  mos.,  " 

Frank  Herbert  Bitter,  aged  8  mos.,  " 

George  Henry  Weeks,  Jr.,  11  mos.,  " 

Sophia  Sheard,  aged  43,  " 

James  Benjamin  Colt,  aged  62,  Wethersfield. 

Charles  Whiting  Hubbard,  aged  58,  New  York. 

Flora  Catlin,  aged  84,  dau.  of  Grove,  Boston,  Mass. 

Frederick  Percival  Green,  aged  52,  Fairview,  N.  J. 

Jessie  Esther  Weeks,  aged  33,  Hartford. 

George  H.  Miller,  aged  12  years,  8  mos.,  " 

Rufus  Fuller,  aged  63,  " 

Amy  Rice,  aged  86,  *' 

Moretta  Centennia  Wiesner,  aged  2  years,  3  mos.,  23  days,               " 

Mary  Leach  Lathrop,  aged  77,  " 

William  Phillips,  aged  79  years,  5  mos.;  sexton  St.  Paul's,  " 

Philip  Conrad,  aged  2  years,  4  mos.,  16  days,  " 

Mary  Augusta  Kilbourn,  aged  30,  " 

Ednah  Earl  Howe,  aged  5  mos.,  " 

Marie  P.  Link,  aged  49,  " 

Robert  A.  Johnson,  aged  44,  " 

Emil  Weidlich,  aged  5  mos.,                       '  " 

Annie  Margaret  Hubner,  aged  7  years,  6  mos.,  *' 

Seymour  Watrous,  aged  80,  " 

William  Phillips,  aged  41,  " 

Ellen  Schalk,  aged  66,  " 

Harriet  Russ,  aged  65  years,  3  mos.,  widow  of  Dr.  John  D.,             " 

Anna  Gesina  Freiert,  aged  4  mos.,  " 

Frederick  Jacob  Ortmann,  aged  11  mos.,  " 

William  Harris  Morgan,  aged  20,  East  Hartford. 

Otto  Cuno  Roth,  aged  11  mos.,  Hartford. 

Anna  Amelia  Fresch,  aged  i  year,  2  mos.,  " 

Johann  Scheremeyer,  aged  2,  " 

Carl  Frederick  Pausch,  aged  6  mos.,  " 

Anna  May  Marcy,  aged  2  mos..  East  Hartford. 

Frederick  Luckingham,  aged  2  weeks,  Hartford. 

Jemima  F.  Mills,  aged  88,  South  Windsor. 

Bridget  Sullivan,  aged  46,  Hartford. 
WiUiam  Striebel,  aged  29, 

Maria  Horsley,  aged  70,  >                                         " 

Rebecca  Webster  Watrous,  aged  29,  " 

M.  E.  Hartenstein,  aged  56,  " 

John  Henry  Merz,  aged  20  years,  6  mos. ,  " 

Catharine  Gordon  Isham,  aged  76,  wife  of  William,  " 

Jacob  Fresch,  aged  49,  " 


J 


APPENDIX.  713 

Date  of  Death.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

Oct.    27.     Emma  Ida  Louisa  Ulrich,  aged  18,  Hartford. 

Richard  Barrington,  aged  7  daj'S,  " 

Mary  Osborn  Grinnell,  aged  86,  New  York. 

Jane  Southergill,  aged  65,  Hartford. 

AUyn  Southmayd  Stillman,  aged  79  years  and  9  months,  " 

Mrs.  Mary  Tudor,  aged  35,  wf.  of  Charles  C,  " 

Flavius  A.  Brown,  aged  73,  " 

Dora  Meissel,  aged  2  years  and  8  months,  " 
Rulina  P.  Ellis,  aged  68, 

Henry  Oscar  Faustmann,  aged  5,  " 

Rebecca  Brainard,  aged  82,  wid.  of  Hezekiah,  " 

George  Wehner,  aged  16  months,  " 

Edward  C.  Crane,  aged  34,  " 
Wheaton  Day,  aged  54,                                                                 Orange,  N.  J. 

Francis  Ely,  aged  84,  Hartford. 

Charlotte  Elizabeth  Leggatt,  aged  34,  " 

Walter  Arno  Stevens,  aged  22,  " 

Ella  Emity  Clarissa  Kellogg,  aged  26,  " 

Christina  Wind,  aged  5  weeks,  " 

Ada  Brimble,  aged  11  months,  " 

Jeremiah  M.  Dart,  aged  45,  " 

Josephine  Harrison,  aged  27,  " 

Jeannette  Ellis  Clark,  aged  65,  wife  of  George  H.,  " 

Andrew  Blum,  aged  30,  " 

Alexander  Crawford,  aged  49,  " 

Harriet  Leonah  Griswold,  aged  i,  " 

Killean  Neyebauer,  aged  38  years  and  g  months,  " 

Harriet  Munsell,  aged  40,  " 

Edward  Schultz,  aged  4  months,  " 

Ellen  Lavinia  Gates  Lee,  aged  60,  " 

Frederick  Tyler,  aged  85,  " 

Giles  Jefferson  Lamphere,  aged  77,  " 

Janet  Isabel  Ellis,  aged  S/i  months,  " 

William  Halton  Flint,  aged  76,  " 
Mary  Ann  Hoadley  Palmer,  aged  68,  wife  of  John  C, 
Meh'etabel  F.  Putnam,  aged  89  years  and  5  months,              Middletown. 
Gertrude  K.  Brownell,  aged  35,  wf.  of  H.  T.  B.,         Washington,  D.  C. 

Mary  Louisa  Helm,  aged  3  weeks,  Hartford. 

Mary  Goodwin,  aged  34,  dau.  of  James,  " 

William  Henry  Carrier,  aged  32,  " 
Annette  Imlay,  aged  35,  dau.  of  Wm.  H.,                       New  York,  N.  Y. 

Lena  Bell  Thorn,  aged  9  mouths,  Hartford. 
Lucy  Melinda  Alden,  aged  5  months, 
Almii-a  Goodman,  aged  71, 

Millie  Ida  Moore,  aged  17,  " 
Lucretia  Williams  Imlay,  aged  58,  in  Poughkeepsie.N.Y. ,  New  York  City. 

Maria  Robbins,  aged  85  years  and  7  months,  Hartford. 
Henrietta  Gildersleeve  Warner,  aged  3  years  and  4  months, 
Charles  A.  Colton,  aged  74,                                                         Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Elizabeth  S..  Pierce,  Hartford. 

Joseph  Davis,  aged  75  years  and  3  months,  " 

Augustus  Walter,  aged  57,  " 

Thomas  Henry  Belden,  aged  52,  " 

Alonzo  Sisson  Hatch,  aged  56,  " 

Charles  Liebert  Dojenbach,  aged  10  years  and  5  months,  " 

Ludwig  Keller,  aged  84  years  and  6  months,  " 

Thomas  Sumner,  aged  73  years  and  11  months,  " 

Clarissa  Collins  Canfield,  aged  80  years  and  4  months,  " 

Matilda  Jane  Morgan,  aged  30,  " 


Nov. 

4- 

Dec. 

13- 

1880. 

Jan. 

16. 

" 

28. 

Feb. 

6. 

" 

13- 

Mar. 

7- 

Apr. 

18. 

*  * 

20. 

" 

29. 

" 

30. 

May 

9 

" 

13. 

" 

26. 

" 

29. 

June 

7- 

" 

8. 

" 

20. 

" 

26. 

" 

29. 

July 

9- 

" 

II. 

" 

14. 

" 

15- 

" 

23- 

" 

25- 

" 

30. 

" 

31. 

Aug. 

2. 

" 

4- 

" 

4. 

" 

7- 

" 

8. 

Sept, 

,    2. 

" 

4- 

" 

5- 

Oct. 

4- 

" 

28. 

Nov. 

14. 

Dec. 

8. 

1881. 

Jan. 

6. 

" 

9- 

" 

II. 

" 

29. 

Feb. 

2. 

" 

5- 

" 

II. 

" 

II. 

" 

19- 

Mar. 

2. 

" 

17- 

" 

20. 

" 

21. 

" 

28. 

Apr. 

3- 

8. 

" 

13- 

" 

19- 

'14 


CHRIST  CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


Date  of  Death.                                                Name.  Residence. 

Apr.  26.     Eliza  Lynn,  aged  54,  Hartford. 

Charles  Trumbull  Russ,  aged  28,  son  of  Charles  J.,  " 

Jennie  Gilbert  Jerome,  aged  20,  " 

Philura  Deane  Alden,  aged  83,  wife  of  Horatio,  Westfield,  Mass. 

Hannah  Squires,  aged  78,  Hartford. 

Margaretha  Miller,  aged  29,  " 

Willis  Holmes  Pierce,  aged  32  years  and  6  months,  " 

Joseph  M.  Boost,  aged  33,  " 

Charles  Dresch,  " 

Bessie  Marcy,  aged  3  weeks,  E.  Hartford. 

Mary  Louise  Brocklesby,  aged  60,  wf.  of  John,  Hartford. 

Isabella  Lathrop  Whittelsey,  aged  53,  wife  of  Wm.  F.,  " 

Mary  Ann  Spatcher,  aged  39,  *' 

John  Lunkenheimer,  aged  74,  " 

Jane  Stockfield,  aged  70,  " 

Grace  May  Smytheman,  aged  5  years  and  7  months,  " 

Frances  Hey  wood,  aged  71,  dau.  of  Peter,  " 

Burdette  Pierce  Reisel,  aged  4  days,  '* 

Charles  Harvey  Northam,  aged  84,  " 

Lillie  Louise  Carroll,  aged  10  years  and  5  months,  " 

Ingiburg  Maria  Stuorm,  aged  23,  " 

Orpha  Utley,  aged  84,  " 

Luke  Morse,  aged  62,  " 

Adelia  Croade  Taintor,  aged  77,  wid.  of  John  A.,  " 

Lena  Neubert,  aged  8,  " 

August  Carl  Neubert,  aged  55,                                                   '  '* 

Abigail  Canfield,  aged  82,  " 

Mary  E.  Freeman,  aged  63,  " 

Louise  Victoria  Dunning,  aged  3  months,  " 

Charles  Wheaton,  aged  2  weeks,  " 

Henry  S.  Friebe,  aged  g  months,  " 

Maud  Greenleaf,  aged  2\^  months,  '* 

Margaret  Ann  Bull,  aged  79,  dau.  of  Michael,  " 

Louise  Ann  Hubbard,  aged  92,  " 

William  Henry  Whitman,  aged  27,  Windsor. 
Beatrice  Beamish,  aged  3,                                                           E.  Hartford. 

William  Brown,  aged  45,  Hartford. 

Louis  Matson,  aged  7  years  and  8  months,  son  of  Wm.  L.,  " 

Henry  Albro,  aged  48,  " 

Thomas  Rutherford  White,  aged  i  year  and  3  months,  " 

Henrietta  Charlotte  Schulz,  aged  41,  " 
William  Blum,  aged  7,                                                               New  York  City. 

Emily  Govan,  aged  6  months,  Hartford. 

William  Pfund,  aged  7  months,  " 

Leonard  Melville  Orr,  aged  3  years  and  10  months,  " 

George  D.  Judd,  aged  50,  " 

Edward  P.  Mitchell,  aged  48,  " 

Estella  Louise  Brown,  aged  5^  months,  " 

Mary  Smith  Merrill,  aged  89,  " 

Jane  Antoinette  Black,  aged  40,  " 

Dora  Newberth,  aged  47,  " 

Julia  Maria  Pease,  aged  29,  " 

Alice  Louise  Goodwin,  aged  23,  " 

Lydia  Brownell  Wendell,  aged  88  yrs.,  5  mos.,  wife  of  John,  " 

William  Algen  Pease,  aged  5  months,  " 

Henry  Summermann,  aged  3  years  and  22  days,  " 
Edith  Beckley  Ward,  aged  8  months,                                    New  York  City. 

Louis  Weidlich,  aged  2  years  and  8  months,  Hartford. 

Charles  Luckingham,  aged' 5  years  and  7  months,  " 
Sarah  A.  Boyd,  aged  61,                                                        New  York  City. 


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S' 

Sept 

.    2. 

" 

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Oct. 

2. 

" 

II. 

" 

21. 

" 

25- 

Nov. 

12. 

" 

16. 

Dec. 

I. 

* ' 

3- 

" 

4- 

" 

12. 

" 

15- 

1882. 

Jan. 

29. 

Feb. 

18. 

Mar. 

3- 

" 

7- 

" 

II. 

" 

17. 

" 

20. 

" 

3^- 

Apr. 

3- 

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12. 

" 

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3- 

" 

17. 

" 

17- 

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17- 

July 

16. 

" 

17- 

" 

27. 

" 

28. 

Aug. 

7- 

* ' 

23- 

" 

26. 

" 

29. 

" 

30- 

Sept. 

I. 

* ' 

I. 

" 

4- 

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II. 

" 

17- 

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26. 

Oct. 

7- 

" 

14. 

" 

16. 

" 

18. 

APPENDIX.  715 

Date  of  Death.                                               Name.  Residence. 

Oct.    23.     Mary  Rowe  Tudor,  aged  71,  wid.  of  Henry  S.,  Hartford. 
Albert  Kiiebler,  aged  8,                                                               East  Hartford. 

Lurana  Hale  Eaton,  aged  47,  Hartford. 
Elizabeth  Rosalie  de  Brossard,  aged  85, 

Mrs.  Emma  Parkhurst  Camp,  aged  34,  " 

Mrs.  Clara  Matilda  Friebe,  aged  — ,  " 

Joseph  C.  Clark,  aged  51,  " 
Ehza  B.  Goodsell,  aged  82,  wife  of  P.  B.  G., 

Aubrey  Field  Cooper,  aged  20,  " 

Evalina  Christina  Becker,  aged  20,  " 

Leslie  Francis  Florence,  aged  3  years,  6  mos. ,  " 

Frederick  Ludwig,  aged  5  years,  6  mos.,  " 
Mrs.  Percy  M.  Rockwell,  aged  67,                                         New  York  City. 

Eleanor  Harrison,  aged  3,  Hartford. 

Alice  G.  Harrison,  aged  1,  " 
Charles  Frasher  Critchett,  aged  9  mos.,                                 East  Hartford. 

Grace  Tuttle,  aged  36,  dau.  of  Wm.  F.,  Hartford. 

Lily  May  Zurhorst,  aged  5,  " 

Louisa  Simpson  Smith,  aged  15  years,  4  mos.,  " 

John  George  Foslar,  aged  2  years,  8  mos.,  " 

Edward  Pring,  aged  55,  " 

Eliza  S.  Ortleb,  aged  12,  " 

James  L.  Hart,  aged  37,  " 

John  H.  Beck,  aged  11  years,  7  mos.,  Denmark. 

Edward  Nathan  Calverley,  aged  9  years,  10  mos.,  Hartford. 
James  Reid,  aged  76, 

Otto  Blum,  aged  4  years,  8  mos.,  New  York  City. 

Dr.  William  Henry  Tremaine,  aged  67,  Hartford. 
William  Valentine  Calverley,  aged  2  years,  2  mos., 

Nancy  Naylor,  aged  30  years,  6  mos.,  " 

jNIary  Jane  Cornell,  aged  46,  *' 

Frederick  A.  Brehm,  aged  2  years,  2  mos.,  " 

Frad  Lydit  Marx  Abild,  si  nios.,  *' 

Charles  Frank,  aged  10  mos.,  6  days,  " 

Mrs.  Maria  A.  Williams,  aged  82,  " 

George  Francis  Smytheman,  aged  7  mos.,  6  days,  *' 

Joseph  Edward  Caldwell,  aged  Si  mos.,  " 

Ernest  George  Fletcher,  aged  3^  mos.,  " 

Mary  M.  Russ,  aged  42,  " 

Jacob  A.  C.  Backmeyer,  aged  5  years,  3  mos.,  " 

Edward  C.  Hansen,  aged  4,  " 

Reginald  Loomis,  aged  — ,  " 

Henry  Clark  Beckwith,  aged  49  years,  4  mos.,  son  of  A.  S.,  " 
Charles  P.  Hansen,  aged  2, 

Mary  R.  Beach,  aged  59,  wife  of  Henry  B.,  Janesville,  Wis. 

Harold  Decker,  aged  5  mos.,  13  days,  Wethersfield. 

Hans  J.  Anderson,  aged  4  mos.,  13  days,  Hartford. 

Augusta  Loderquiste,  aged  25  years,  7  mos.,  " 

David  Gallup,  aged  85,  Plainfield. 
John  Dodd,  aged  63,                                                                          Ouincy,  111. 

Mary  Fosler,.  aged  ii  years,  10  mos.,  Hartford. 
Ada  Grace  McCuUough,  aged  7  days.                                     East  Hartford. 

Caroline  Miller,  aged  37  3'ears,  7  mos.,  Hartford. 
Mrs.  Mellissa  Roberts  Batterson,  aged  83  yrs. ,  7  mos.,  wf.  S.  S.  B.,    " 

Mrs.  Anna  DeForrest,  aged  84  years,  7  mos.,  " 

Karl  Zillhart,  aged  48  years,  9  mos.,  " 

Charles  Albert  Zillhart,  aged  6  weeks,  " 

"     27.     Susan  Risley  Northam,  aged  76,  " 

Dec.    4.     !Mary  Catharine  Fellowes,  aged  18,  " 


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6. 

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14. 

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24. 

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24. 

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26. 

" 

28. 

" 

29. 

1883. 

Jan. 

4- 

" 

5- 

" 

23- 

Feb. 

I. 

" 

23- 

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26. 

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4- 

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18. 

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22. 

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8. 

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8. 

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9- 

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13- 

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21. 

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27- 

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29. 

Sept, 

•25. 

Oct. 

31- 

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" 

7- 

" 

20. 

7l6  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Date  of  Death.                                                Name.  Residence. 

Dec.  i8.     George  Eugene  Mark,  aged  5  mos.,  Hartford. 

"     20.     Angelica  A.  Flint,  aged  10,  East  Hartford. 

John  Henry  Kostanbader,  aged  49,  Hartford. 

Warren  H.  Burr,  aged  48,  " 

Sarah  Backus  Welch,  aged  19,  " 

William  Watson  Bibbins,  aged  68,  " 

John  Miller,  aged  51  years,  10  mos.,                            '  '* 

Daniel  Shepard  Dewey,  aged  70,  " 

Henry  W.  Wright,  aged  47,  " 

Harry  Edwin  Caswell,  aged  9  years,  i  mo.,  " 

Lottie  May  Andrews,  aged  9  years,  3  mos.,  " 

Elizabeth  Kempton,  aged  57,  " 
Charles  E.  McCuUough,  aged  37,                                           East  Hartford. 
Mary  Ann  Taylor,  aged  41,                                                      New  York  City. 

Bessie  Spencer  Reid,  aged  2  years,  19  days,  Hartford. 

Mavina  D.  Knudsen,  .aged  21,  " 
Emily  Serrell  Wood  Beach,  aged  43  yrs.,  8  mos.,  wife  of  George,    " 

Susan  M.  Goodrich,  aged  59,  " 

James  Trotter,  aged  40,  " 

George  W.  Allen,  aged  2  years,  9  mos.,  " 

Niles  Henson  Beck,  aged  i  year,  5  mos.,  " 

Grace  Theodora  Allen,  aged  10  mos.,  15  days,  " 

Josiah  Capen,  aged  86  years,  6  mos.,  Bloomfield. 

Frederick  Luther  Elmer,  aged  2  mos.,  16  days,  Hartford. 

Melissa  Irene  Hills,  aged  48,  " 

Esther  Maria  Bull,  aged  86,  dau.  of  Michael,  " 

Geo.  Kampel  March,  aged  6  mos.,  9  days,  " 

Louisa  Maria  Jones,  aged  3  years,  9  mos.,  " 

Perry  Smith,  aged  77,  " 

Anna  M.  March,  aged  24,  " 

Elsie  Pfund,  aged  i  year,  8  mos.,  " 

Catherine  Sheard,  aged  29,  " 

James  F.  Allen,  aged  6,  " 

Lucy  A.  Fox,  aged  48,  " 

Lewis  Wilkinson,  aged  48,  Chicago,  111. 

Silas  Savage,  aged  88,  Hartford. 

Edith  Thayer  Pai^mele,  aged  9,  " 

Leander  C.  Dickerson,  aged  54,  " 

Adeline  Goodrich  Goodman,  aged  62,  wife  of  L.  B.,  " 

Clara  Rahnenfichrer,  aged  7,  " 

Charles  Frederick  Koch,  aged  2  weeks,  " 

Eunice  Loomis  Pinney,  aged  76,  wife  of  Sidney,  " 

Henry  Hans  Robert  Meyer,  aged  — ,  ' 

Mary  Fitzgerald,  aged  62,                                                            .  " 

Hattie  L.  Lucas,  aged  35,  " 

Paul  Link,  aged  27,  " 

Frederick  Philip  Brehm,  aged  35  years,  4  mos.,  " 

Thomas  Francis  Burke,  aged  51,  " 

William  Fisher,  aged  31,  " 

Josephine  Tuer,  aged  85,  " 

Jane  Stewart,  aged  77,  " 

James  Edward  King,  aged  4  years,  11  mos.,  " 

Harry  Francis  Messier,  aged  i  j'ear,  9  mos.,  " 

Samuel  Hamilton,  aged  29,  " 

Caroline  Sargeant  Sterling,  aged  60,  wife  of  Rev.  John  C,  " 

Ella  Louisa  Twenty,  aged  2  years,  7  mos.,  " 

Bernhard  Fenerstein,  aged  85,  " 

George  E.  Booth,  aged  20,  '* 

Albert  Rinebach,  aged  2,  " 


i8{ 

H- 

Feb. 

3- 

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4- 

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10. 

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20. 

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Mar. 

5- 

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II. 

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2. 

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22. 

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26. 

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3- 

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10. 

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3- 

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14. 

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9- 

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10. 

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15- 

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22. 

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22. 

Dec. 

2. 

" 

9- 

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18. 

" 

20. 

1885. 

Jan. 

20. 

Feb. 

I. 

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6. 

" 

15- 

" 

21. 

" 

22. 

" 

27. 

Mar. 

21. 

Apr. 

3- 

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' ' 

21. 

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29. 

May 

7- 

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8. 

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;    2. 

APPENDIX. 


717 


J  UllC 

14. 
19. 

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2, 

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28. 

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30. 

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Sept 

10. 

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16. 

" 

16. 

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19. 

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26. 

Oct. 

I. 

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10. 

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Nov. 

27- 

Dec. 

I. 

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4- 

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9- 

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13- 

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15- 

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27. 

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28. 

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21. 

1886. 

Jan. 

4- 

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5- 

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5- 

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8. 

" 

II. 

" 

16. 

" 

20. 

" 

22. 

" 

30. 

Feb. 

4- 

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4- 

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10. 

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23- 

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27. 

Mar. 

17- 

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18. 

" 

18. 

Apr. 

3- 

'  * 

13- 

" 

15. 

Residence. 
Hartford. 


Long  Branch,  N.  J. 
Hartford. 


Newington. 
Hartford. 


East  Hartford. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Hartford. 


New  York. 
Hartford. 


Date  of  Death.  '  "  Name. 

Frank  Lewis  Smith,  aged  7  mos., 
Mary  Lockwood  Warner,  aged  11  years,  9  mos., 
Rosanna  Rachenbach,  aged  84, 
Harriet  Stow  Adams,  aged  84, 
Ellen  M.  Sperry,  aged  34, 
Levi  S.  Gilbert,  aged  49, 

Tryphena  Jackson,  colored,  Mrs.  Jackson  born  June  23, 
1782,  oldest  person  in  city  and  probably  in  the  state, 
aged  103  years,  2  mos., 
Emma  Ransom  Hall,  aged  88  years,  7  mos., 
Chauncey  Gleason ,  aged  6 1 , 
George  Stanley  Graham,  aged  23, 
T.  W.  Buxton,  aged  65, 
Neil  McGehan,  aged  45, 
Louisa  F.  Kingman,  aged  51, 
Henry  P.  Pearsall,  aged  17  mos., 
George  Ramsey,  aged  65, 
Richard  White,  aged  51  years,  9  mos., 
Albert  E.  Hodge,  aged  8  years,  11  mos., 
Tjder  Cook  Fletcher,  aged  6  years,  4  mos., 
Hattie  G.  Farwell,  aged  42, 
Mrs.  Laura  Melissa  Cad  well,  aged  38, 

Philip  Lentz,  aged  34,  " 

Hermann  Spiller,  aged  38,  " 

Sarah  Emeline  Fletcher,  aged  8  years,  9  mos.,  " 

Robert  Jarvis  Fletcher,  aged  11  years,  10  mos.,  " 

Moses  Edmimd  Wieglib,  aged  4  3'ears,  11  mos.,  " 

Gordon  Ludwig,  aged  3  weeks,  4  days,  " 

Charles  Caligan,  aged  61,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Sarah  Woodbridge,  aged  73,  dau.  of  Ward  W.,  Hartford. 

Eleanor  Alden  Butterfield,  aged  41,  Brooklyn,  L.  L 

Jennie  Wright  Bullock,  aged  39,  Hartford. 

William  Grauer,  aged  2S  years,  2  mos.,  " 

Mabel  Frances  Clark,  aged  i  year,  2  mos.,  " 

Margaret  Crawford,  aged  66,  " 

Peter  Sheard,  aged  52,  " 

Augustus  Luke  Burton,  aged  3  days,  " 

Henry  Richard  Me^^er,  aged  1  mo.,  3  days,  '* 

Flossie  Bell  Coggshall,  aged  5  years,  i  mo.,  " 

Ferdinand  Fries,  aged  18,  " 

J.  H.  Wm.  Wenk,  aged  61,  " 

Lily  French,  aged  3^3  hours,  " 

Mary  Fries,  aged  46  years,  9  mos.,  " 

Susan  Parker,  aged  51,  " 

Joseph  Vogt,  aged  85,  .  •« 

Arthur  Old  Pucci,  aged  2  mos.,  " 

Don  Alonzo  Shepard,  aged  66,  " 
Arthur  George  Sherlock,  aged  45  years,  6  mos.,                   Antrim,  N.  H. 
Huldah  Jilather  Pinney,  aged  74,                                                       Hartford. 

Austin  Bishop,  aged  55,  " 

Elizabeth  Porter  Hayden,  aged  61,  " 

Julia  E.  Blush,  aged  44,  " 

Edward  Ferdinand  Sayer,  aged  38,  " 

Frank  Deitz,  aged  26,  " 

Lily  Korsick,  aged  6  mos.,  " 

John  Adam  Fisher,  aged  56,  " 

Joseph  Van  Andan,  aged  Si,  " 

John  Hahn,  aged  50,  " 

Minnie  Welch,  aged  24,  " 

Maud  E.  Clark,  aged  4  mos.,  " 


7i8 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Date  of  Death.  Name. 

Apr.   15.     Elias  Hull  Snow,  aged  65, 

William  Wallace  Booth,  aged  37, 

Maria  Feldheusen,  aged  44, 

Albert  A.  Waters,  aged  2  years,  7  mos., 

Charles  Jones,  aged  39, 

Eliot  Roger  Lang,  aged  16  mos., 

Caroline  Meyer,  aged  43  years,  7  mos., 

Mary  A.  Litchfield,  aged  70, 

Emma  May  Oelkuch,  aged  19, 

Elizabeth  Nsedele,  aged  70, 

Mary  Lichtenstein,  aged  43, 

Edwin  Robert  Loeffler,  aged  4  mos., 

Harold  Jarvis  Richmond,  aged  2  weeks, 

Henry  Waterman,  aged  82, 

George  Lang,  aged  31, 

William  Toohy,  aged  57, 

Mary  E.  Buck,  aged  25,  dan.  of  Rev.  George, 

Winfield  Kendricks  (Turner-Co wles),  aged  5  mos., 

Charles  William  Wiessner,  aged  4  mos., 

David  Smythman,  aged  22, 

Albert  Edward  Schlatter,  aged  2  mos., 

Louisa  Adelaide  Field,  aged  68  years,  6  mos., 

Ruth  Maria  Penfield,  aged  84  years,  7  mos., 

May  Abild,  aged  2  mos., 

Annie  Alexander,  aged  52, 

Emma  Hart,  aged  33, 

Samuel  Lee,  aged  81, 

Hattie  H.  Smith,  aged  38, 

Louise  T.  Graham,  aged  75, 

Mary  Ann  Welch,  aged  62, 

Amelia  Henetta  Brehm,  aged  17  mos., 

Julia  J.  Callender,  aged  57, 

James  Wilson,  aged  42, 

Charles  Benton,  aged  85, 

Maria  H.  Loveland,  aged  50, 

Frank  Harvey,  aged  5  days, 

Sarah  Lillian  Young,  aged  36, 

Rosetta  Elizabeth  Welch,  aged  2, 

John  Wiesner,  aged  85, 

Thomas  Roberts  Laugh  ton,  aged  34  years,  4  mos. 

cated  at  fire, 
Willie  T.  Smith,  aged  2  years,  9  mos., 
Bernard  Linke,  aged  33, 
Isabella  L.  Strucks,  aged  27, 
Henry  S.  Emerson,  aged  25, 
F.  J.  R.  Pucci,  aged  71, 
Almira  Eliza  Blake,  aged  2  3'ears,  3  mos., 
Margaret  Mayer  Macknight,  aged  65, 
Edward  A.  Waterhouse,  aged  6  mos., 
Anna  Behner,  aged  57, 
Mary  Maynard,  aged  29, 
Charles  Green,  aged  74;   U.  S.  N., 
Edward  H.  Smith,  aged  53, 
George  Granger,  aged  38, 
Aimee  Robinson  Miller,  aged  3  mos., 
Mary  A.  Haynes,  aged  73, 
Minnie  Bubser,  aged  23, 

Maria  Louisa  Ripley,  aged  55,  dau.  of  Gen.  R., 
Thomas  Coffin,  aged  77, 
Catherine  Miller,  aged  58, 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


" 

16. 

May 

I. 

" 

13- 

" 

14. 

" 

16. 

" 

21. 

June 

7- 

" 

10. 

" 

10. 

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26. 

July 

2. 

*  * 

20. 

" 

22. 

" 

26. 

'< 

28. 

Aug. 

5- 

" 

II. 

" 

II. 

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18. 

" 

23- 

" 

30. 

Sept. 

13- 

" 

14. 

Oct. 

6. 

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ir. 

Nov. 

4- 

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15- 

" 

21. 

" 

27- 

Dec. 

7- 

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II. 

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18. 

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iS. 

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24. 

'' 

27- 

" 

29. 

1887. 

Jan. 

7- 

9- 

" 

14. 

" 

21. 

" 

24. 

" 

24. 

Mar. 

14. 

" 

15- 

" 

16. 

" 

18. 

" 

31- 

Apr. 

I. 

" 

7. 

" 

18. 

" 

23- 

" 

24. 

May 

20. 

' ' 

21. 

" 

23- 

" 

25- 

June 

■  4- 

East  Hartford. 
Hartford. 


New  York  City. 
Hartford. 

Northford. 
Hartford. 


Stratford. 
Hartford. 


Meriden. 
Hartford. 


i 


suffo- 


Thompsonville. 
Hartford. 


New  York. 
Hartford. 


East  Hartford. 
New  York. 


APPENDIX. 


719 


Date  of  Death.  Name. 

June  14.     Louisa  Reather  Mellein,  aged  62, 

Lillie  Adela  Messier,  aged  i  year,  5  mos., 

James  Stebbins,  aged  47, 

Emma  Eliza  Foslar,  aged  3  mos., 

John  Malloy,  aged  58, 

Christopher  A.  Clark,  aged  3  mos., 

Caroline  Lloyd,  aged  86,  dau.  of  Thomas  L., 

Julia  Kostenbader,  aged  18, 

H.  Tudor  Brownell,  aged  68,  son  of  Bp.  Brow 

Ernest  Hvigo  Ludwig,  aged  8  weeks, 

Joseph  T.  Furlong,  aged  29, 

L.  Raymond  Chapman,  aged  11  mos., 

Nellie  Lathrop  Whittelsey,  aged  17, 

Chauncey  Benedict,  aged  53, 

Chandler  Boswell,  aged  i  year,  4  mos., 

William  Osmond,  aged  68, 

Mary  Fries,  aged  23  years,  6  mos., 

Edith  E.  Helm,  aged  i  year,  5  mos., 

Ida  M.  Barbour,  aged  23, 

Jane  T.  Larkum,  aged  52, 

Ethel  Carl,  aged  17  days, 

George  J.  Loeffler,  Jr.,  aged  3  years,  3  mos., 

Walter  G.  Phelps,  aged  29, 

Jane  Gibbons,  aged  42, 

Nettie  Elizabeth  Howe,  aged  3, 

Emma  Hack,  aged  16, 

Frederick  Treibert,  aged  65, 

Charles  Arthur  McCullough,  aged  16, 

Stephen  G.  Sluyter,  aged  65, 

Margaret  P.  Becker,  aged  5  years,  8  mos., 

George  Burdett  Williams,  aged  72, 

Margaret  Roch,  aged  42, 

Newton  M.  Fowler,  aged  31, 

Emily  Amelia  Parkhurst,  aged  58, 

Eliza  B.  Sparks,  aged  62, 

Francis  Whaland  Burr,  aged  47, 

Thomas  Skinner,  aged  86, 

Charles  M.  Hyde,  aged  21, 

Willie  Bowers,  aged  12, 

Bernhardt  Grauer,  aged  28, 

Mary  Ann  Smith,  aged  73, 

Elizabeth  Burr  Cook,  aged  77  years,  3  mos., 

Alexander  Houston,  aged  67, 

Hattie  Belle  Chaffee,  aged  26, 

Lorenzo  Bidwell,  aged  73  years,  9  mos., 

Minnie  Wehner,  aged  3  years,  5  mos., 

John  B.  Griebel,  aged  63, 

Lillian  Emma  Amelunxen,  aged  7  weeks, 

Alice  Dunston,  aged  25,  wife  of  Robert  E., 

Don  C.  Cutchley,  aged  2  years,  2  mos., 

Florence  Christina  Holcombe,  aged  3  mos., 

August  Lindner,  aged  52  years,  2  mos., 

Emile  Hetchel,  aged  42, 

Minnie  Annie  Barby,  aged  i  year,  10  mos., 

Hannah  Carroll,  aged  39, 

Maria  Wyatt,  aged  49, 

Alexander  M.  Gordon,  aged  70, 

Agnes  Gibson,  aged  84, 

Minnie  Wiesner,  aged  i  year,  4  mos., 

Mary  Eleanor  Johnston,  aged  50, 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


" 

20. 

July 

2. 

3- 

" 

9- 

" 

12. 

" 

20. 

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25- 

Aug. 

2. 

8. 

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8. 

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16. 

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18. 

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27. 

Sept. 

5- 

Oct. 

I. 

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11. 

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23- 

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27. 

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SI- 

" 

SI- 

Nov. 

18. 

Dec. 

9- 

" 

15- 

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16. 

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19. 

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21. 

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28. 

1888. 

Feb. 

14. 

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20. 

Mar. 

4- 

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II. 

" 

13- 

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12. 

*  * 

17- 

" 

19- 

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22. 

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27. 

" 

27- 

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28. 

May 

2. 

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19. 

June 

2. 

" 

14- 

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28. 

July 

9- 

" 

II. 

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12. 

" 

13- 

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28. 

Aug. 

5- 

" 

10. 

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16. 

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17- 

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28. 

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31- 

Sept. 

2. 

" 

17- 

" 

22. 

nell. 


New  York. 
Hartford. 


New  York. 
Hartford. 


Springfield. 
Hartford. 

East  Hartford. 
Hartford. 


Shelburne  Falls,  I\Iass. 
Hartford. 


East  Hartford. 
Hartford. 


Thompsonville. 
Hartford. 


720 


CHRIST  CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


Date  of  Death. 
Sept.  24.     Fred.  L 


Oct. 

8. 

" 

15- 

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19. 

" 

20. 

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23- 

Nov. 

II. 

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IS- 

" 

IS- 

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16. 

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24. 

Dec. 

IS- 

" 

15- 

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21, 

1889. 

Jan. 

I. 

" 

21. 

" 

21. 

" 

26. 

Feb. 

s- 

" 

5- 

" 

8. 

" 

9- 

" 

14. 

" 

22. 

" 

28. 

" 

28. 

Mar. 

10. 

" 

22. 

" 

24. 

" 

27. 

Apr. 

2. 

" 

10. 

" 

15- 

" 

18. 

" 

23- 

" 

24. 

" 

26. 

" 

28. 

" 

29. 

May 

I. 

" 

3- 

" 

S- 

" 

6. 

" 

14. 

" 

23- 

" 

29. 

June 

I. 

" 

12. 

" 

12. 

" 

13- 

" 

18. 

" 

21. 

" 

22. 

July 

4- 

" 

4- 

*  * 

14. 

" 

16. 

" 

18. 

" 

19. 

Name. 
Lester,  aged  21  years,  4  mos., 
vSarah  D.  Ripley,  aged  86,  wife  of  Gen.  R., 
William  Henry  Burpee,  aged  69, 
Jane  Ellen  Murtaugh,  aged  29, 

Rhoda  Woodward  Xvilkinson,  aged  78  years,  8  mos., 
Gustav  Andersen,  aged  24  years,  3  mos., 
John  Benjamin  Newell,  aged  3  years,  2  mos., 
William  Newell,  aged  6  years,  6  mos., 
Samuel  Bancroft,  aged  53, 

Antoinette  Amelia  Newell,  aged  i  year,  6  mos., 
Jennie  Mather,  aged  36, 
Dorothy  May  Newell,  aged  6  mos., 
Hannah  E.  Fuller,  aged  67  years,  10  mos., 
Sophia  Hills,  aged  85, 
George  B.  Larkum,  aged  75  years,  5  mos., 

Susan  A.  Snow,  aged_55  years,  5  mos., 

Emma  M.  Waterman,  aged  57, 

Walter  Keney,  aged  80  years,  6  mos., 

John  Nevins  Caswell,  aged  52  years,  4  mos., 

Sarah  Giddings  Hewins,  aged  83,  wife  of  Philip, 

Mamie  L.  Sherman,  aged  23  years,  8  mos., 

WilHe  Murtaugh,  aged  3  years,  6  mos., 

William  H.  Parker,  aged  63, 

Carrie. H.  Anderson,  aged  2  years,  5  mos., 

Harvey  Moore,  aged  52, 

Edward  Howard  Lutz,  aged  2  years,  6  mos., 

William  Linke,  aged  34. 

John  P.  Hayden,  aged  80  years,  5  mos., 

Eleanor  May  Tuttle,  aged  i, 

Fidelia  Smith,  aged  83, 

Lydia  Ann  Mary  Bull,  aged  76, 

Florian  Erbert  Zacher,  aged  4, 

Annie  Isliep,  aged  20, 

Grace  May  Fricke,  aged  8  years,  10  mos., 

Charles  A.  Shepard,  aged  6  years,  8  mos., 

Stephen  Terry,  aged  47, 

Thomas  Fleming,  aged  51, 

Henry  Mittag,  aged  50, 

William  Lungholm,  aged  5  years,  6  mos., 

Joseph  Lang,  aged  64, 

Franklin  Simon  Reed,  aged  6  years,  2  mos., 

Dora  Rahba  Baeder,  aged  48  years,  6  mos., 

Emma  Dietrich,  aged  22  years,  3  mos., 

Lewis  J.  Young,  aged  66, 

Amanda  Thompson  Benton,  aged  77,  wife  of  Charles 

Martha  White,  aged  63, 

Robert  H.  Reed,  aged  34, 

Annie  L.  Peterson,  aged  2  years,  6  mos., 

Margaret  ]\IcPherson,  aged  56, 

Helena  Schirmaier,  aged  37, 

George  Ephraim  Cowles,  aged  36, 

Cora  Eliza  Maurice,  aged  5, 

Alethea  A.  Clark,  aged  66, 

Francesca  Oelkuch,  aged  55, 

George  Albert  Oldfield,  aged  3  mos., 

Lottie  Alice  Cowles,  aged  i  year,  7+  mos., 

Peter  Nisol,  aged  4, 

Charles  Woodworth,  aged  49  years,  6  mos., 

Frances  Charlotte  Clark,  aged  8  mos.,  5  days, 

Louise  Alden  Robinson,  aged  3  years,  5  mos.,  dau.  of 


Residence. 

East  Hartford. 

Hartford. 

Utica,  N.  Y. 
Hartford. 


Suffield. 

Hartford. 

New  York  City 

Hartford. 


Chicago,  111. 
Hartford. 


Boston,  Mass. 
Hartford, 


East  Hartford. 
Hartford. 


Rye,  N.  Y. 
Hartford. 


B., 


East  Hartford. 
Hartford. 


H.  N. 


APPENDIX. 


721 


Aug. 


Date  of  Death.  Name. 

July  22.     Meta  Matilda  Christenson,  aged  12  days, 

Charles  Edward  Hanson,  aged  i  j'^ear,  3  mos., 

Edward  Harold  Tivy,  aged  2  years,  13  days, 

Charles  Thomas  Richards,  aged  3  mos.,  9  days, 

Stella  Ray  Lloj'd,  aged  7, 

Louise  Philetta  Hull,  aged  2  mos.,  7  days, 

William  Westphal  Kropp,  aged  5  mos. , 

Mary  Rowe  (Tudor)  Rodgers,  aged  25, 

Sophia  Filley  Rice,  aged  74,  wife  of  Nehemiah, 

Alice  J.  Gray,  aged  i  year,  9  mos., 

Cynthia  E.  Eddy,  aged  69, 

Elizabeth  F.  Pitts,  aged  21  years,  S  mos., 

Maria  K.  Button,  aged  So, 

Marjr  Annie  Lunenheimer,  aged  84, 

Harriet  W.  Bradley  Robinson,  aged  80,  wife  of  George, 

George  Wilkinson,  aged  84, 

Mary  Simpson,  aged  9  mos.,  i  day, 

Hiram  R.  Batterson,  aged  43,  son  of  S.  S. , 

Frank  E.  Lutz,  aged  11  mos.,  4  days, 

Susan  Kinslar,  aged  81  years,  9  mos., 

John  C.  Calhoun,  aged  29, 

Mary  N.  Watchorn,  aged  59, 

George  B.  Phelps,  aged  19  years,  8  mos., 

Annis  C.  Gilbert,  aged  52  years,  8  mos., 

Elizabeth  J.  Bassett,  aged  5  years,  10  mos., 

Edward  R.  Brownell,  aged  64,  son  of  Dr.  P. , 


Sept. 


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Oct 

Nov. 

Dec. 

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"  30. 
1890. 

Jan.  I. 

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28. 

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2. 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


Boston,  Mass. 
Hartford. 


New  Haven. 

Hartford. 
Wethersfield. 

Hartford. 

New  York  City. 
Hartford. 


East  Hartford. 


Feb. 


Mar. 


May 


July 


Sarah  P.  DeS.  LeBlon,  aged  34  years,  7  mos., 

Joseph  HoUister  Stevens,  aged  62, 

Delia  F.  Ure,  aged  27, 

Robert  W.  Brown,  aged  28, 

William  Harrison  Joyner,  aged  i  year,  2  mos., 

Mary  Wunder,  aged  63, 

Mary  Portlock,  aged  65, 

Louise  Juliette  Matson,  aged  2  years,  3  mos.,  dau.  of  Wm.  L 

George  Hauert,  aged  33, 

Maria  Jennings,  aged  53, 

Gustave  Liesche,  aged  28  years,  4  mos., 

Minnie  Rammart,  aged  58, 

Lorenzo  Bridge  Goodman,  aged  70,  Junior  Warden, 

Jane  Corss,  aged  56, 

Adeline  Perkins  Corss,  aged  79  years,  5  mos.,  wife  of  John, 

Alene  Burdell  Ayers,  aged  6  weeks, 

Emily  P.  Davis,  aged  81  years,  11  mos.,  wife  of  Joseph, 

Christina  Petersen,  aged  i  year,  i  mo., 

Mary  Jane  Cooper,  aged  53  j'^ears,  9  mos.,  24  days, 

John  E.  Pollard,  aged  53, 

George  C.  Post,  aged  53  years,  g  mos., 

Junius  Spencer  Morgan,  aged  77;  died  at  Monte  Carlo, 

Mary  Ann  Gordon,  aged  72,  wife  of  A.  M., 

Caroline  Fisher,  aged  56, 

Louisa  H.  Chaffee,  aged  59, 

Charles  Raymond  Wood,  aged  4  mos., 

Minnie  Perry,  aged  34  years,  9  mos., 

Homer  C.  Bill,  aged  36  years,  6  mos., 

Anna  C.  DeCunsel,  aged  2  years,  9  mos., 

Emma  Charlotte  Linte,  aged  6  weeks, 

Maud  Niles,  aged  7  mos.,  12  days, 

Agnes  Wright,  aged  3  years,  10  mos., 

Joseph  Bouvier,  aged  40, 

Charles  Mansfield  Beach,  aged  i  day, 

46 


Hartford. 


East  Hartford. 


Hartford. 


Burnside. 
Danbury. 
Hartford. 

London,  Eng. 
Hartford. 


Middletown. 
Hartford. 


722  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Date  of  Death.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

July  II.  Janet  Wright,  aged  2  years,  2  mos. ,  10  days,  Hartford. 

"     II.  Matilda  Treat,  aged  89  years,  II  mos.,  Middletown. 

"     II.  James  Holmes,  aged  8  mos.,  Hartford. 

"     13.  William  Lewis  Hillman,  aged  5  mos.,  13  days,  " 

"     15.  George  Eaton  Nichols,  aged  4  mos.,  " 

"     16.  John  Frederick  Fifer,  aged  6  mos.,  6  days,  " 

"     19.  Albert  J.  Pease,  aged  75,  " 

Aug.    2.  William  Kuebler,  aged  5,  " 

3.  Mary  N.  Carrier,  aged  49,  " 

"     13.  Charles  Edward  Barchfeld,  aged  i  mo.,  2  days,  " 

Sept.    3.  Henry  Kallenbach,  aged  4  mos.,  4  days,  " 

"     19.  Lucy  Morgan  Goodwin,  aged  79  years,  6  mos.,  wife  of  James, 

"     27.  Ellen  Rogers,  aged  60,  " 

Oct.    15.  Mary  E.  Smith,  aged  62,  wife  of  Uriah  T., 

"     20.  Ruth  B.  Colton,  aged  78,  wife  of  Charles  A.,  " 

"     26.  Mary  Campbell,  aged  55,  " 

"     30.  Philemon  Fredei'ick  Robbins,  aged  83,  " 

Nov.    5.  Charles  E.  Cusick,'aged  31  years,  9  mos.,  " 

"       5.  Minerva  Melissa  Batterson,  aged  69,  dau.  of  S.  S.  B.,  " 

"       7.  Luther  P.  Loveland,  aged  66  years,  7  mos.,  Lynn,  Mass. 

"     13.  Marion  Edna  Larkum,  aged  6  years,  2  mos.,  Hartford. 

"     15.  Albert  Robert  Litchfield,  aged  5  years,  10  mos.,  " 

"     18.  Josephine  Elaine  Hinckley,  aged  2  days,  " 

"     21.  Sarah  Jane  Smith,  aged  26,  " 

"     30.  Frederick  Heine,  aged  61,  " 

Dec.     6.  Giovanni  Succhesi,  aged  74,  " 
1891. 

Jan.    20.  William  Charles  Holmes,  aged  6  years,  6  mos.,  " 

"     22.  George  Ephraim  Howard,  aged  i  year,  6  mos.,  " 

"     23.  Edward  J.  Cusick,  aged  52,  " 

"     24.  Hannah  Boyd  Beckwith,  aged  48  yrs.,  11  mos.,  wife  of  Charles,      " 

Feb.     I.  John  James  Holmes,  aged  4  years,  4  mos.,  " 

"       1.  George  Washington  Williams,  aged  32,  " 

"     10.  Charles  Kaensler,  aged  87,  " 

"     10.  Charles  Caligan,  aged  37,  " 

"     16.  John  Thomas  Skinner,  aged  50  years,  7  mos.,  " 

"     26.  Bertha  Louise  Elcoch,  aged  2  days,  " 

Mar.     2.  Joseph  Stenger,  aged  31  years,  8  mos..  West  Hartford. 

2.  Catharine  E.  Hill,  aged  46,  Hartford. 

"       7.  Barbara  L.  Vosseler,  aged  47,  " 

"     13.  John  Wells  Stancliflf,  aged  77.  " 

"     15.  Mary  A.  Overand,  aged  76,  " 

"     18.  Henry  Luckingham,  aged  i  year,  i  mo.,  " 

"     26.  Sarah  Hopewell,  aged  76,  East  Hartford. 

"     30.  Sidney  J.  Hodge,  aged  2,  Hartford. 

Apr.     5.  Orlando  E.  Fitch,  aged  87,  Cambridgeport,  Mass. 

"     24.  Hattie  Amanda  Collins,  aged  21  years,  6  mos.,  Hartford. 

"     28.  Jane  Ferguson  Duncan,  aged  5  mos.,  " 

May  10.  Gustave  Bartenfeld,  aged  — ,  " 

"     23.  Eliza  Davis,  aged  — ,  Bridgeport. 

June    3.  Eunice  Catharine  Palmer,  aged  65,  Hartford. 

"     16.  Elizabeth  Newell,  aged  60,  *' 

"     17.  Charles  Phillips,  aged  46,  " 

"     26.  Addie  Breton,  aged  35,  " 

July     3.  Joanna  Amelia  Doerr,  aged  52,  " 

"      6.     Caroline  A.  H.  Morgan,  aged  71,  wife  of  George  D.,  " 

"     13.  John  Hoppe,  aged  61,  " 

"     25.     Rosella  Frances  (Hotelling)  Smith,  aged  45  years,  4  mos.,  " 
"     30.     William  Price  Jones,  aged  22  years,  9  mos., 

Aug.    I.     Gladys  Leona  Cambridge,  aged  i  mo.,  " 

"       4.     Lizzie  A.  Winslow,  aged  23,  " 


APPENDIX.  723 

Date  of  Death.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

Aug.    6.     Annie  Chaese,  aged  64,  Hartford. 
Valentine  Kunkel,  aged  (^,6, 
Henry  Watchorn,  aged  57, 

George  Francis  Keasley,  aged  2  years,  11  mos. ,  " 
Frank  C.  Martyn,  aged  43,"                                                         New  Haven. 

Mary  Hudson  Cutler,  aged  80  years,  9  mos.,  Hartford, 
Jennie  E.  Wood,  aged  59, 
Bede  L.  Dankers,  aged  — , 

Edward  L.  Martyn,  aged  48,  " 

Maria  Sarah  Lamphier,  aged  91  years,  7  mos.,  " 

Margaret  Costello,  aged  61  years,  7  mos.,  " 
William  F.  Rand,  aged  56,                                                       New  York  City. 

Harold  Fred.  Geo.  Lawler,  aged  2  years  3  mos.,  Hartford. 
Jerusha  P.  Cooley,  aged  Sg  years,  10  mos., 

Joseph  Luckenham,  aged  44,  " 

Horace  Henry  Larkum,  aged  52,  *' 

Leander  H.  Jaycox,  aged  55,  " 

John  James  Allan,  aged  19,  " 

Edna  Hamilton,  aged  15  mos.,  " 

Theodore  C.  Needele,  aged  37,  " 

Marion  Helen  Aberdein,  aged  49,  wife  of  David  L.,  " 

Martha  Reynolds,  aged  4  years,  7  mos.,  " 

Charles  Kern,  aged  49,  " 

Alfred  Watkinson,  aged  73,  " 

Catharine  Elizabeth  Law,  aged  51,  " 

Frederick  Buckland,  aged  73,  " 

James  H.  Condren,  aged  34,  " 
Mary  A.  Pinney,  aged  88,  wife  of  Ebeiiezer,                        East  Hartford, 

Mary  S.  Curtis,  aged  55,  Hartford. 

Charles  J.  Entress,  aged  9  years,  3  mos.,  " 

Tillie  Sickman,  aged  14, 

Maria  L.  Sage  Sanford,  aged  44,  " 

Ida  Dewey,  aged  33, 

William  Bush,  aged  37,  " 

Sarah  F.  Cooper,  aged  77,  " 

Charles  H.  Olmstead,  aged  40,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Thomas  Calverly,  aged  61,  E.  Hartford. 

Flora  Lydia  Cowles,  aged  28,  Hartford. 

Allan  W.  Warner,  aged  55, 

Electra  Beach  Nott,  aged  66, 

Etta  Carrie  Dow,  aged  4, 

Fidalins  Glokler,  aged  43, 

William  Henry  Scherp,  aged  14  mos., 

Franklin  Whitmore  Sommermann,  aged  6  mos., 

William  Brink  Ramsdell,  aged  6, 

William  Holmes,  aged  33, 

Carl  Albert  Scherp,  aged  4, 

Sumner  Carr,  aged  17, 

Emma  Hauser,  aged  36, 

Adolph  Fries,  aged  19, 

Julia  C.  Simmering,  aged  76, 

Florence  Annie  Schumacker,  aged  4  mos., 

Margaret  Mitchell,  aged  53, 

David  L.  Aberdein,  aged  50, 

Charles  Edward  Hanson,  aged  5  mos., 

Thomas  Backus,  aged  81, 

Charles  M.  Crawford,  aged  48, 

Florena  Lind,  aged  4, 

Charles  Tuller,  aged  83, 

Richard  G.  Bunce,  aged  62,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


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1892. 

Jan. 

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6. 

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724  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Date  of  Death.  Name.  Residence. 

Sept.    5.  Sarah  Larkin,  aged  89,  Hartford. 

"     II.  Florence  Annie  Schteffer,  aged  I, 

"     24.  William  Metz,  aged  7  mos., 

Oct.      I.  Sarah  Gilman  Young,  aged  61, 

"     20.  Isabella  Belden,  aged  32, 

"     22.  Mary  M.  Nicholson,  aged  51, 

Nov.    8.  Harry  B.  Porter,  aged  27, 

"     26.  Mrs.  Jennie  E.  Harding,  aged  48,  East  Hartford. 

"     28.  Frank  T.  A.  Chaese,  aged  30,  Hartford. 

Dec.     8.  Harry  Belden,  aged  24,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

"     12.  Mrs.  Clara  Beck,  aged  33,  East  Hartford. 

"     14.  Mrs.  Caroline  Maria  Miller,  aged  59,  Hartford. 

"     16.  Mrs.  Cythia  F.  Bishop,  aged  72, 

"     20.  Arthur  T.  Adams,  aged  49, 

"     29.  Mrs.  Emma  Lux,  aged  56, 

1893. 

Jan.     2.  Miss  Naomia  Rice,  aged  84, 

4.  Mrs.  Ann  Farley,  aged  79, 

5.  Mrs.  Mary  L.  Forst,  aged  29, 
"     16.  Benjamin  Gennery,  aged  71, 
"     18.  William  L.  Wright,  aged  21, 
"     22.  Grace  L.  Hollister,  aged  21, 
"     30.  James  T.  Sherman,  aged  54, 

Feb.     3.  Bartholemew  James  Murphy,  aged  49, 

"       7.  Mary  Jeanette  Keney,  aged  80,  wife  of  Walter  K., 

"     14.  Stephen  P.  Abell,  aged  72, 

"     22.  James  E.  Woodruff,  aged  48,  son  of  O.  D., 

Mar.  17.  Benjamin  F.  Hurlburt,  aged  74, 

"     18.  Mrs.  Sarah  Goodale,  aged  65, 

"     20.  Mrs.  Charlotte  S.  Thatford.  aged  78, 

"     22.  Mrs.  Abigail  Jane  Cornwall,  aged  57, 

"     23.  John  W.  Nichols,  aged  77, 

"     25.  Mrs.  Lucy  A.  C.  Carrier,  aged  86,  wife  of  Wm.  B., 

Apr.     I.  Mrs.  Emma  B.  Stebbins,  aged  29, 

4.  Mrs.  Eltruda  H.  Ely,  aged  92, 
"     15.  Mrs.  Delia  Burr  Jewett,  aged  70,  wife  of  George  D., 
"     26.  Mrs.  Sarah  Jane  Smith,  aged  61, 
"     28.  Sidney  A.  Ensign,  aged  76, 

May     6.  Emma  Sommermann,  aged  22, 

"     II.  Miss  Margaret  Backus,  aged  68;  died  at  Middletown, 

"     15.  Miss  Jane  Allen  Wood,  aged  6  years,  8  mos.,  East  Hartford. 

"     19.  Jennie  Elizabeth  Frish,  aged  2  mos.,  Hartford. 

June  29.  Mrs.  Almira  Houston,  aged  82, 

July     2.  Frank  Edward  Dolan,  aged  3  mos., 

"     12.  Alexander  Anderson,  aged  7  mos., 

"     17.  John  Laiman,  aged  71, 

Aug.  14.  James  William  Pagram,  aged  34, 

"     17.  George  H.  Parker,  aged  75,  San  Jose,  Cal. 

"     22.  Sarah  Bell  Fries,  aged  18,  Hartford. 

—     — .  Maria  Bunce,  aged  64,  Brooklyn. 

Sept.    4.  Nellie  Alice  Sharpe,  aged  3  mos.,  Hartford. 

"     18.  Martha  A.  Belden,  aged  85, 

Oct.    13.  George  W.  Hubbard,  aged  52,  West  Hartford. 

"     16.  Albert  Grunack,  aged  25,  Hartford. 

"     23.  Anna  Lucia  Madsen,  aged  38, 

Nov.  13.  Caroline  Law,  aged  38,  " 

"     19.  Alice  Calverley.'aged  32,  East  Hartford. 

Dec.     4.  Laura  S.  Dickerman,  aged  78,  Hartford. 

5.  Adolph  Anderson,  aged  19  years,  5  mos., 

"     14.  Leonard  H.  Nott,  aged  75,  " 

"     18.  David  S.  Rice,  aged  4  mos.,  " 


APPENDIX. 


725 


Date  of  Death.  Name. 

Dec.  19.     Catherine  Tresch,  aged  52, 

Jeremiah  Jones,  aged  88, 

William  M.  Bubser,  aged  32, 

Elizabeth  Mooney,  aged  37, 

Margaret  Haughton,  aged  71, 

David  Henry  McCandlass,  aged  39, 

Annie  Mabel  Nolan,  aged  9  mos., 

Maria  Louise  Ellsworth,  aged  19, 

Louise  J.  Whittlesey,  aged  45,  wife  of  George  C. 

Josephine  Booth,  aged  52,  (c) 

Jessie  Bothwell,  aged  54, 

William  C.  Beyer,  aged  31, 

Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Wright,  aged  63, 

Mrs.  Katherine  K.  Calloway,  aged  62, 

Mr.  Harvey  B.  Seymour,  aged  61, 

Frederick  A.  Ellis,  aged  49, 

Agnes  L.  Reid,  aged  16  mos., 

Mrs.  Rebecca  Gregory,  aged  80, 

Charles  E.  Terrell,  aged  7  years,  6  mos., 

Mrs.  Carrie  L.  Adams,  aged  41, 

Mrs.  Lydia  M.  Lester,  aged  62, 

William  Brown,  aged  36, 

Frances  Ellen  Watrous,  aged  50, 

Winiford  Geneva  Perkins,  aged  9  mos., 

Hattie  Fitch,  aged  17, 

Mary  Elizabeth  Earle,  aged  78,  wife  of  Morris, 

Frederick  T.  Covel,  aged  50  years,  9  mos., 

Mrs.  Amelia  Kerns,  aged  38, 

Mrs.  M.  M.  Bond,  aged  59. 

Mrs.  Laura  L.  Robinson,  aged  25, 

Gustavus  Booth,  aged — , 

Margaret  Dyer  Young,  aged  5  mos., 

Hugo  F.  Ludwig,  aged  62, 

William  B.  Lloyd,  aged  34, 

Albert  H.  Kent,  aged  27, 

Henry  Keney,  aged  88, 

Jessie  Albertina  Shepard,  aged  26, 

Nicolo  Lasizza,  aged  22, 

Herman  Jones,  aged  13, 

George  H.  Carr,  aged  45  years,  6  mos., 

Albert  K.  Tillotson,  aged  10  mos., 

Kate  M.  Brown,  aged  53, 

Howard  P.  Ross,  aged  58, 

Matilda  Hack,  aged  55, 

John  E.  Edward,  aged  46, 

Harriet  L.  Hoadley.  aged  92,  wife  of  Wm.  H., 

Grace  M.  Hunt,  aged  46,  wife  of  Milo, 

William  F.  Tuttle,  aged  83, 

Julia  W.  Skinner,  aged  77, 

Annie  E.  Clark,  aged  46, 

Rev.  William  Lewis  Bostwick,  aged  64, 

Henrietta  Brunotte,  aged  59, 

Sarah  Jane  Spalding,  aged  81, 

Alice  Andrews,  aged  46, 

Ella  Mary  Edwards,  aged  72, 

Isaac  Beecher  Davis,  aged  78, 

Minor  Warner,  aged  55, 

Annie  Teuber,  aged  35, 

Chauncey  W.  Gleason,  aged  30, 


Residence. 
Hartford. 


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TO. 

Jersey  City. 

Hartford. 

East  Hartford. 

Hartford. 


East  Hartford. 
Hartford. 


Newark,  N.  J. 

New  York  City. 

Hartford. 


27. 
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Fair  Haven. 

Hartford. 


726  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Date  of  Death.                                                  Name.  Residence. 

June    8.  Cora  Louise  Wolcott,  aged  33,  Hartford. 

"       9.  Sarah  Tuttle,  aged  78,  wife  of  William  F.,  " 

"     30.  Robert  Stanton  Fuller,  aged  75,  " 

July   12.  Lauretta  Cowles,  aged  4  mos.,  " 

"     23.  Ellison  Hubbard  Young,  aged  44,  " 

"     28.  Smith  S.  Parker,  aged  75,  " 

"     31.  Gurdon  T.  Chapman,  aged  72,  Wethersfield. 

•^ug.    5.  Josie  L.  Craemer,  aged  26,  Hartford. 

7.  William  H.  Miner,  aged  35,  " 

"       8.  Rosella  Lloyd,  aged  gi,  dau.  of  Thomas,  " 

"     II.  Sarah  B.  Hulett,  aged  74,  Southington. 

"     13.  Isaac  P.  Davis,  aged  84,  Hartford. 

"     27.  Ruth  I.  Hewes,  aged  2  years,  8  mos.,  " 

Sept.  10.  Cordelia  R.  Cook,  aged  75,  " 

Oct.    14.  Grace  May  Calverley,  aged  4,  East  Hartford. 

"     17.  William  M.  Brown,  aged  48;  died  at  Middletown,  Hartford. 

"     26.  Fannie  Saltonstall,  aged  51,  wife  of  Rector,  " 

Nov.     I.  Albert  T.  Litchfield,  aged  33,  " 

"       8.  Caroline  Copperberg,  aged  30,  " 

"       9.  Emily  Cooley,  aged  77,  " 

Additions  and  corrections  have  been  made  in  this  list  of  burials  to  make  it 
more  correct,  so  that  more  appears  than  is  to  be  found  in  the  original  record. 
Mr.  George  E.  Hoadley  has  been  very  helpful  in  this  matter. 

DIOCESAN  CANON  \\.— Of  Parochial  Registers  and  Reports. 

Sec.  I.  In  order  to  give  effect  to  Title  I.,  Canon  XVIII.,  Section  i,  of  the 
Digest,  it  is  hereby  required  that  every  Minister  of  this  Church  shall  keep  a  regis- 
ter of  all  the  baptisms,  marriages,  and  funerals  solemnized  by  him,  specifying  the 
names  of  the  parties  married,  of  those  baptized,  and  of  their  sponsors,  and  of  the 
persons  buried,  and  the  time  when  each  rite  was  performed.  He  shall  also  enter 
therein  the  names  of  the  persons  confirmed,  of  the  communicants,  and  of  the  fam- 
ilies belonging  to  his  Parish,  which  register  shall  be  deposited  with  the  Clerk,  in 
case  of  his  removal  from  the  Parish. 


ADDENDA. 


Christ  Church,  Parish  House, 

Hartford,  Conn.,  Dec.  9,  1895. 

Dear  Dr.  Russell  : 

The  enclosed  tables  of  footings  and  averages  should  be  accompanied 
by  the  following 

A'otes. 

1.  The  footings  are  approximately,  not  absolutely,  correct.  The 
early  records  were  imperfectly  kept  and  hence  in  them  as  in  later  chron- 
icles one  finds  errors  of  both  omission  and  commission. 

2.  The  average  of  attendance  in  1894-95  is  probably  more  accurate 
than  others,  for  during  that  year  the  number  present  at  the  two  principal 
services  were  counted  by  three  persons,  and  their  returns  compared  be- 
fore the  entry  was  made.  If  the  same  care  had  been  taken  in  previous 
years  it  is  probable  that  the  decrease,  if  any,  would  not  be  so  marked. 

3.  The  gradual  removal  of  families  from  the  business  quarter  to 
the  residence  portion  of  the  city,  increases  distance  from  the  Church,  and 
furnishes  a  ready  excuse  for  non-attendance. 

4.  A  comparison  of  the  average  number  of  communions,  with  the 
number  of  communicants  enrolled,  seems  to  demand  some  explanation. 

{a.)  Many  whose  names  appear  in  the  List  of  Communicants  are 
persons  who  have  received  Lutheran  confirmation,  and  had  been  ad- 
mitted to  the  privileges  of  full  membership  in  Christ  Church  in  years 
previous  to  my  coming.  A  large  proportion  of  these  do  not  commune  at 
all  in  our  church,  and  some  not  oftener  than  twice  yearly,  at  Xmas  and 
Easter. 

{b.)  Some  who  attend  other  churches  regularly  have  neglected  to 
ask  for  the  canonical  letter  of  transfer,  preferring  to  retain  membership 
in  this  Parish.  Hence  their  names  still  appear  on  our  list,  although  they 
neither  attend  the  services  nor  contribute  to  the  support  of  the  Church. 

It  seems  proper  that  the  facts  above  stated  should  be  borne  in  mind 
when  one  desires  information  regarding  both  the  past  history  and  pres- 
ent condition  of  the  Parish. 

Faithfully, 

L.  W.  SALTONSTALL. 


728 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Footings  taken  from  the  Parish  Register  from  the  earliest 
dates  1801  to  Dec.  i,  1895  : 


Baptisms,     . 
Confirmations., 
Marriages, 
Burials, 


total  number    3,475 

1,887 

996 

2,156 


Table  of  Annual  Baptisms,  etc.,  carefully  prepared  by  Rev. 
Mr.  Saltonstall. 


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*  To  Advent,  Dec.  i,  1895. 


Averages   taken   from   the   Record  of  Services   for    terms 
specified  : 

OF  ATTENDANCE  AT  SUNDAY   SERVICES. 


Hour  of  Service. 

8  A.M. 

10.45  A.M. 

7.30  P.M. 

*i89i-92,  .... 

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*  Advent  to  Advent. 

OF  COMMUNIONS  ON  FIRST  SUNDAYS. 


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Service. 

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10.4s  A.M. 

Total. 

Enrolled. 

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1892-93 

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730 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


List  of  those  who  have  been  Vestrymen  in  the  Parish,  with 
the  year  in  which  they  were  first  chosen  : 

Griffin  Stedman, 
Nathan  Morgan. 
Asa  Farwell. 
Charles  Brainard, 
Samuel  H.  Huntington. 
Isaac  Toucey. 
Joseph  Church, 
Denison  Morgan,  * 
Solomon  Porter. 
Charles  S.  Phelps, 
Ebenezer  Collins, 
Charles  Spencer. 
William  T.  Lee. 
Ebenezer  Flower. 
Dudley  Buck, 
James  Goodwin,  Jr., 
Lemuel  Humphrey, 
Hezekiah  Huntington,  Jr., 
Charles  H.  Northam. 
Edmund  B.  Stedman, 
Erastus  Goodwin, 
Horace  W.  Goodwin, 
Thomas  Belknap. 
Ward  Woodbridge, 
Timothy  M.  Allyn, 
Philip  Ripley. 
Haynes  Lord, 
Wm.  H.  Hoadley, 
Zephaniah  Preston. 
Charles  A.  Col  ton. 
Hezekiah  Brainard. 
Philemon  F.  Robbins. 
Miles  A.  Tuttle. 
John  A.  Taintor, 
John  B.  Eldredge. 
Walter  Keney. 
Junius  S.  Morgan, 
William  R.  Phelps, 
John  W.  Bull, 
George  Sumner. 
Gurdon  W.  Russell. 
Flavins  A.  Brown, 
Alfred  Watkinson, 
William  Isham. 
Thomas  T.  Fisher. 
Charles  H.  Sigourney. 


1796. 

Samuel  Cutler, 
John  Thomas, 

1820. 

Jacob  Ogden, 

1822. 

John  Jeffery, 

1823. 

Elias  Morgan, 

Peleg  Sanford, 

1824. 

William  Burr, 

1825. 

Aaron  Bradley, 

John  Thomas. 

1799- 

Thos.  Sanford,  Jr. 
Joseph  Utlej', 
James  Bull, 

1826. 

James  Ward, 

1827. 

John  McCrackan, 

1829. 

Michael  Olcott. 

1830. 

1801. 

Roger  Wads  worth, 
Michael  Bull, 
Nathaniel  Blake. 

1803. 

Joseph  Hart, 

Daniel  Goodwin, 

1831. 

Samuel  Tudor,  Jr. , 

John  Hamilton. 

1804. 

William  Weller. 

1805. 

George  Pierce, 
Samuel  LedHe. 

1834- 

1806. 

Thomas  Lloyd,  Jr. 

1807. 

John  Butler, 
John  Pierce, 
Thomas  Glover, 

1835. 

William  Weare, 

1837- 

Cyprian  Nichols, 

1839. 

James  Church, 

1840. 

1808. 

WilHam  H.  Imlay, 

1841. 

Roland  Lee. 

1843. 

1809. 

Roswell  Bartholomew, 

Jeremy  Hoadley, 

1844. 

Seth  Whiting. 

1845. 

1813. 

Eliakim  Hitchcock. 

1814. 

James  M.  Goodwin, 
Philo  Hillyer. 

1816. 

Simeon  Griswold, 

1847. 

Joseph  Wheeler. 

1848. 

1818. 

Christopher  Saunders, 
Judah  Bliss, 

George  Beach. 

1849. 

1819. 

John  T.  Peters. 

1850. 

ADDENDA. 


731 


1851.  Allyn  S.  Stillman, 
Thomas  J.  Fales, 
Thomas  Skinner. 

1852.  Philip  Ripley,  Jr., 
W.  H.  D.  Callender. 

1853.  John  W.  Bull, 
John  Brocklesby, 
WilUam  Mather, 
Chester  Adams, 
H.  D.  Wells. 

1854.  WilHam  F.  Tuttle, 
Normand  Lyman,  Jr. 

1855.  Thomas  A.  Alexander, 
Charles  R.  Chapman. 

1856.  Elisha  Johnson. 

1857.  Henry  K.  Morgan, 
Charles  Benton. 

1858.  James  Bolter, 
James  M.  B.  McNary, 
Samuel  H.  White, 

H.  T.  Brownell. 

1859.  George  D.  Jewett, 
Julius  Young. 

1S60.     Benjamin  F.  Ellis, 
George  E.  Hatch. 

1861.  Daniel  Goodwin. 

1862.  Charles  J.  Hoadly, 
Sihion  Towle, 
Julius  Case. 

1863.  Newton  Carter. 


1865. 

Carlos  C.  Kimball, 

Sylvester  G.  Farnham,  Jr 

1866. 

Joseph  Hall. 

1867. 

Leonard  A.  Dickinson, 

Francis  W.  Burr. 

IS69. 

Isaac  B.  Davis. 

I87I. 

J.  Watson  Beach, 

William  L.  Matson, 

Frank  J.  Knox. 

1872. 

Charles  E.  Dustin. 

1875. 

John  C.  Palmer, 

Lorenzo  B.  Goodman. 

1876. 

George  C.  Jarvis. 

1877. 

George  W.  Hubbard. 

1880 

John  F.  Tracy, 

Sidney  B.  Curtis. 

I88I. 

Charles  T.  Russ. 

I8S3. 

L.  W.  Clarke. 

IS84. 

C.  W.  Strickland, 

E.  S.  Bartlett. 

1885. 

H.  H.  HoUister. 

1886. 

George  Ellis. 

1887. 

F.  S.^Crossfield. 

1888. 

E.  M.  Bunce, 

John  D.  Tucker. 

IS90. 

William  H.  Dodd, 

John  M.  Taylor. 

1891. 

Charles  C.  Beach. 

1892. 

T.  Belknap  Beach. 

1893. 

James  J.  Goodwin. 

Present    Officers  of  the  Parish. 

Rev.  Lindall  W.  Saltonstall,  Rector. 
Rev.  James  P.   Faucon,  Assistant  Minister. 
George  Ellis,  Senior  Warden. 
John  C.  Tracy,  Junior  Warden. 

Edwin  S.  Bartlett, 

Sidney  B.  Curtis, 

Herbert  H.  Hollister, 

Wm.  L.  Matson, 

Wm.  H.  Dodd, 

T.  Belknap  Beach,  N  Vestryjnett. 

John  D.  Tucker, 

Charles  C.  Beach, 

GuRDON  W.  Russell, 

George  Beach, 

James  J.  Goodwin, 


732 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Herbert  H.  Hollister,  Clerk. 
Sidney  B.  Curtis,  Treasurer. 
T.  Belknap  Beach,  j_,^^^^^.^^^^ 
John  D.  Tucker,      ) 

George  Ellis,    |  £)gig^ates  to  Diocesan  Cofiventzon. 
James  Bolter,  ) 

John  R.  Tracy,     \  Subsiztuie  Delegates. 

John  M.   Taylor,  ) 

H.  F.  Williams,  Organist. 

George  R.  Kelley,  Sexton. 


STATISTICS  OF  THE  PARISH  FOR  1895. 

Families,      .            .            ... 

485 

Whole  number  of  individuals, 

1,907 

Baptisms  —  Infants, 

25 

Adults, 

2—     27 

Confirmed,               .... 

27 

Communicants  registered. 

931 

Marriages,                .... 

16 

Burials,        ..... 

44 

Sunday-school  Teachers  and  Officers,     . 

44 

Scholars,  .... 

306 

Studying  for  the  Ministry, 

I 

Churches  or  Chapels  in  the  Parish, 

2 

Income  and  Contributions. 
For  Parochial  Support. 
Income  from  Property,        .  .  .  .     \ 

Income  from  ordinary  sources  (pew  rents  and 
offerings),  ..... 

For  Parochial   Work. 
Communion  Alms,  ..... 
Other  contributions   for   charitable  work  within 

the  Parish,  ..... 

Contributions  for  Sunday-schools, 
Contributions  for  Missions  in  the  Parish, 
Contributions  for  other  Church  work  within  the 

Parish,       ...... 

For  Diocesan    Work. 
Convention  Fund,    ..... 

Mission  Work,  ..... 

Education,     ...... 

Charities  and  other  work,  .... 

For  Domestic  Church    Work. 
Missions,        ...... 

Other  work  within  this  Church, 


'2,345-oo 

5.887.33 

212.83 


i, 232. 33 


379-45 

918.28 

616.59 

$2,905.13 

37-50 

467.80 

183. II 

394-25 

$1,082.66 

1,410.91 

745-02 

$2,155-93 

ADDENDA.  733 

For  Foreign  Missions,  $657.94 

For  O titer  Ciiarities,  150.13 

Total  within  the  Parish,             .....  $11,137.46 

Total  without  the  Parish,           .....  4,046.66 


Total,  .......  $15,184.12 


Draper  Memorial  Tablet. 

A  handsome  memorial  tablet  to  the  memory  of  the  Misses 
Draper,  who  conducted  the  famous  Draper  Seminary  for  Young 
Ladies  on  Trumbull  street  for  about  thirty  years,  was  unveiled  in 
Christ  Church  on  the  morning  of  November  first.  Appropriate 
services  were  held. 

The  service  was  that  appointed  for  All  Saints'  Day.  The 
morning  prayer  was  said  by  the  Rev.  J.  P.  Faucon,  assistant 
minister  of  the  parish,  and  the  Rev.  Francis  Goodwin  ;  the  Holy 
Communion  was  celebrated  by  the  Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Hart  of 
Trinity  College,  the  Rev.  Dr.  George  H.  Clark,  formerly  rector 
of  Christ  Church,  reading  the  Gospel.  After  the  Gospel  Dr. 
Hart  made  an  address,  first  reading  the  following  letter  from 
Bishop  Williams  to  Mrs.  Gurdon  W.  Russell :  — 

MiDDLETOWN,  October  31,  1895. 
My  Dear  Mrs.  Russell  :  — 

I  very  greatly  regret  my  inability  to  be  present  with  you  to-morrow 
at  the  memorial  service  in  Christ  Church.  My  memories  of  the  Draper 
family  in  Greenfield  and  of  the  school  in  Hartford  go  back  more  than 
sixty  years.  When  I  came  to  Hartford  in  1833  I  found  the  school  in  full 
success,  and  doing  an  admirable  work,  such  work  as  it  continued  to  do 
as  long  as  its  founders  lived.  It  occupied  a  prominent  position  among 
the  girls'  schools  of  the  period,  a  position  which  I  think  it  never  lost. 

I  rejoice  to  know  that  a  memorial  to  the  Misses  Draper  is  to  be  placed 
in  Christ  Church,  where  they  so  long  worshiped,  as  members  of  a  parish 
in  whose  welfare  they  always  took  a  deep  and  generous  interest. 
I  am,  very  truly  yours, 

J.  WILLIAMS. 

The  Memorial  Tablet. 
The  tablet  is  placed  on  the  south  wall  of  Christ  Church, 
between  the  two  center  windows.  It  is  of  brass  and  is  mounted 
on  an  Alp  green  marble  slab.  The  tablet  was  made  by  the  Gor- 
ham  Manufacturing  Company  and  cost  about  $400.  Other  ex- 
penses brought  the  total  to  nearly  S500.  The  fund  was  contri- 
buted by  about  100  pupils  and  former  teachers  of  the  schogl. 


734  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

The  tablet  bears  the  following  inscription. 

To  the  Glory  of  God 

And  in  Grateful  Memory  of  four  sisters,  Eliza  Charlotte  Julia 

and  Catherine  Draper, 

This  memorial  was  here  placed  on 

All  Saints  Day,  1895, 

by  some  who  had  been  their  pupils, 

1S31-1863. 

"  They  that  be  wise  shall  shine  as  the  brightness  of  the  firmament. 


Letter  from  Rev.  Mr.  Finch. 

St.  James'  Rectory, 
Grp:enfield,  Mass.,  Nov.  8,  1895. 
Dr.  Gurdon  W.  Russell  — 

Dear  Sir:  As  illustrative  of  the  fact  that  Christ  Church,  Hartford, 
Conn.,  was,  at  one  time  in  its  history,  a  missionary  center  to  a  large 
outlying  region,  the  following  notes  are  furnished  from  the  records  of 
St.  James'  Church,  Greenfield,  Mass.: 

"  On  the  same  day  (Sept.  24,  18 12),  previous  to  the  above  mentioned 
agreement  "  (agreement  signed  by  those  interested  in  forming  an  Epis- 
copal parish),  "  the  Rev.  Philander  Chase,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,"  who  had  encouraged  the  people  to  take  this 
step,  "performed  divine  service  and  delivered  a  lecture  at  the  Congre- 
gational meeting-house  in  this  town,  and  the  holy  ordinance  of  Baptism 
was  administered  to  twelve  persons. 

"On  the  evening  of  the  25th  of  September  service  was  performed 
and  a  lecture  delivered  by  Rev.  Mr.  Chase,  at  the  house  of  John  E. 
Hall.  From  this  time  until  the  November  following  we  assembled  reg- 
ularly every  Sunday  at  our  respective  houses  and  performed  Divine 
Service  and  read  sermons." 

Mr.  Thos.  Chapman  and  IMrs.  Elizabeth  Hall,  having  been  ap- 
pointed by  the  parish  to  solicit  funds  for  the  erection  of  a  church  build- 
ing, the  rector,  wardens,  and  vestrymen  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford, 
gave  them  a  letter  bearing  date  March  17,  1813,  commending  their  cause 
to  the  clergy  and  laity  of  New  York  city.  This  letter  is  signed  as  fol- 
lows : 

Philander  Chase.  Rector. 

John  Morgan,  )  Wardens. 

Michael  Olcott,    ) 

James  Ward, 

Charles  Sigourney, 

Wm.  H.  Imlay, 

Eliakim  Hitchcock, 

Samuel  Tudor,  Jr.,  ";   Vestry. 

Thomas  Glover, 

Jeremy  Hoadley, 

Cyprian  Nichols, 

Roswell  Bartholomew, 


ADDENDA.  735 

This  letter  was  endorsed  March  24,  1813,  by  John  Henry  Hobart, 
Assistant  Bishop  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  New  York.  Six 
hundred  dollars  were  raised  as  the  result  of  the  trip  to  New  York. 

"On  Sunday,  May  9,  1813,  Mr.  Chase  performed  Divine  Service  at 
the  Church  room  and  administered  the  Holy  Sacrament  of  the  Lord's 
Supper. 

"  In  the  afternoon  Divine  Service  was  performed  at  Mr.  C.  Munn's 
Hall,  on  account  of  the  number  of  people  being  so  great  that  they 
could  not  all  be  accommodated  in  the  room  at  Mr.  Hall's.  The  ordi- 
nance of  Baptism  was  administered  to  six  persons. 

"  On  Monday  the  loth  day  of  May,  A.D.  1813,  between  the  hours  of 
9  and  10  o'clock,  a.  m.,  the  Corner  Stone  of  St.  James'  Church  was  laid 
in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  foundation  for  the  Chiu'ch  by  the  Rev* 
Philander  Chase,  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  Hartford."  (The  service  for 
this  occasion,  arranged  by  Mr.  Chase,  is  entered  in  full  in  the  records.) 

Mr.  Chase  preached  the  sermon  at  the  Consecration  of  the  Church, 
Wednesday,  Aug.  31,  1814." 

Truly  Yours,  P.  VOORHEES  FINCH. 


The  illustrations  for  this  volume  were  obtained  from  photo- 
graphs and  oil  paintings,  sometimes  after  much  difficulty  and 
research.  That  of  Rev.  Mr.  Wainwright  is  from  a  painting 
owned  by  his  son,  the  late  Wm.  A.M.  Wainwright,  M.D.  That 
of  Rev.  Dr.  Wheaton  is  from  a  painting  owned  by  the  late 
vSamuel  Tudor,  which  is  now  in  the  library  of  Trinity  College. 
Those  of  Rev.  Mr.  Burgess  and  Rev.  Mr.  Chauncey  are  from 
paintings  in  the  art  gallery  of  the  Watkinson  Library  by  the 
elder  Flagg.  That  of  Dr.  Smith  was  found  in  the  interior  of 
New  York,  much  impaired,  but  was  skillfull}^  restored.  Photo- 
graphs of  all  these  were  taken  by  the  Stuarts  of  this  city,  and 
rendered  into  autotypes  by  Bierstadt  of  New  York. 


ERRATA. 


Page  236,  15th  line  from  top,  for  1859,  read  1857. 


450,  504,  7,  8,  Ellin  and  Kidston, 
452-53,  for  William  H.  Miller, 
465  for  Augus/«j  H. 
476  for  ^laxy  Jennette 
496  for  Wm.  H. 
519  for  George  H. 

521  for  Mary  K/eth 

522  for  Mary  Butler 


Ellin  and  Kitsoji. 
William  M. 
Augusta  H. 
Mary  Jeannettc. 
Wm.   W. 
George  E. 
Keith. 
Lucy  Butler. 


OJIItnigl)ty  Bod,  who  hast  knit  together  thine 
elect  in  one  communion  and  fellowship,  in 
the  mystical  body  of  thy  Son  Christ  our  Lord ; 
Grant  us  grace  so  to  follow  thy  blessed  Saints  in 
all  virtuous  and  godly  living,  that  we  may  come 
to  those  unspeakable  joys,  which  thou  hast  pre- 
pared for  those  who  unfeignedly  love  thee ; 
through  Jesus   Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


Page. 

Academy,  Hartford,  incorporated,    .....            69 

Address  at  consecration  of  Church,  1829, 

277 

congratulatory  to  Bishop  Brownell, 

2S3 

Alms  Basin  presented, 

436 

Chest  presented. 

437 

Apothecaries,  early,  in  Hartford, 

37 

Auditor,  appointment  of, 

400 

Baptisms,  in  Hartford, 

41 

by  Rev.  Roger  Viets,    . 

514 

Abraham  Jarvis, 

521 

from  1 801, 

531 

register  of,  to  be  kept. 

206 

Bell,  in  Hartford, 

62 

for  Church, 

205,  319 

subscription  for. 

184,  418 

repair  of, 

414.  417 

ringing  of. 

384.  430 

purchase  of  chimes. 

414 

Benevolent  Society,  Ladies,   . 

323 

Bishop,  Abraham  Jarvis,  death  of. 

65 

T.  C.  Browmell,  election  of, 

69 

"             "          address  to. 

283 

"            "          resolutions  on  death  of. 

417 

George  Burgess, 

420 

Philander  Chase,         "                  " 

383 

Bishop's  Fund,  subscription  for. 

207 

increase  of,    . 

245.  303 

salary,  payment  of, 

284 

chair  presented. 

322 

Burials,  in  Hartford,    . 

41 

register  of,  to  be  kept, 

206 

by  Rev.  Roger  Viets,    . 

516 

from  1812,      . 

689 

Centennial,  semi-,  committee  on, 

453 

celebration  of ,    . 

498 

thanks  for  sermon,  etc.. 

456 

Chancel,  carpet  and  decorations  presented, 

330 

window. 

390 

alteration  of,       . 

450,  504 

47 

, 

738 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Chapel,  erection  of,  considered,         .... 

294,  306,  427 

use  of,  granted  to  Germans,     . 

397 

"            "           St.  John's  parish,    . 

346 

week-day  services  in,    . 

430 

Chimes,  purchase  of,  considered. 

414 

Choir,  addition  to,        .            . 

375 

resignation  of,    . 

376 

action  regarding, 

•  379-  382 

attendance  at  week-day  services. 

397 

male  authorized, 

464 

old,  discontinued, 

465 

vested,  authorized. 

466 

Chorister,  compensation  of ,    . 

309 

Choir  stalls,       .            .       •     . 

471 

Church,  building  of,  1786, 

52 

description  of ,    . 

56 

corner  stone  laid,  1828, 

75 

cost  of,  1830, 

108 

subscription  for. 

106,  159,  160 

consecration  of,             .            -13 

.  55-  75 

,  169,  2 

72,  275,  276,  277 

new,  subject  considered. 

73,  261,  267,  270,  316 

old,  sale  of,        . 

270,  271,  282 

heating,  .... 

64,  209,  355 

lighting, 

71.  256,  257,  370 

repairs  and  alterations,       206,  295,  302,  315,  326,  32 

9.  356,  388,  389. 

431,  460,  461 

completion  of,  considered, 

•       304-  313.  315 

builder,  gift  to,  . 

76 

weddings  in.  Wardens  consent  necessary, 

395 

keys,  where  to  be  kept, 

284 

adjoining  owner  granted  privileges,  . 

465 

indebtedness  considered,    172,  285,  313,  351,  352,  3 

53-  383-  384.  385, 

4 

30,  432,  434,  436 

fund,  trustees  incorporated,     . 

59 

scrip,        .... 

I 

01,  302,  310,  491 

sittings  in,  altered, 

71,  256,  382,  383 

"       lease  and  sale  of , 

] 

74,  364,  369,  427 

"        assignment  of, 

271,  30C 

)-  311.  - 

526,  388,  400,  413 

free  at  evening  service. 

460 

of  England,  members  of. 

33.  44 

at  East  Windsor, 

250 

at  Greenfield,  Mass.,     . 

734 

in  Huntington,  . 

181 

in  Simsbury, 

35 

missionaries. 

34 

services  first  in  Hartford, 

, 

34 

omitted  during  Revolution, 

45 

literature,  sale  of, 

204 

INDEX   OF   SUBJECTS. 


739 


City  reservoir,  action  regarding, 

mission,  collection  for, 
Clergy,  in  charge  during  vacancy, 

compensation  to, 

vote  of  thanks  to, 

connected  with  parish,  list  of, 
Clerks,  parish,  list  of, 
Collections,  amount  of, 
College,  Washington,  . 

commencement  exercises  in  Church, 
Communion  service,  purchase  of,  etc., 
Constitution,  diocesan,  adopted, 

Society  for  Promoting  Christian  Knowledge, 

Ladies  Benevolent  Society, 
Contributions,  method  of  increase  considered, 
Convention,  diocesan,  delegates  to,  . 

"  held  in  Christ  Church, 

Court  House  property,  purchase  and  sale  of,  2S5,  295, 

Deaf  and  Dumb,  action  regarding, 
Deaths,  register  of,  to  be  kept. 
Desk,  subscription  for  trimming, 

East  Windsor,  services  at. 
Endowment  Fund, 
Episcopalians  in  Hartford,  1774, 
Errata,  .... 
Expenses,  adjustment  of  income, 
not  to  exceed  income,  . 


376 


382 


85,  286 


296 


Fence,  action  concerning. 
Finances.     See  Funds,  Indebtedness 
Font,      .... 
Funds,  report  on, 
Fund,  Adams,  . 

Thomasin  A.  Beresford, 

Brownell  Memorial, 

Burhans  Scholarship,    . 

Peter  S.  Chauncey, 

Episcopal  Church, 

Flower,  . 

L.  B.  Goodman, 

Mary  Goodwin, 

Hartford  Hospital, 

Frances  Heywood, 

Mary  Jeannette  Keney, 

Walter  Keney,  . 

Mary  S.  Merrill, 


Page. 

263,  266,  319 

380 

433.  470 

378 

443.  471 

527 

529 

58 

72,  203 

311,  382 

230,  352 

258 

258 

324 

388 

57 
527 
.  297,  303.  305-6 


220 
206 

167 

250 
58 
44 
735 
327 
430 


264,  370,  376,  377,  378,  3S4,  387 


etc. 


309. 


141 


322.  475 

81,  148 

126,  148 

150 
131.  150 

145 

148,  476 
81,  148 

123,  148 
150 

136,  140 
145 
150 

149,  476 

151 

140 


740 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Fund,  Charles  H.  Northam,  . 
Susan  R.  Northam, 
Open  Hearth,    .... 
Rogers  scholarship, 
Grace  Tuttle,    .... 
Bishop's,  subscription  for, 

increase  of ,  . 
Church,  trustees  incorporated, 
for  endowment, 

Greenfield,  Mass.,  Church  at, 

Hartford,  Academy  incorporated, 

Library  Company,. Rector  made  member, 
History  of  Parish,  completion  of, 
Huntington,  aid  to  Church  in. 

Indebtedness,  action  regarding,  285,  313,  327,  351,  352,  353,  383,  384,  385, 

402,  430,  431,  436 
subscription  for,  ....  172,  418,  426,  434 

loi,  302,  310,  491 
56 


Page. 

•  132, 

148 

.  136, 

149 

140,  149, 

473 
143 

•  140, 

149 
207 

•  245, 

303 
59 

58 

734 

69 
60 

.  462, 

477 
181 

•    35.  42,  46, 
,  163,  174,  181,  282, 


53- 


Church  scrip. 
Institution  of  Ministers,  service  for, 

Land,  purchase  of,       . 

sale  of ,    .  •  .  .  76,  162 

in  north  part  of  city,  presented, 

action  regarding  gangway, 

boundary  lines, 

statement  of  title, 
Lay  Reader, 
Letter  to  Rev.  Roger  Viets, 

from  Bishop  Seabury, 

from  Rev.  Samuel  Peters, 
Library  Company,  Hartford,  Rector  made  a  member, 

Parish,     .  .  .  .  .  .63,  204,  252 

Sunday-school,  . 
Liturgy  of  Church,  proposed  alterations. 

Marriages  in  Hartford, 

by  Rev.  Abraham  Jarvis, 

by  Rev.  Ambrose  Todd, 

by  Rev.  Roger  Viets, 

from  1 80 1, 

register  of,  to  be  kept, 
Meeting,  annual,  time  of,        .  .  .  .  58,  173,  174, 

Memorial  tablets,         ......       470,  476, 

windows,  action  concerning,    .    273,  44S,  449,  455,  460,  462,  464, 

decorations,  insurance  of, 

tablets,  windows,  etc.,  described,       ....  509, 


253. 


400 
426 
425 
354 
351 
485 
163 

517 

518 

519 

60 

254 
377 
271 

41 
521 
516 
516 

653 
206 
202 

733 
474 
467 

733 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


741 


Page. 

Ministers,  service  for  institution  of,  .  .  .  .  ■  56 

assistant,  election  of,     .         70,250,344,419,425.428.463,471,476 
resignation  of,  ....  •  427.  476 

list  of .......  527 

salary  of,       .  .  .  .  .  •  473.  475 

connected  with  Christ  Church,  list  of,  .  .  .527 

Missions,  collections  for,         ......  309,  380 


Music,  action  regarding. 


251,  270,  364,  431,  434,  443.  456,  472 


(See  also  Choir,  Chorister,  Organ,  Organist.) 

Ordinations  in  Christ  Church, 
Organ,  first  one  in  Hartford, 

purchase  of, 

repair  of  and  alterations. 
Organist,  election  of,  . 

resignation  of,    . 

salary  of, 

Parish,  condition  of,  in  1762,  . 
organization  of, 
members'  certificates,   . 

list  of, 
meetings,  how  warned, 

annual,  when  held, 

treasurer  to  report  to, 
treasurer  elected  to  fill  vacancy, 
officers,  election  of,  1795, 

1799.      • 
1895,      . 
clerks, 
treasurers, 
vestrymen, 
wardens, 
statistics, 
new,  considered, 

members  of,  obligations  to  Christ  Church 
St.  John's,  sketch  of,     . 

granted  use  of  chapel, 
invitation  from, 
St.  Paul's,  indebtedness, 
consolidation, 
St.  Thomas,  organization. 
Trinity,  organization,  . 
consolidation,  action  regarding. 
History,  completion, 
records,  early,    . 
house,  action  regarding, 
fund  presented. 
Phoenix  Bank,  action  regarding. 


524 

57 

63,  106, 

186,  210,  471 

389 

285,  286,  445 

.  437,  447 

171,  313,  446 

38 

46,  54.  157 

176 

.  269,  495 

.  161,  168 

58 

173,  174.  202 

205 

384 

162 

164 

731 

529 

529 

730 

528 

61,  728,  732 

331 

1. 

344 

•  ■   347 

346 

455 

598, 399. 

401,  402,  405 

.  447,  448 

429 

415 

431 

•  462,  477 

53 

451,  453.  503 

460 

311 

/42 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Prayer-Book,  Revised,  copy  presented, 

society, 
Pulpit,  subscription  for  trimming,     . 

Records,  parish,  eariy, 

of  baptisms,  marriages,  and  burials,  to  be  kept. 
Rector,  Rev.  Menzies  Rayner,  election  of,  . 

"  "  "        resignation  of, 

"      Philander  Chase,  election  of,  . 
"  "  "         resignation  of, 

"      J.  M.  Wainwright,  election  of, 
"  "  "        resignation  of, 

Rt.  Rev.  T.  C.  Brownell,  election  of, 

"  "  '"         resignation  of. 

Rev.  N.  S.  Wheaton,  election  of, 
"  "  "         resignation  of, 

"      Ashbel  Baldwin,  election  of,  . 
"      Ammi  Rogers,  election  of, 

Hugh  Smith,  election  of, 
"  "  "         resignation  of , 

"      Henry  W.  Ducachet,  election  of, 
"      George  Burgess,  election  of,   . 
"  "  "        resignation  of, 

"      Peter  S.  Chauncey,  election  of, 
"  "  "         resignation  of, 

Thomas  M.  Clark,  election  of,    . 
"  "  "         resignation  of, 

"      Francis  L.  Hawks,  election  of, 

George  Leeds,  election  of, 
"      R.  M.  Abercrombie,  election  of, 
"  "  "        resignation  of , 

Clement  M.  Butler,  election  of, 
George  H.  Clark,  election  of, 

"        resignation  of, 
"      Robert  Meech,  election  of, 
"  "  "        resignation  of, 

"      Wm.  F.  Nichols,  election  of,   . 
"  "  "        resignation  of, 

"      John  S.  Lindsay,  election  of, 
"       Floyd  W.  Tomkins,  Jr.,  election  of, 
"  "  "         resignation  of, 

"      Lindall  W.  Saltonstall,  election  of, 
committee  to  recommend  names, 
granted  leave  of  absence, 
salary  of,  ....  . 

resolutions  on  death  of  wiie,   . 
appointed  professor  in  Berkeley  Divinity  School, 
Rectors,  list  of, 


60, 


Page. 
477 
237 
167 

53 

206 

55,  166 

186,  202 

62,  196 

65,  212 

66,  221 

69,  246 

70,  249 

71,  252 
71.  255 

286 
164 

165 
290 
298 
304 
305 
357 
362 

371 
381 
391 
394 
394 
395 
402 
410 
412 
422 
423 
431 
437 
467 
470 
471 
475 
475 

55,  360,  436,  470 

261,  370,  399,  465 

210,  356,  397,  412 

400 

466 

527 


INDEX    OF    SUBJECTS. 


743 


Rectory,  .... 

Reredos,  in  Church,  erection  authorized, 

in  Chapel,  erection  authorized, 
Reservoir,  city. 

School,  singing  authorized, 

Sunday,  established,     . 

action  concerning, 
library, 
Scrip,  Church,  .  .  .  . 

Service,  for  institution  of  ministers. 
Services,  time  of  holding. 
Sexton,  duties  and  salary, 
Simsburj',  Church  in. 
Society  for  Promoting  Christian  Knowledge 

Ladies'  Benevolent, 
Soldiers'  Aid  Association, 
St.  John's  Parish, 
St.  Paul's  Parish,  .  .  .  398,  399 

St.  Thomas'  Parish,     . 

Tablets,  memorial  authorized, 

description  of,  . 
Tax,       ......         58 

Tithing-men,  election  of, 
Transparency  presented, 

removed. 
Treasurer  to  make  annual  report, 

authorized  to  borrow  money, 

elected  to  fill  vacancy, 

vote  of  thanks  to. 
Treasurers,  list  of. 
Trinity  parish,  organization,  . 

Vestrymen,  list  of,       . 


Warden,  junior,  resolutions  on  death  of, 

senior,  vote  of  thanks  to, 
Wardens,  list  of,  . 

Washington  College  chartered. 
Weddings  in  Church,  wardens  consent 
Well,  city,         .  . 

Windows,  repairs  and  improvement, 

memorials  authorized,  .    273, 

description  of ,    . 


401,  402 


177.  I 


Page. 

397.  464 

454 

471 

263,  266,  319 

171 

67 

271,  285 

377 

302,  310,  491 

56 

.  205, 356 

256,  285,  309 

35 

258 

323 

417 

346,  347,  455 

405,  447,  44S 

429 


470, 

509, 

79,  180,  194, 

283, 

76. 


471 
471 

528 

72 

necessary,  .  .  .  395 

263,  266 

315,  326,  329,  356,  390 

448,  449,  455,  460,  462,  464,474 

509 


476 
733 
345 
309 
273 
390 
205 
413 
384 
397 
529 

415 
730 


INDEX  OF  NAMES. 


The  Records  of  Baptisms, 
page 


Marriages,  and  Burials  commencing  on 
531  are  not  indexed. 


Abbott,  John  C, 

. 

498 

Abell,  S.  P 

497 

Abercrombie,    . 

255 

R.  M.,     .            .         ■     24,  122 

,  395,  396,  400 

,  402,  403,  416,  500,  527 

R.  M.,  Mrs.,       . 

.  399.  400 

Adams,  Abigail, 

47 

Byron,     . 

387 

B.  &C., 

.   108,  30S 

Chester,  124,  126,  127,  130,  148 

350,  354,  377. 

379.  386,  3S7.  388,  397. 

399,  400,  413,  419 

,  424,  426,  427 

,  429,  477,  495.  528,  731 

Chester,  Mrs.,    . 

■  259.  465 

Electa  (Roberts), 

126 

Freelove  (Arnold), 

47 

Mary, 

522 

Sally,       . 

68 

Sarah, 

47 

Watson, 

296,  308 

William,              .             .      36,  4 

6,  47,  126,  157 

,  158,  486,  516 

,  522,  529 

WiUiam,  Mrs.,   . 

522 

^tna  Insurance  Company,    . 

296 

Affleck,  George, 

415 

Ahern,  James, 

508 

Alden,  Horatio, 

296,  446 

Alderman,  Reuben,     . 

516 

Timothy, 

516 

Alexander,  Samuel,     . 

415 

Thomas  A. ,         . 

496.  731 

Alison,  .... 

254 

Allen,  Ephraim, 

496 

William  E 

497 

Allyn,  Timothy  M.,      . 

.       296 

319.  730 

Alsop,  Richard, 

221 

■Althouse, 

378 

Andrews, 

519.  521 

Andross,  Augustus, 

209 

Andruss,  Augustus,     . 

210 

Andrus,  Chester, 

2og,  210 

Mary, 

515 

INDEX    OF    NAMES. 


745 


Anthon, 
Arnold,  Benedict, 

Dan  H., 

Freelove, 

Henry, 
Asbnry, 
Austin, 

Elisha, 
Aver  ill,  Eliphalet, 

Horace, 
Avery,  John,     . 

Babcock, 

S., 

William, 

W.  J.,     . 
Backus,  Jason, 
Bacon , 

Leonard, 

Leonard,  Estate 

W., 
Baeder,  William  A., 
Baldwin, 

Ashbel,    . 

Eugenia  J., 
Ballou,  Hosea, 
Bancroft,  Samuel  H., 
Barber,  Horace, 

John  W., 
Barlow,  William,  Mrs 
Barnes,  George  B., 
Bamett,  James  S., 
Barry , 

Charles  W., 

E.  D.,      . 

James  W., 

William  J., 
Bartholomew,    . 

Andrew, 

George  ^L, 

Roswell,      69,  75,  89,  107,  112 
209,  210,  214,  228 


Roswell,  Mrs.,    . 
Sally  L,  . 
Sally  J.,. 
Bartlett,  Edwin  S., 

Edwin  S.,  Mrs., 


184 


186,  IQ4,  208 


,  182,  184,  186, 
,  229,  233,  245, 


Page. 

300,  301 

47.  517 

257 

47 

209,  210 

60,  167 

318 

194 

185 

319.  495 

47,  51.  157.  160 

369 
172 
286 
313.  336 
496 
63.  309.  315 
74,  268,  296,  351,  493 

354 

76,  273 

497 

56 

55-  56.  164 

440 

61 

498 

250 

45 

260 

416 

429,  496 

244 

497 

85 

244 

269 

251 

229 

49,  34S,  349,  350,  495 

194,  197,  200,  206,  208, 

267,  270,  272,  275,  494, 

528,  730,  734 

259 

348,  350 

308 

465.  497.  731 

465 


746 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Barton,  George, 
Bassett, 

J-. 
Baxter,  Sarah, 
Bayard,  Lewis  P., 
Bayley,  James  R., 
Beach , 

Abraham, 
Alfred  B., 
Amos  B., 
Charles  C, 
George,        68,  89,  91, 
264,  267, 
307,  312. 
448.  45' 

George,  Mrs., 

George,  Junior, 

H.  B..      . 

Harriet  Bradley, 

J.  W.,      . 

Maria  Nichols, 

Miles, 

Sarah  B., 

T.  B.,      . 

and  Ward, 
Beardsley,  Eben  Edwards, 
Beau  champ,  John, 

Susanna, 
Beckwith,  A.  S., 

Clara  Maria, 

Henry  C, 
Beeman,  Allen  E., 
Belcher,  Elijah  D., 
Belden,  Elizabeth, 

Thomas, 
Belknap, 

Henry  W., 

Thomas,         107,  273, 

Thomas,  Mrs., 
Benjamin, 
Bennett,  John, 
Benton , 

Asa, 

Charles,  257,  354,  378 

George,  . 

Ruth,       . 

Samuel,  . 


Page. 
206 
221 

257 

259 

243 

24.  525 

226,  311,  345,  355,  411,  414,  418 

45.  46,  85 

525 

525 

•  498,  731 

108,  112,  182,  194,  208,  209,  210,  221,  245,  261, 
268,  270,  273,  294,  295,  296,  298,  304,  305,  306, 
313.  319.  350,  353.  355.  401,  426,  431,  433,  434, 
465,  470,  493,  495,  499,  500,  503,  509,  528,  529, 

730,  731 
260 
308,  419,  495 
354.  386 
509 
387,  401,  414,  418,  419,  426,  496,  530,  731 

509 

226,  266 

259 

498,  731.  732 

229,  233 

56,  61,  188,  190,  204,  500,  525 

•  34.  36 
34 

257 
233 
233.  465 
470,471,  527 
196 
330 


330 
311 

497 

296,  303,  305,  306,  307,  309,  317,  319,  331,  348, 
349.  350,  529.  730 
260 
260 
185 
411 
159 
431,  434,  435.  528.  731 
525 
228 
107 


387,  402,  412,  413,  419 


INDEX    OF    NAMES. 


747 


Beresford, 

Frances  Ann, 

James,     . 

John, 

J.  &S.  B., 

Mary  I., 

Mary  Stuart, 

Samuel  B., 

Thorn asin  A., 
Berkeley,  George, 
Berry,  Joshua  D., 
Bickerstaffe,  George, 
Bidwell,  Salmon, 

Sarah, 
Bierstadt, 
Birden,  J.  S.,    . 
Bissell,  Titus  L., 

Tudor  &  Company, 
Blackwood,  Albrait, 

Charlotte, 

Rhoda,    . 
Blair,      . 

Blake,  Nathaniel, 
Bleeker,  A.  L., 
Blinn,  Mary  Hurlburt 
Bliss,      . 

Alfred,    . 

Anna, 

Judah,     . 
Boardman,  Thomas  D 
Bodge,  George, 

George  R., 
Boggs,  Robert, 
BoUes,    . 

Benjamin, 

Benjamin,  Jr 

Henry,  Mrs., 

James  A., 
Bolter,  James, 


354.  378 


386,4 


Bond,  George  M., 
Bonjes,  J., 
Bontecou, 
Booker,  Alexander, 
Booth,  Charles, 
Bostwick,  William  L. 
Boughton,  S.  G., 
Bowden, 

James  J., 


Page. 

356,  3S8,  400,  410 

150 

306,  308 

150 

319 

465 

476,  512 

19,  476,  495,  512 

150 

72 

525 
66 

521 
51 

735 

128 

185 
405 
522 
522 
522 

255 

172,  730 

85 
515 

237,  245,  246 
185 
405 

209,  210,  730 
185 
141 

497 
243 
376 
185 
257 
500 
500,  524 
119,  378,  384,  386,  387,  395,  400,  413,  414,  415,  416, 

461,  495,  731,  732 

.  465.  497 

185,  186,  195 

189 

513 
506,  511 
526 
354 
56 
525 


748 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Bowen,               ........          301 

Bowles,  Samuel, 

185 

Brabazon,  Andrew, 

429 

Brace,  Albert,  . 

496 

Bradley, 

166 

Aaron,     . 

47.  52,  55.  157.  159,  161,  162 

164,  730 

&  Hubbard, 

508 

Joseph,    . 

194 

Sarah, 

180 

Bragaw,  Isaac  A. , 

496 

Braham, 

346 

Braithwaite,  Betsey, 

522 

Robert,   . 

522 

Brainard,  Charles,  68,  107,  r8o,  184,  194,  208,  209,  228,  230,  308, 

319.  348, 

350,  494 

495.  730 

Charles,  Mrs.,    ...... 

259 

Charles  H., 

297,  348 

350,  529 

H., 

308 

378,  379 

H.  &Co., 

386,  422 

Hannah, 

387 

Hezekiah, 

296,  315,  319,  350,  354 

495,  730 

John, 

.       496 

500.  526 

R.,  Mrs., 

259 

Ursula,    . 

310 

Brewster,  Anson, 

182,  185,  186,  194,  206 

208,  209 

Lydia,     . 

310 

Prince,     . 

53.  55 

Brinley, 

•       451 

504,  508 

Edward  H., 

496 

Ellen,      . 

465 

George, 

.  222,  223,  280 

419.  497 

George,  Jr., 

354 

Britton,  Henry, 

378,  387 

Broadhead,  Edward  F 

., 

378 

Brocklesby,  John, 

•  387.  391,  392 

495.  731 

John,  Jr., 

.       348 

349.  350 

Brown, 

445 

Charles  P. , 

387 

Flavins  A., 

•    146, 

354.  38f 

,  419,  431,  433,  436,  496.  511 

529.  730 

Flavius  A.,  Mrs 

, 

465 

F.  W.,     . 

434 

Francis,  . 

55 

J.  B.,        . 

496 

Jeremiah, 

185 

Mary, 

168 

Brownell,  Francis  E., 

498 

H.  Tudor, 

350,  386,  400,  413,  419 

496.  731 

Sarah  Morgan  (( 

joodw 

n), 

. 

512 

INDEX    OF    NAMES. 


749 


Brownell,  Thomas  Church,  13,  19,  21 
248,  249,  250,  251, 

Thomas  Church,  Mrs 

WiUiam  R. , 
Bruce,  Barwick, 

Fanny,    . 
Bryant,  Timothy, 
Buchanan,  James, 
Buck,      . 

Daniel,    . 

Daniel,  Jr., 

Dudley,  107,  115,  116,  257,  273 
357.  360,  362,  363,  370 

Dudley,  Mrs., 

George, 
Buckland,  Aaron, 

Amos, 

George, 
Buckley,  Stephen,  Mrs. 
Buell,  Lydia,     . 

Robert,   . 
Bulkley,  Stephen, 
Bull,  Amos, 

Ann, 

Caleb,      . 

Charles  T., 

David,     . 

Elizabeth, 

E.  M.,     . 

Esther  M., 

Frederick, 

George,   . 

Hezekiah, 

Isaac  D., 

James, 

John  W.,  257,  270,  296,  307 


Jonathan, 

Katy, 

Lavinia, 

Martha,  . 

Michael, 

Sally,       . 

Sarah, 

Stella  B., 

Thomas, 

William, 


Page. 

,  69,  70,  73,  75,  90.  131,  150,  191,  247, 

252,  253,  275,  276,  283,  284,  290,  292, 

304,  338,  416,  417,  418,  419,  424.  527 

260 

496 

194 

260 

194,  208 

428 

234,  235,  311.  334 

185 

354.  364.  370 

285,  296,  307,  317,  319,  350.  354,  355. 

371.  378.  379,  384.  386,  387,  397,  419, 

494,  495.  528,  530,  730 

259 

387,  416,  496 

196 

196 

196 

260 

360 

297.  308 

108 

180,  194 

168 

266 

348,  350 

514,  522 

259 

259 

68 

160 

180,  194 

172 

185 

194.  730 

391-  495. 

730,  731 

46,  47 

514 

522 

168 

160,  172,  180,  194,  528,  730 

514 

259 

459 

ibo,  161,  185 

160 


160 


54,  160,  161,  164,  166,  180 
319,  350,  354,  37S.  386,  389, 


750 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 


Bunce,  Daniel,  Jr., 

194 

Edward  M., 

141,  149,  473,  477,  497,  731 

Gideon, 

516 

Heman, 

.  180,  194 

Nathaniel, 

.   172,  180,  186,  194,  210 

Burd,  James  J.. 

.471.527 

Burgess,  George,  21,  24,  25,  114,  120,  305,  306,  307,  319,  333,  334,  337,  338, 

339,  340,  344.  345,  346,  349,  350,  353.  356,  357,  359,  360, 

420,  525,  526.  527.  735 

Burhans,            .            .            .            .            .            .            .            .56,  144 

Daniel,    . 

145 

Burke  &  Company,     . 

513 

Burkett, 

.    62,  172 

Burnet, 

255 

Burnham,  Ashbel,  Mrs 

>•  1 

522 

George  S. , 

.  386,  496 

Gordon  W., 

424 

Joshua  P., 

180,  186,  194 

Burns.  James  F., 

416 

Burr,       . 

427 

Alfred  E., 

38 

Eunice, 

522 

Frank  L., 

38 

F.  W., 

.  429,  496 

Francis  W., 

731 

George, 

47.  50,  55,  157,  161,  521,  522 

George  S., 

429 

Harry, 

180 

Horace, 

185 

James, 

514 

Lydia, 

522 

Moses, 

186 

Sally, 

522 

Samuel. 

52 

Sarah, 

522 

Thomas, 

35-  38,  43,  50,  485.  514-  522 

Timothy, 

.  161,  267 

William, 

47,  5 

0,  54,  ] 

57,  160,  161,  162,  164,  516,  730 

"         estate, 

194 

William,  Mrs., 

180 

Burton,  . 

38 

N.J.,       . 

.  441,  510 

Richard, 

43S 

Robert  H., 

497 

Bushnell,  Horace, 

339 

Butler,   . 

.     56,  196 

Albert  L. , 

497 

Ann, 

522 

INDEX    OF   NAMES. 


751 


Page. 

Butler,  Charles,            ......       210,  269,  521 

Clement  M., 

.  410,  411 

Cornelia, 

259 

Daniel,    . 

521 

E.  L.,      . 

387 

E.  S.,       . 

419 

George  Stephen 

522 

James,     . 

185,  194,  208 

Jeremiah, 

257 

John, 

108, 

[80,  194 

,  208,  2 

09,  210 

,  296,  307,  341.  353,  730 

Jonathan, 

228 

J.  V.  B., 

354 

Lucy, 

522 

Mary, 

• 

522 

N., 

160 

Rebecca, 

259 

Richard, 

161,  521,  522 

Ruth, 

228 

Ruth  (Benton), 

228 

Walter,    . 

522 

Byington,  Joel, 

159 

Byles,     . 

520 

Cadman,  R.,     . 

498 

Cadwell,  John, 

52 

Mary, 

515 

Rebecca, 

515 

Samuel  F., 

435 

Caesar,  Gustavus  W. , 

524 

Caldwell,  Charles, 

35,  485.  486 

James,     . 

50 

Jennette, 

50 

John, 

.  160,  185 

Callender,  W.  H.  D., 

386.  387,  401,  731 

Callow,  Catharine, 

51 

Camp,  Ichabod, 

521 

Robert  J., 

498 

Canfield, 

238 

Abby,      . 

•  342,  343 

Ann, 

446 

Betsey,    . 

.    68,  260 

James  A., 

68.  257,  269,  350,  495 

R.  H.,      . 

496 

Timothy, 

180,  195,  208 

Carey,  Arthur, 

300 

Eleazer,  . 

180,  195,  208 

Carpenter,  Samuel  T., 

525 

Carr,  George  H., 

498 

752 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Carter, 


Elizabeth, 
Henry,     . 
Jane, 
Newton,  . 
Timothy  Jarvis, 


Case, 


Julius, 

Julius  A. , 

Seymour  N., 

William, 
Catlin  &  Bacon, 

George,  . 
Cavell,  Walter  J., 

Walter  T., 
Chaffee,  Hezekiah  B 

H.  B.  &Co., 

S.  G.,       . 
Chamberlain,    . 

James,     . 

James,  Mrs., 
Champion,  Aristarchus, 
Chandler, 

T.  B.,      . 
Chapin,  Aaron, 

Aaron  &  Son 

Alonzo  B., 

M.  W.,    . 

William  M., 
Chapman,  Charles, 

Charles  R., 

Jonathan, 

Robert  M., 

Thomas, 

Selden,    . 
Chase,  Carlton, 

Philander, 


7,  128,  129,  353,  387 


419,  426,  434 


414 


416 


297,  308 


76,  107,  no 


74 


15,  16,  17 
209,  210, 


Chateaubrian,  . 
Chauncey,  Peter  S. ,  23,  120, 


Chencvard,  John, 
Martha,  . 

Cheney,  George, 
Thomas  B., 

Chittenden,  Sarah, 


,  18, 
211, 

241, 

121 


Page. 

209,  427 

260 

257 
220 

496.  731 
526 

418,  427 

413.  731 

419,  496 
496 
196 

63 

171,  208 

498 

526 

319.  354 

341 

354 

285,  302 

269,  296 

260 

268,  493 

255 
520 

294 

185 

237.  525 

.       387,  419,  461 

•  452,  527 

378,  387.  391.  395 

386,  496,  731 

160 

525 

734 

54,  161 

50 

53,  62,  64,  65,  187,  196,  197,  198,  199,  201, 
212,  213,  214,  215,  234,  237,  238,  239,  240, 
242,  243,  330,  383,  457,  459,  527,  734,  735 

254 

,  122,  148,  360,  362,  363, 364, 370, 371, 372, 

373.  374.  375.  376,  476,  477.  527.  735 

52,  160 

208 

196 

416 

52 


INDEX    OF   NAMES. 


753 


Page. 

Church,  Caleb,              .......  i8o,  185 

Frank  H., 

525 

George,  Jr. , 

386 

Horace,  . 

54 

James,     . 

] 

72,  180,  182,  185,  195,  209,  730 

James,  Jr., 

257 

Joseph,    . 

47,  108,  257,  273,  296,  730 

Joseph,  Mrs., 

260 

Mary  (Nevins), 

47 

Clark,  Ebenezer, 

.    52,  160 

Elizur  B., 

257 

George  H., 

12,  24 

,  124,  378,  386,  412,  422,  423,  456,  527 

George  H.,  Mrs 

, 

465 

Joseph  T. , 

524 

Simon,     . 

163,  486,  487 

Thomas  M.,  7,  8,  11,  12,  118,  122,  381,  382,  389,  391,  392,  393,  420, 

455.  499.  527 

William  Hervey,           ......          526 

Clarke,  . 

465 

L.  W.,     . 

4 

65.  497.  529.  731 

Nehemiah, 

514 

Oliver  Mendey, 

514 

Sidney  E. , 

497 

Clarkson,  David  M., 

85 

M., 

85 

Thomas  S., 

85 

Clerc,  Eliza,      . 

260 

Francis  J., 

500 

Laurent, 

220 

Cloud,  John  W., 

524 

Cogswell,  Mason  F., 

229 

Coit,  Gurdon  S., 

524 

Thomas  W., 

23.  376,  3 

78,  382,  500,  527 

Cole,  Jacob, 

522 

Jacob,  Mrs., 

522 

James,     . 

522 

Coley,  Horace  Spencei 

176 

Collier,  . 

255 

Daniel,    . 

•    37.  514 

Hezekiah, 

•  514.  516 

Katharine, 

514 

Margaret, 

514 

Martha,  . 

514 

Susanna, 

37 

WilUam, 

514 

Collins,  Amos  S., 

297 

Ebenezer, 

267,  269,  730 

Ebenezer,  Mrs., 

260 

48 

754 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Collins,  George  C,       .            .            .            .            .           296,  308,  319.  350 

Levi, 

180,  185,  195,  206,  208,  209,  210 

Mary, 

260 

Colson,  Roswell, 

196 

Colt,  Christopher, 

186 

Elisha,    . 

.  185,  296 

Colton,  . 

3" 

Aaron ,     . 

185,  294,  380 

Aaron,  2d, 

.  186,  195 

Charles  A. , 

.       296 

.  307-  2 

15.  319.  495.  730 

N.  H.,      . 

495 

Colville,  David, 

515 

James,     . 

515 

Lucy, 

515 

Rachel,    . 

515 

Ruth,      . 

515 

Susannah, 

515 

Timothy, 

515 

Cone,  Russell,  . 

196 

Conkling,  Benjamin, 

185 

Conner,  S.  P.,  . 

387 

William, 

354.  3 

78,  379,  386,  496 

William,  Jr., 

•  354.  378 

Cook,  James,     . 

.     55.  161 

John, 

55 

Otis, 

295 

Cooke,  0.  Dudley, 

497 

Oliver  D., 

76,  I 

85,  265,  282,  488 

Cooley,  A.  G.,  . 

.  386,  496 

Horace  Spencer 

176 

William, 

176,  177.  196 

Coombes, 

519 

Cooper, 

255 

Copeland,  M.  B., 

464,  509,  510 

Corey,  William  A., 

429 

^Corning,  George, 

185 

Henry,    . 

416,  465,  497 

Henry,  Jr., 

377 

Cornish,  Joel,    . 

516 

Violet,     . 

516 

Virgil,     . 

•  348,  350 

Corson, 

500 

Levi  H., 

524 

Cossitt,  Ambrose, 

.  518.  519 

Coutant,  Louis  P., 

208 

Cowdery,  L.  L., 

308 

Coxe,  A.  Cleveland,     . 

339.  351.  500,  523 

Crane,  William  A., 

497 

INDEX    OF    NAMES. 


755 


Page. 

Cripp,     .........          231 

Crocker,  Edwin, 

.  386,  416 

Freeman, 

186 

Croes,  John, 

239 

John,  Jr., 

243 

Crosby,  E.  H.,    2d, 

497 

Crossfield,  F.  S., 

•  497,  731 

Croswell,  Harry, 

69 

Curtis,  F.  &  Co., 

387 

John, 

.  182,  184 

John  Phillips, 

514 

Jonathan  S., 

498 

Margaret, 

514 

R.  W.,     . 

498 

Samuel,  . 

185 

Sidney  B., 

472 

,  477,  497,  530,  731.  732 

William  P., 

524 

Cushman, 

67 

Cutler,  Samuel, 

47,  49.  50,  52,  157,  158,  159,  730 

Daggett, 

48 

Dalcho,  . 

36 

Danforth,  Edward, 

185 

Samuel,  . 

209 

Darkin,  Edward  J.. 

525 

Davenport,  Benjamin, 

160 

Davies,  Charles, 

319,  348,  349,  350 

Thomas, 

34 

Davis,    . 

.       426,  436,  451 

Clinton  B., 

497 

G.  Pierpont, 

416 

I.  B.,       . 

•       497.  503,  731 

Joseph,    . 

387 

Robert,   . 

195 

Thomas  J., 

524 

Day,  Edward,  . 

269 

Thomas  M., 

3S6 

Deane,  Barnabas, 

.     52,  160 

Lot, 

308 

Delany, 

255 

Deming,  Maurice, 

195 

William, 

497 

Denniston,  Wallace, 

508 

Denslow, 

99 

Desbrosses,  James, 

85 

Deveraux,  Nicholas, 

282 

Dewey,  Daniel  S., 

434,  436,  465,  495 

DeWitt,  William, 

64 

William  B. , 

209 

756 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Dibblee,  Ebenezer, 
Dickinson, 

Elizabeth, 

L.  A.,      . 

Leonard  A., 

Philo,       . 
Diggins,  Naomi, 
Dixon,  James.  . 
Doan,  LP., 
Doane,  Ann  M., 

Mary  H., 
Dodd,     . 

Alfred  W., 

Samuel,  Mrs. 

William  H., 
Doddridge,  William  H 
Donley,  Arthur  F., 
Doolittle,  Enos, 

James,     . 

Samuel,  . 
Dorman,  O.  P., 
Doughhead,  Donald, 
Douglas,  William  K., 
Douthwait,  R.  W., 
Downs,  . 

L.  T.,      . 
Drake,  Huldah, 

Noadiah, 

Silas,  Jr., 
Drane,  Henry  M., 
Draper, 

Catharine, 

Charlotte, 

Eliza, 

Julia, 
Driggs,  Samuel, 
Dubois,  John  C, 
Ducachet,  Henry  W., 
Duche,  . 

Duffie,  Cornelius  R., 
Duplessy,  Francis, 
Dustin,  Charles  E., 
Dwight,  Timothy, 

Eaton,  Frances, 

Harriet,  . 

William  D., 
Eaves,  Frederick  W. , 


375 


348, 


497 


379.  380,  382 


309,  387.  388: 


435 


Page. 

43 

427 

41.  516 

429,  497 

530,  731 

350,  495 

405 

415 

269 

260 

260 

255 
498 
260 

529,  731 

255 

498 

63 

185,  208 

195 
378 
67 
526 
429 
369 

383.  496 
516 

196,  198 
196 
495 

398,  733 
734 
734 

354.  734 

309.  734 
186 
496 
304 
519 
525 
34 

497.  731 
221 


260 
260 

297.  348,  350 
498 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


757 


Page. 

Edwards,  Christian,    .......            37 

Jerusha, . 

136 

John, 

37 

Jonathan  W.,     . 

185 

Eggleston,  Arthur  F., 

498 

Thomas, 

.  180,  196 

Eldredge, 

355 

JohnB.,. 

314.  3 

16,  319 

354.  3 

78.  387.  495.  730 

EHott,  N.  J.,     . 

257 

Hervey  H., 

257 

Ellery,  William, 

50 

Ellin  &  Kidston, 

450 

&  Kitson, 

504,  507.  508 

Ellis,      . 

417,  427,  475 

Benjamin  F. ,     . 

386,  414,  497.  731 

George,  . 

141,  529,  731,  732 

George  W. , 

.  465,  498 

Ellsworth, 

124 

Ann, 

260 

Oliver,     . 

162,  163,  487 

Ely,  William,  . 

294 

Emerson, 

309 

H.  S.,      . 

416 

Irving,     . 

445,  446,  447 

Eno,  James, 

33 

Erben,   . 

365 

Eusebius, 

255 

Evans,   . 

255 

Ehsha,    . 

196 

Everest,  Charles  W.,  . 

525 

Fairbairn, 

500 

Fairchild,  Asher, 

360 

Harriott, 

360 

Thankful  (Hubbard). 

360 

Fairman,  John, 

429 

Fales,  Thomas  J., 

119 

.  37S.  : 

80,  384,  386,  731 

&  Gray,  . 

387 

Farnham, 

427 

G.  S.,Jr., 

496 

S.  G.,"    . 

426 

S.  G.,Jr., 

•       419.  529.  731 

Farwell,  Asa,     75,  107,  180,  185,  186,  195,  208,  257 

297. 307. 319. 494. 495. 

730 

Asa,  Mrs.,           .... 

260 

Faucet,  ...... 

365 

Faucon,  James  P.,       .... 

476-  527. 731. 733 

Faxon,  William, 

380 

758 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Fenwick, 

Finch,  P.  Voorhees, 
Fish,  Miller, 
Fisher,   . 

Charles  R., 

George  B., 

Thomas  T.,   119,  354,  380,  384, 


Fitch,  Henry,   . 

Henry  H., 
Flagg,  Edward  O. 
Flint,  Abel, 
Flower, 

Ann, 

Ebenezer, 


510 


380,  381 


386,  388,  389.  390,  397-  398, 
416,  495 


108,  116,  123,  296, 


124,  125 
123 

307.  319.  351.  354.  365.  370 
420,  421,  494,  495 


Ebenezer,  Mrs. , 

Nancy,    . 

Timothy, 
Fogg,     . 

Foote,  Justin  W. , 
Foster,  . 

Fowler,  Benjamin, 
Fox,  Charles,    . 

Gurdon,  . 

James  A., 

Sylvester, 
Francis  &  Company, 

William , 
Franklin, 

William, 
Frazer,  . 

French,  Christopher, 
Frink,  David,  Jr., 
Frisbie,  William  H., 
Fuller,  C.  J.,     . 

H.  C,      . 

J.  Ward. 

Gaines,  . 
Gardner,  James, 

&  Jepson, 

Sylvester, 

William, 
Gardiner, 

Garfield,  Nathaniel  L 
Gaylord,  Aaron, 

E.  B.,      . 

E.  L.,      . 


387,4 


217 

185 
16,  435 


734 


496 

399. 

528 


126 
124 

379 

528 


218 


186 


496 


76 

•  735 

185 

417 

,  526 

497 

413, 

.  730 

525 

496 

526 

228 

,  148 

,  125 

.  419 

.  730 

260 

123 

420 

56 

209 

255 

185 

525 

355 

524 

196 

217 

220 

255 

519 

216 

45 

.  195 

525 

496 

530 

497 


260 

514 

37 

37 
514,  516 
573 
526 
180 
498 
139 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


759 


Page. 

Geer,  George  J., 

.  500,  526 

Gibbs,    .            .            .            . 

38 

Clark, 

516 

Gibson,  William, 

390 

Gilbert,  Charles  J.,      . 

319 

Merritt,  . 

.    180,  196,  198,  208,  209 

William  H., 

350 

Chauncey, 

161 

Glover,  John  J., 

85 

Thomas,        48,  64,  72, 

85. 

180, 

182,  185,  186,  195,  197,  200,  203,  204, 

206,  730,  734 

Goddard,  Frederick  M., 

144 

Goodman,  A.  C, 

.  378,416 

Edward, 

•   348.  349.  350,  415.  495 

L.  B.,             150,  378,  3f 

57. 

433, 

434,  436,  467,  469,  470,  471,  472,  475, 

496,  500,  529,  731 

L.  B.,  Mrs., 

467 

Richard, 

185 

Goodrich, 

.  221,  225 

E.,  Jr.,    . 

296 

Elizur,     . 

44 

James  B., 

526 

Samuel  G. , 

.      65,  66 

Goodridge,  Edward,    . 

426,  427,  428,  527 

S.  W.,     . 

•  353.  496 

Goodsell,  P.  B., 

•  257,  387 

P.  B.,Mrs., 

260 

Goodspeed,  Roxy, 

102 

Goodwin,  Caleb, 

.     74.  26S 

Daniel,           119,  172,  2 

69, 

273 

296,  3 

d8,  319,  354,  378,  386,  400,  419, 
426,  434,  496,  509,  730,  731 

Daniel,  Mrs., 

455 

Daniel  R., 

500 

David,     . 

161,  163,  486,  487 

Erastus,  . 

107,  273,  348,  350,494.  730 

Erastus,  Mrs.,    . 

260 

Eunice  (Roberts), 

143 

Francis,  . 

137.  1 

39,  416,  450,  460,  474,  504,  512 

George,  . 

.  160,  161 

George,  Jr., 

185 

George,  2d, 

174,  180,  195 

H.  W.,     . 

416 

Horace  W., 

.  296,  730 

James,            140,  143,  2 

08 

353 

-  364.  3 

86,  388,  412,  426,  431,  447,  451, 
508,  512 

James,  Mrs., 

.  502,  503 

James,  Jr., 

10 

7,  273, 

285,  295,  296,  319,  350,  495,  730 

James  J.,       137,  139,  i 

42 

149 

.  301,  4 

60,  462,  465,  471,  474,  476,  497. 
512,  731 

760 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Goodwin,  James  M.,  68,  74,  91,  107, 
208,  209,  210,  214, 
271,  272,  275,  282, 

James  M.,  Mrs., 

James  M.,  Jr.,    . 

James  N.,  Mrs., 

John,  Jr., 

John, 2d, 

LucyM.,        137,  138,  139,  140, 


Mary, 

Moses,     . 

Nathaniel, 

Ralph,     . 

Ralph,  Mrs., 

Roxana,  . 

&  Whiting, 
Goodyear,  Jesse, 
Gordon,  A.  M., 

Alexander  M. 

James  D., 

L.  H.,     . 

Thomas, 

Thomas  D., 
Gourley,  Hugh, 

Hugh,  Mrs., 
Graham,  Freeman, 

Harvey,  . 

Warren,  . 
Granger,  Ann, . 

Josephus, 
Gray,  Ann, 

Johns.,  . 
Green,  Charles, 

George  S., 

Thomas, 
Greene,  Benjamin, 

Jacob  L., 
Greenleaf,  David, 
Gregory, 
Griswold,  Alexander  V., 

F., 

Jared, 

Lucretia, 

Ralph,    . 

S.. 

Simeon,  . 


Page. 
113,  177,  178,  179,  185,  180,  195,  205, 
215,  237,  252,  253,  254,  257,  267,  268, 
296,  308,  318,  319,  327,  331,  341,  344, 
345,  348,  349,  350,  493,  495,  528,  730 

260 
289 
465 
195 
195 
141,  450,  451,  452,  460,  465,  473,  474, 
477>  503,  504,  505.  512,  513 
136,  137,  138,  140,  148,  150,  471,  503,  504,  512,  513 

195 
322 

297,  354.  495 

260 

260 

195 

63 

387.  495 

319 

195 

260 

185,  209,  210 

107,  208,  296,  307,  354 

107 


387 


,  402,  416,  495 

465 

386,  496 
522 

222,  223 
416 
185 
255 

45.  56,  66 
182 
361 
260 
5i6 
182,  245,  246 
108,  184,  195,  206,  208,  209,  210,  214,  308,  495,  730 


378 


260 
516 
516 
516 
422 

257 
260 

528,  529 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


761 


Griswold,  Simeon,  Mrs., 

Zophar, 
Grosvenor,  H.  W.,  Mrs. 
Grove,    . 
Guild,  Jeremiah, 
Gundlach,  Louis, 

Hale,  Edward, 

H.  E.,     . 

Horatio  G., 

&  Hosmer, 

Timothy, 
Hall,  Elizabeth, 

Emma  R., 

Horace  A., 

Isaac  M., 

John  E., 

Joseph,    . 
Hallam,  Robert  A. 
Hallett,  W.  T., 
Hamilton,  John, 

John  Jr., 
Hammersley,  Andrew 

L. ,  C.  and  T 
Hanks,  L.  B.,  . 

Lucien  B., 
Hanmer,  Samuel, 
Hanson,  Augustus  W 
Hardman,  John  &  Co 
Harpy,  Williarn, 
Harrington, 
Harris,  Joseph, 

Robert, 

William, 
Hart,      . 

Charles  R., 

Elizabeth, 

Hetty  B., 

Joseph,    . 

Samuel,  . 
Hartford  Library  Co, 
Hartley,  George  S., 
Harwood,  Edwin, 
Hatch,  Azor,     . 

Charles  P. , 

George  E., 

Lucius,    . 

L.,  Mrs., 

Tim.othy, 


387 


180,  185, 


,  416,  4 


I  So 


450 


473. 

85 

368, 

465 

322,  323 

322,  330,  354, 

i6r 

271, 


19,  426 


107,  180,  182,  185,  195,  208,  210, 


Page. 
354 
516 
260 
255 
195,  208 
438,  445 

196 
296 
185 
65 
196 

734 
354 
387 
308 
734 
731 
524 
415 
730 
195 

85 

85 
354 
350 
269 
525 
507 

37 
257 
496 
527 
185 
369 
497 
330 
386 
730 
526 

60 
496 
500 
210 
496 
731 
195 
260 

245 


496 


195 


308 
319. 


504 


496 

1S5, 


762 


CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


Hatfield,  John, 
Hawes,  Joel,     . 
Hawks,  Francis  L., 
Hayden,  Anson, 

William, 
Heaton,  Butler  &  Bayr 
Hensel,  Charles  A., 
Hewins,  Philip, 
Hewlett,  I.  S., 

J.  S.,        . 
Hey  wood,  Frances, 

Frances  Ann  (Beresford), 

Peter, 
Hibbard,  John, 
Hickok,  Jane,  . 
Higgins,  John, 
Higley,  Arodi, . 
Hill,  Peleg, 
Hilldrup,  Thomas, 

Thomas  J., 
Hills,  William, 
Hillyer,  Philo,  . 

Philo,  Mrs., 

Winthrop, 
Hilton,  . 
Hinckley,  N.  G., 
Hitchcock, 

Eliakim, 

William, 
Hoadh',  Charles  J., 


450 


185 


195- 


,  460, 


98,  209 
467-  507 


37,  47,  50,  157 


206,  208,  209 


107,  185,  186,  195,  205,  206,  208 


7,  8,  12,  31,  81,  83 
265,  343,  414.  415. 
469,  470,  477 


>  92,  145 
435.  445 
496,  499 


Hoadley,  ..... 

George  E.,  . 

James,     ..... 

Jeremy,  69,  75,93,  102,  107,  112,  180,  182 
208,  209,  210,  214,  237,  246,  249 
275.  285,  348,  350,  360,  361,  492 

Jeremy,  Mrs.,     .... 

Lydia(Buell),     .... 

William  H.,  99,  257,  269,  296,  307,  348 

William  H.,  Mrs., 
Hobart,  ..... 

John  Henry,  13,  65,  66,  75,  85,  211,  215 

Holden,  Seaver  M.,      .... 

Holkins,  Stedman  &  Co., 

Holland,  T.,      ..... 


,  210, 
509- 


252 
510 


,  210,  214 


,  209,  210 


157. 

456, 

500, 


185, 
267, 
,  494 


187, 
460, 

514 
514 

186, 
268, 
495 


.  349.  350 


239. 
276 


245. 
281 


Page. 

•  415.  495 
63,  67,  285 

•  35,  394 
253,  254,  529 

256 
511,  512,  513 
475,  476,  527 

308 

•  343.  350 

495 
.  150,  232 
150 
150 
516 
260 
496 
.  196,  198 
516 

.  159,  521.  522 

.     50,  522 

185 

,  405.  529.  730 
361 
269 
522 

465 

194 
,  214,  730,  734 

208 
196,  228,  262, 
462,  463,  465, 
,  521,  529,  731 

311 
,  517,  519.  726 

360 
195,  197,  200, 

270,  271,  272, 
,  528,  730,  734 

.  259,  260 

360 

.  495,  529,  730 

260 

254 

271,  272,  275, 
,  282,  301,  735 

526 

195 
419 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


763 


HoUister,  Herbert  H., 
Holmer,  J.  F.,  . 
Holmes,  Henry, 
Holt,  Alfred,     . 

Alfred,  Mrs., 
Hook,     . 

Hooker,  Thomas, 
Hopkins,  Charles, 

Theodore, 

Theodore,  estate 
Hopson,  Oliver, 
Horlitz,  John,  . 
Home,  George  White, 
Hosford,  Aaron, 
Hoskins,  Zebulon, 
Hosmer,  Charles, 
Hotchkiss,  S.  F., 
Houston,  Alexander, 

George,  . 
Howe,    . 
Howey,  V., 
Hubbard,  Bela, 

George  W., 

Seth, 

Thankful, 
Hubbell,  G.  B., 

W.  L.,     . 
Hudson,  B., 

Robert,   . 
Hull,  Edmund  B., 

Susanna, 
Humphrey,  George, 

Hector,   . 

Hector,  Mrs., 

Henry  S., 

Lemuel,  . 

Mary, 

Michael,  . 

N.  F..      . 

William, 
Huntington, 

E.  B..      . 

Francis  J., 

Hezekiah, 

Hezekiah,  Jr., 

H.  &  F.  J., 
JohnT., 


80,  153.476,  497,  529 


107,317 


319,  348,  349 


55 
180 


319,  334 


435,  465 


319,  348 
350,  385.  494 


134,  282 


107,  269,  296,  307,  348,  349,  350,  415.  457 
115,  119,  308,  354,  360,  362,  364,  370,  372, 

384,  386 
107,  269,  286,  296,  348,  349,  350,  458, 


24,  433,  443,  445,510 


Page 

731.  732 
497 

195.  198 
269 
260 
369 
346 
160 

55-  172 
180 

525 

522 

526 

161,  172 

196,  198 

61 
496 

337,  495 

495 

255 

85 

518 

497,  731 
269 
360 

429 
416 
161 

463,  527 

354.  377 

50,  521 

348,  350 

3.  75.  275 

258,  260 

350,  495 

495,  730 

260 

33 

307 

308 

3",  355 
416 

458,  459 
379,  380, 

395,  415 
494,  495. 

529,  730 
72,  458 
.  526,  527 


764  CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Page. 
Huntington,  J.  W.,      .  .  .  .  .  .  .209 

Samuel  H.,  60,  66,  75,  93,  96,  97,  98,   107,   no,  112,   113,  267,  269, 
270,  271,  272,  273,  275,  283,  284,  285,  294,  297,  307,  310, 

313.  331.  352,  354.  373.  377,  4i5.  457,  458,  494,  495,  50o, 

528,  730 
Samuel  H.,  Mrs.,  ......  260 

260 
218,  219,  220 


S.  M.,  Mrs., 
Huntley,  Lydia, 
Huntsinger.  E.  M., 
Hurd,     . 
Hurlbut, 

Hutchins,  W.  T., 
Hutchinson,  Catharine 
Hyde,  Mary,     . 

Ide, 

Horton  Gregory 
Imlay,    . 

Elizabeth, 

John, 

Mary, 

Richard, 

William, 


255 
286 

435 

393 

37 


440 

144 
168,  270,  285 

47 

47,  48,  522 

•  398,  522 

47.  48,  522 

47.  54,  55.  158,  159,  161,  162,  163,  164,  166,  170,  172, 

398,  522,  528 
William  E.,         .  .  .  .  .  .  .354 

William  H.,  47,  69,  74,  75,  89,  98,  loi,  106,  109,  112,  117,  126,  172, 

177,  180,  182,  184,  186,  195,  197,  200,  206,  208,  209,  229, 

261,  268,  269,  275,  285,  295,  296,  304,  306,  307,  313,  314, 

318,  319,  328,  331,  336,  351,  354,  360,  370,  385,  398,  446, 

493,  522,  528,  529,  730,  734 

William  H.,  Mrs., 

Indicott,  John,  . 


Ingersoll,  Jonathan, 
Inglis,    . 
Ingraham,  C.  B., 
Iredell,  . 
Isham,  William, 
Ives, 

Calebs.. 

Jackson,  Abner, 
Jacobi,  John  C, 
Jarvis,  Abraham, 

George  C, 
James,     . 
John,  Mrs., 
William, 
William,  Mrs. 


269,  353 


,  378,  379.  3S6 


41,  42,  45,  47-  50,  54,  56,  65,  165,  166,  170, 

200,  202,  207 
435,  465 


13,  75 


260 

55 

57 

519 

416 

50 

496,  730 
270 
524 

248,  350 

526 

187,  188, 

518,  521 

497,  731 

85 

505 

276,  500 

500 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


765 


Page. 

Jauncey,  "William,         .             .             ...             .             .             .             85 

Jeffery,  Anthony, 

50 

Anthony,  Mrs., 

.  259,  260 

John, 

47,  5 

0,  55.  I 

57.  158 

162,  163,  167,  529,  730 

Sally,       . 

516 

Jencks,  Charles, 

250 

Jepson,  Anna,  . 

37 

Salem, 

416 

William, 

35.  3 

1.  37.  4 

2,  46,  485,  486,  516,  522 

Jerome,  Augustus  S., 

496 

Jessup,  Edward, 

526 

Jewett,  George  D., 

3S7,  413,  419,  496,  731 

Johnson, 

304 

Bathsheba, 

515 

Edwin  E., 

416 

Elisha,     . 

398 

,  399,  415,  496,  528,  731 

Hannah, 

515 

JohnW., 

429 

Joseph,    . 

515 

Maria, 

515 

Mary, 

236 

Nathan,  . 

296,  348,  349,  488 

Sally,       . 

515 

Samuel,  . 

34.  38,  39,  40.  41 

Shadrach, 

515 

Waldo  M., 

387 

William, 

.       180,  195,  515 

William  Samuel 

•      47,  56 

Johnston,  E.  R., 

315 

Jones,     . 

56 

Cave, 

85 

Edward, 

524 

EHzabeth, 

38 

George,  . 

524 

Joshua,    . 

85 

Julius, 

.    41,  516 

Levi, 

38 

Nathaniel, 

180,  195,  198 

Samuel  P.. 

55 

Joyce,  Sarah,    . 

.    50,  521 

William, 

522 

WilHam,  Mrs., 

522 

Joyner,  Arthur  S. , 

498 

Judd,  WiUiam  H., 

524 

Judkins,  B., 

437 

Kean,  Peter, 

243 

Keith,  Alexander, 

36 

John, 

.    35.  36,  42.  485 

•^66 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Keith,  Mary,     . 

Page. 
521 

William, 

36 

Keller,  George, 

•  465.  513 

Kelley,  George  R., 

732 

Kelly,  Peggy,  . 

516 

Kemp,    . 

.     71.  239 

Keney,  Aaron, . 

.  386,  415 

Joseph,    . 

151 

Mary  Jeannette, 

141,  142,  143,  149.476 

Rebecca  (Turner), 

151 

Walter,    141,  143,  151,  : 

554.  38e 

.  387.  A 

I.19,  426 

,  434.  435,  465.  495.  73© 

Walter,  3d, 

416 

Kerfoot,  John  B., 

500 

Kidder,  Pascal  P. ,        . 

525 

Kilbourn,  H.,    . 

377 

Killam,  James, 

.       107,  273,  496 

James,  Mrs., 

260 

Mary, 

465 

Kimball,  CO., 

•       419.  496.  731 

King,  Charles  B., 

185 

Henry,    . 

.  185,  186 

Sarah,     . 

38 

Kingsbury,  Andrew,    . 

.  168,  185 

John, 

516 

Lyman,  . 

516 

Kinney,  David  W. . 

208 

Kip,  Leonard,  . 

354 

Sophia,    . 

338 

Kirby,  Lucy,     . 

260 

Kissam,  Richard  S.,    . 

.  265,  296 

Kneeland,  Louisa  Taintor, 
Knox,     . 

511 
514 

David,     . 

.  186,  209 

Frank  J., 

•       435.  497.  731 

James,     . 

180 

Norm  and, 

.  185,  521 

Ladd,  David,    . 

208 

Lancelot,  Samuel, 

48 

Sally,       . 

48 

Sarah  (Stillman), 

48 

Lane,  F.  A.,      . 

128 

Langrell,  Thomas, 

37 

Lanman,  David  T.,         431,  433,  435.  444.  452,  453,  454,  460,  497,  499,  500, 

503-  529 

Larkum,             ........           168 

Larsing,  Charles  H.,    .             .             .             .             .             .             .           416 

Lathrop,            ........          255 

James,     . 

185 

INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


767 


Latimer,  Elisha, 

Laughlin,  S.  M., 

Layers,  Barround  &  Westlake, 

Law,  Jonathan, 

Lawrence,  John, 

Marianne, 

William, 
Learning,  Jeremiah, 
Ledlie,  Samuel,  .  149,  180,  186,  i 

Samuel,  Mrs.,    . 
Lee, 

Alfred,    . 

George,  . 

George  Jannings, 

John, 

Roland,  .  .  Sg,  180,  182, 

William  T.,    107,  257,  269,  296,  306, 
331,  348,  349- 

WilliamT.,  Mrs. 
Leeds,  George, 
Legate,  William  S., 
Le  Roy,  Aug.  N., 

H., 
Leslie, 
Lewis,  Frederick  B., 

Samuel  S., 

William  H., 
Lincoln  &  Gleason, 

S.  &Co., 
Lindsay,  John  S., 
Littlejohn,  Abram  N. 
Lloyd,    , 

Caroline, 

Thomas,  86,  107,  161,  iSo.  182, 


160 
95,  206,  208,  209,  296 

24 


185,  186,  195,  208,  209 
307.  317.  318,  319,  326, 
350,  493,  494,  495,  528 


Thomas,  Mrs., 
Long,  William, 
Loomis,  Frank  W., 

George,  . 

Jacob, 
Lord,  Eunice,   . 

Haynes, 

John, 

Thomas, 
Lothrop  &  Smith, 
Loveland,  Horace, 
Lowth, 
Lumsden,  David  F., 


394 


185,  186,  195,  206,  208, 
303 


297 


Page. 
269 
294 

509 
66 

36,  47 

36 

172,  185 

44 

30S,  730 

260 

i68',  311 

500,  525 

515 

515 

55.  172 

210,  730 

328,  330, 

529.  730 

260 

395.  500 

497 

496 

85 
254 
498 

524 

524 

61 

508 

470 

25.  526 

86,  168 

260 

209,  210, 

308,  730 

260 

526 

498 

37 
176 

384.  385 

307,  730 
385 
385 

37 

308,  495 

255 
526 


768 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Lyman,  Elias,               .            .            .            .            .            .            .          i8o 

Justin, 

180 

"       estate, 

195 

Justin,  Mrs., 

260 

Nathan, 

196 

Normand, 

.       107 

378,  495 

Normand,  Jr., 

377,  387 

496,  731 

Lynde,  Joseph, 

81,  86,  174 

486,  487 

Maercklein, 

438 

Manice,  D.  F., 

257 

De  Forest, 

398 

Mann,  Benning, 

•       354 

378,  496 

B.  E.,      . 

387 

Mansfield,  Zebediah  ? 

[.> 

525 

Marsh, 

56 

Asenath, 

522 

Edward , 

176,  257 

Hezekiah, 

35.  37.  38 

iSi,  485 

James,     . 

195 

John, 

180,  195 

heirs. 

176 

Jonathan, 

36 

Samuel,  Jr., 

522 

William  Henry, 

522 

Martin,  Dorothy, 

514 

Josiah  H., 

429 

Marvin  &  Co. , 

508 

Mason,  Charles  S., 

496 

Henry  M., 

73,  527 

Joseph, 

496 

Massilon  &  Bourdalou( 

;, 

255 

Mather,  Samuel, 

354 

Strong,  Mrs., 

354 

Timothy, 

429 

William , 

54.  387 

,  413,  414,  496 

52S,  731 

William,  Mrs., 

•       419 

425,  427 

Matson, 

130 

William  L.,     80,  141,  149,  153,  433,  434,  435,  444,  460,  465, 

473,  476. 

477.  497,  499.  500 

530,  731 

Mattocks,  John,            ...... 

51 

Samuel, 

51 

May,  WiUiam  B., 

416 

Mayhew, 

42 

McClary,  John, 

498 

McCrackan,  John, 

54. 

85,  164 

,  166,  169,  171 

172,  730 

John  H., 

526,  527 

R.  H.,      . 

168 

William, 

258 

INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


769 


Page. 

McCurdy,  John,            .......          160 

McEvers,  C,  Jr., 

85 

McFarland,  William  H., 

496 

McKnight,  John, 

55. 

161,  521 

McLean,  Allen, 

34 

Catharine, 

521 

Hannah, 

515 

Hugh,      . 

515 

John, 

180 

196,  198 

Neil, 

515.  516 

McNary, 

418 

James  B., 

378 

James  M.  B.,      . 

3 

86,  400 

.  413.4 

14,  4ig 

496.  731 

McVicker,  John, 

85 

Meacham, 

233 

Mead,  James  D., 

525 

JohnC, 

508 

Meech,  Charles  E., 

416 

Robert,             24,  419,  ~ 

[23,  424 

,  425.  A 

27,  428 

,  430,  4 

31,  500 

526,  527 

Meigs,  William  H., 

495 

WiUiam  H.,  Mrs., 

260 

Mercer,  Alexander  H., 

393.  394 

Merier,  Peter  W. , 

85 

Merrill,  Abigail, 

515 

George, 

37.  149 

Hezekiah, 

37 

Martha  (Nevins), 

149 

M.  E.,      . 

497 

Mary, 

260 

MaryS., 

•       149 

,  353.  386 

Metcalf,  Theodore, 

308 

Miller,  B.  N.  B., 

498 

Frederick,  Jr.,    . 

525 

George  W., 

497 

S.  W., 

497 

William  H., 

452 

William  M., 

452 

William  W., 

453 

Mills,      . 

388 

Charles  N., 

494 

Charles  N. ,  Mrs. , 

260 

Milton,  Alfred, 

429 

Minton, 

506 

Minturn  &  Champlin, 

.  180,  195 

Mitchell,  Henry  A. ,      . 

•       348 

,  349.  350 

James  E., 

498 

W.,          .            .           . 

172 

Mitchelson,  Eliphalet, 

195 

49 


770 


CHRIST   CHURCH,   HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Moland,  Joseph,           .......            45 

Montgomery,    . 

375 

Mookley, 

522 

James,     . 

514 

John, 

514 

William, 

514 

Moore,  Benjamin, 

85 

Elisha,     . 

497 

Thomas, 

180,  195,  196,  198 

VViUiam,  . 

161 

Moreland,  William  H., 

527 

Morgan, 

173,  285,  311,  500 

Allen  C, 

.    68,  524 

Denison,                107,  108,  112,  119,  209,  273,  296,  307,  310,  319,  326, 

330,  344,  350,  351,  354,  377,  382,  383,  384,  387,  389,  390, 

494.  495.  528,  730 

Denison,  Mrs.,  .......          260 

D.  &Co.,            .            .            .            .            .            .            .386 

Elias,                   48,  55,  56,  160,  162,  163,  164,  166,  168,  171,  172,  180, 

195,  529.  730 

George  D.,          .            .            .            .            .            .            .          319 

Henry  K.,            .....           377.  398,  415.  73i 

Henry  K.,  Mrs.,             ......           280 

John,  46,  47,  48,  52,  54,  55,  56,  58,  64,  66,  68,  69,  81,  83,  84,  85,  86, 

87,  89,  157,  158,  159,  160,  161,  162,  163,  164,  166,  170,  172,  173, 

174,  178,  179,  180,  181,  182,  184,  186,   188,  195,  197,  200,  201, 

202,  205,  206,  207,  208,  209,  210,  214,  216,  237,  247,  249,  251, 

266,  274,  345,  409,  486,  524,  528,  734 

John,  Mrs.,         .            .            .            .            .84,  168,  251,  260,  274 

John  B. ,  .            .            .            .            .            .            .            .          500 

John  Pierpont,   .......          477 

Joseph,    ........          474 

Junius  S.,       314,  319,  354,  357,  360,  362,  364,  372,  378,  474,  495,  730 

Lucy,       ........  140,  447 

Lydia,      .......       319.  354.  387 

Mary,       .......       260,  325,  505 

Nathan,  75,  98,  107,  186,  195,  208,  209,  210,  261,  263,  264,  267,  268, 

270,  272,  275,  285,  286,  294,  296,  303,  305,  306,  307,  309,  310, 

461,  493,  528,  730 

Nathan,  Mrs.,    .......  260,  338 

N.  &  D., 

446 

Sarah,     . 

458 

Theophilus, 

48 

Titus,      . 

•  325.  505 

William, 

458 

William  P., 

.  500,  525 

W.  G.,     . 

498 

Morice,  . 

.  519.  520 

INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


17-^ 


Page. 

Morris,  John  E.,           .......          189 

Mortimer,  PhiHp, 

36 

Moschelles, 

440 

Moseley,  William, 

163,  185,  266,  267 

Mosheim, 

255 

Muckley, 

522 

Munn,  C, 

735 

Munn,  Charles, 

176 

,  210,  217,  256,  257,  529 

Elizabeth, 

260 

Murray, 

388 

Cotton,    .       46,  51,  52,  55,  157,  158,  159,  161,  162,  163,  164,  166,  170 

William  J.,          .......          498 

Nelson,  A.  J.,  .            .            .            .            .            .            .            .497 

W.  B.,     . 

497 

Nevins,  John,   . 

180 

Martha,   . 

149 

Mary, 

47 

Robert,    . 

47 

Newberry,  Dyer, 

196 

John , 

196 

Joseph,    . 

196 

Newton, 

255 

Abner,     . 

108 

David  B., 

.  182,  184 

George  O.. 

429 

NichoUs,  George  H., 

525 

Nichols, 

285,  313,  345 

Catharine, 

428 

Cyprian,  59,  60,  94,  96,  97,  98,  107,  108,  109,  112,  115,  116,  122,  180, 

182,  185,  186,  195,  197,  200,  205,  206,  208,  209,  210,  214, 

270,  272,  285,  292,  296,  303,  319,  331,  344.  351.  353.  363. 

384,  385,  386,  428,  493.  494.  495.  528,  529.  530,  730,  734 

Cyprian,  Mrs.,   .....••           260 

Eunice  (Lord), 

384 

George,  . 

384 

&  Humphrey, 

.  220,  296 

Maria,     . 

68 

Robert,    . 

496 

Sarah,     . 

50 

S.  S.,       . 

260 

&  Tinker, 

398 

WiUiam  F.,        12,  24,  131,  133,  437.  444.  447.  448,  450,  451,  452,  466, 

467,  468,  469,  49S,  500,  502,  503,  504,  509,  510,  527 

Niles,      ......             ...           432 

Noble,  Birdsey  G.,       ......        62,224,524 

North,  A.  W.,  . 

. 

429 

7/2 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Northam,  Charles  H.,  97,  102,  107,  124,  125,  132,  133,  134,  135, 
257.  296,  30S,  319,  348,  349,  350,  354.  360, 
386,  387,  388,  397,  400,  417,  418,  419,  424, 
432,  433,  434.  435.  461.  463.  477.  495.  499. 


Charles  H.,  Mrs., 

Susan  R., 
Norton,  Benjamin  H., 
Nott,  CD.,       . 

Samuel,  . 

Obeirn,  . 
Ocorr,  Henry,  . 
Ogden,  Abel,  Jr., 

Catharine, 

David,     . 

Elizabeth  Mackey, 

Jacob,      47,  49,  52,  55,  56,  157,  158,  159,  160, 


John, 
Josiah, 


Olcott, 


Abigail, 

Abby, 

Daniel, 

Eunice, 

John, 

Lydia, 

Mary, 

Michael, 


Samuel, 
Olds  &  Whipple, 
Olmsted,  C, 

Mary, 
Orcutt,  C.  C. 
Oson, Jacob, 
Osborn, 


60,  174 


180,  1 


82,  195 


55.  66,  75,  91,  162,  163,  164,  166, 

184,  186,  195,  197,  200,  205,  206, 

237.  244.  245 


Page. 

136,    148, 

379.  381, 

426,  431, 

500,  511, 

529.  730 

462 

135,  136,  149,  465,  477 

269 

496 

402,  405 

255 
416 
526 
49 
49.  525 
522 

161,  162,  163,  164,  166, 

169,  171,  172,  522,  730 

85 

49 

.  168,  189 

180,  195,  244 

260 

197,  201,  202,  208,  528 

180 

159 

516 

180,  195,  244 

169,  172,  180,  181,  182, 

208,  209,  210,  214,  216, 

255,  256,  528,  730,  734 

4S6 

508 

168 

516 

386 

524 

176 


Paige,  R.  G.,     . 

Paley,     . 

Palmer,  John  C, 
John  C,  Jr., 
Stephen, 

Papperitz, 

Parker,  James, 

Parley,  Peter, 


375.  376,  379.  380,  382 
255 
3S7.  731 
496 

54 
440 

243 
65 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


773 


Page. 

Parmelee,  George  L.,              .            .            .            .            .            .          497 

Parsons,  H.  S., 

495 

J.C,       . 

477 

Thomas, 

185 

Pasco,  Jonathan, 

250 

Patten,  George  J., 

185 

Nathaniel, 

160 

Payne,  William, 

500 

Peabody,  George, 

474 

Pea,se,  Arena, 

515 

Pemberton,  Mary  (Johnstjn), 

236 

P.  G.,      . 

236 

Sarah,     . 

236 

Perkins, 

286,  302,  344 

Daniel,    . 

180 

Enoch,     . 

264 

Henry,     . 

350,  354.  378,  387 

Henry,  Mrs., 

419 

Isaac,        69,  107,  108,  209,  268,  273,  288,  290,  293,  294,  296,  297,  311, 

330,  331.  493.  528 

Isaac,  Mrs.,        .......          260 

Jabez, 

180 

Jabez,  Jr., 

180 

Jabish,    . 

195 

Jabish,  Jr., 

195 

L.  H.,      . 

354 

Perry,  William  S. , 

35 

Philo,       . 

165 

Peters,  John  T., 

69,  210,  249,  730 

Mary, 

260 

Samuel,  . 

42 

43,  44,  519,  521 

Phelps,  . 

260 

Anson  G., 

185 

Azariah, 

515 

Charles  S. , 

.  267,  730 

Cynthia, 

260 

Enos, 

515 

Epaphras  L., 

250 

Jacob, 

180,  196,  198 

Linus,      . 

515 

Lois, 

45 

Noah  A.,  Jr., 

.  195,  208 

Oliver,     . 

.  195,  209 

Sarah, 

514 

Timothy, 

41.  514.  515 

W., 

30S 

Walter,   . 

108,  296,  307,  317,  319.  344.  350,  494.  495 

Walter,  Mrs., 

. 

260 

774                           CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 

Page. 

Phelps,  William,           .             .             .             .             .             .             .     41,  SH 

William  R., 

354.  495.  730 

Phillips,  Emily, 

232,  260,  352 

Emily  (Stillman) 

, 

48 

Frederick, 

85 

George  T. , 

48 

John, 

514 

Pierce  &  Beach, 

.  195.  401 

George,  . 

730 

John, 

89.1 

So,  1S2 

185,  I 

S6,  195,  401,  730 

William , 

.  173.  429 

Pierpont,  John, 

474 

Juliet,      . 

474 

Pinney,  Norman, 

524 

Sidney,    . 

354 

W.  R.,     . 

498 

Pitkin,  Ann  H., 

260 

Eleazer,  . 

196 

Joseph,    . 

196 

Richard, 

196 

Timothy,  Mrs., 

260 

William, 

33 

Plaidy,  . 

440 

Plum,  Wait,      . 

522 

Wait,  Mrs., 

522 

Polk,  James  K., 

428 

Pomroy,  Alexander  H 

, 

296, : 

08,  319.  350,353 

Eleazer,  . 

514 

Samuel  William 

514 

Pomeroy,  George, 

160 

Pond,  Caleb,     . 

185 

Charles  F., 

354 

Charles  F.,  Mrs 

, 

387 

Porter,  David, 

.  185,  210 

David  S., 

•  348,  350 

Eliza,       . 

260 

Henry  C, 

217 

John,  2d, 

196 

Solomon, 

.  107,  730 

Porteus, 

255 

Post,  Amos  S., 

496 

Augustus  T., 

496 

Potter,    . 

•  254.  394 

ColHs  I., 

526 

Horatio, 

' 

■     13. 

75,  275,  500,  524 

Horatio,  Mrs., 

.  258,  260 

Powell,  J.  B.,    . 

.       378,  3S7,  496 

Powers,  Enoch, 

269 

INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


775 


Powers,  Enoch,  Mrs., 
Pratt,      . 

&  Allison, 

Benjamin, 

E.  B.,      . 

Francis,  . 

Hart  &  Newton 

Joseph,    . 

Joseph,  Jr., 

Lucy, 

Martha,  . 

William, 
Preston, 

Edward, 

George  B., 

S.  C,       . 

Zephaniah, 


55 


263 


3".  419 


60,  67,  68,  97,  98,  101, 

348,  349,  350,  376,  379, 

399,  400,  402,  412,  418 


Prindle, 

Prothero,  William  A., 

W.  H.,     . 
Provost,  Samuel, 
Purves,  John,    . 
Putnam,  Catharine  (Hutchinson), 

Daniel,    . 

Elizabeth, 

John, 

Quin,  J.  Scrugham, 


Ramsey,  George, 

John, 

Jonathan, 

Jonathan,  estate 

Jonathan,  Mrs., 

Sarah,     . 
Ranney,  Esther, 

Lucy, 

Stephen, 

Stephen,  Mrs., 
Ransom, 

Amos, 

Owen, 

Penelope, 

Wanton, 
Raphael, 
Rathbone  &  Wheaton, 


Page. 

260 

260 

180 

195 

308,  354 

172,  195 

296 

265,  296 

185 

260 

260 

195.  522 

422,  427 

496 

496 

387 

113,  134,  285,  296,  308,  319, 
380,  381,  382,  383,  386,  398, 
,  446,  495,  528,  529,  530,  730 
56 

429 

497 
167,  520 

525 

393 

282,  393 

393 
173 


497 

350 
208 
184 
180 
260 
140 
522 
521 
522 
522 
260 
210 
195 
260 
210 
504 
314 


So,  1S4 


60,  165 


280 


195,  205,  208 


195. 
180 


209, 


195,  209 
76,  273 


n^ 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Rayner,  Benjamin  L.,            .            .            .            .            .            .          260 

Menzies,    15,  48,  55,  56,  58,  60,  61,  64,  70,  86,  166,  167,  168,  171,  172, 

183,  184,  186,  187,  188,  189,  190,  191,  192,  193,  196,  200, 

201,  202,  211,  360,  527 

Menzies,  Mrs.,    .......          i94 

Redfield, 

97 

Alfred  B., 

.  416,  496 

Reed,  E.  M.,     . 

497 

Reeve,  Robert, 

33 

ReiUy,    .... 

449 

Rhiuelander,  William, 

85 

William,  Jr., 

85 

Ribouleau,  Isaac, 

.  231,  234 

Rice,  Enos, 

348 

N., 

419 

N.,Jr.,    . 

496 

Nehemiah,  Jr.,   . 

530 

Richardson,  John,  Mrs., 

260 

Richmond,  William,  ilrs., 

3S6 

Richter, 

440 

Rider,  George  T., 

526 

Riley,  Isaac, 

221 

James,     . 

48 

Meliscent, 

48 

Ripley,  . 

311.  345.355 

George,   . 

308 

John ,  Jr. , 

85 

Philip,      .        296,  307,  : 

13.  319 

.  326,  3 

30,  350 

,  353.  3 

70,  377-  495.  730 

Philip,  Jr., 

•  496,  731 

Risley,  George  R., 

136 

Jerusha  (Edwards), 

136 

Levi, 

196 

Nehemiah, 

196 

Robbins  Brothers, 

508 

Frederick, 

102 

Frederick  A.,     . 

•  435,  497 

Gurdon, 

186 

Philemon  F.,          308,: 

15,  3ig 

-  354.  3 

64, 370 

.  387,  4 

65.  495.  497.  730 

Thomas, 

.       339,  340,  406 

Roberts,  Electa, 

126 

Ely, 

•    57.  172 

Eunice,    . 

143 

George,  . 

.  196,  461 

M.  S.,      . 

•  378,  387 

William  W., 

.        42( 

^427.  A 

^32,  451.452,  453 

Robinson,  Arthur  D.,  . 

498 

George,   . 

496 

Henry  N., 

498 

INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


ni 


Rockwell,  Jerusha, 

Joseph,    . 

Martin,    . 
Rogers,  Ammi, 

Benjamin, 

B.  W.,      . 

Evan, 

Henry,    . 

J.  Smyth, 

Lucy, 

Nehemiah, 

Robert  C. , 

W., 
Rollins, 
Root,  Ephraim, 

Thomas  S., 
Rose,  James, 

James  &  Sons, 

James,  Jr., 
Ross,  Amos  B., 

Amos  B.,  Mrs., 
Rouse,  John  H., 
Rowland,  B.,     . 
Rowley,  Warren, 
Royce,  Enos,    . 
Royse,  Lydia,  . 
Rudd,  John  C, 
R.udder,  Charlotte, 

William, 
Russ,  C.  J.,  Mrs., 

Charles  T., 

Cornelia, 

Harriet, 

Johannah  E., 

John, 

John  D., 

John  D.,  Mrs., 
Russell, 

Francis  T. , 

GurdonW.,  So,  119,  131,  142, 
384,387,  419,  431 
452,  453,  464,  465 

Gurdon  W.,  Mrs., 
Mary  I.  B. , 
Rutledge,  Edward, 


55 


143 


107 


195,  20S,  260 


497 


Page. 

49 

49 

196 

165,  166 

378 

85 

56 

85 

144,  308 

438 

85 

526 


160, 
270, 


284 


513 
319 


496 

146,  150,  153,  155,  232,  360,  364, 

433.  434.  435.  436,  437,  444,  448, 

469,  470,  471,  476,  477,  495,  498, 

500,  503,  507,  529,  727,  730,  731 


73 


255 
185 
387 
.  30S 
296 
107 

257 
260 

525 

495 

244 

350 

.  341 

243 

150 

526 

465 

.  731 

-  5" 

511 

511 

108 

511 
386 

257 
,  526 
380, 
451. 
499. 
.  734 
232 
476 
,  261 


778 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Sage,  B., 

Franklin  H., 

Huldah,  . 

M.  J.  A., 

JohnH., 
Salter,  Thomas  G. , 
Saltonstall,  Lindall  W. 

Roswell, 
Sanford, 

David  P. , 

Elizabeth, 

P.. 
Peleg, 

Robert,    . 

Thomas,  Jr., 
Sargeant,  Jacob, 
Saunders,  Asahel, 

Asahel  &  Son, 

Christopher,     75,  186, 

Elbridge  G., 

Ralph,     . 
Scott, 

Joseph,    . 
Scovil,    . 
Seabury, 

Samuel,  . 
Seeker,  . 

Sedgewick,  Buell, 
Sellon,  John,     . 
Seymour,  Charles, 

Henry,    . 

Hezekiah, 

Susan, 

Thomas  H., 
Sharpe,  Ormond  V. , 
Shattuck,  E.,     . 
Shaw,     . 
Sheldon,  John, 

William,  Jr., 
Shelton, 

E., 

George  A. , 

William,  Jr., 
Shepard,  D.  A., 

Frederick  P., 

John, 
Shepherd,  Daniel, 

George  C, 


108 


95.  208 


233,  234 


209, 


46, 


95,  208 


10,  237 


21,  157 


Page. 
496 
497 
521 
361 
497 
525 

475.  527.  727.  728,  731 
518 
168 
526 
521 
55 

162,  163,  521,  730 

42,  43,  46,  485,  486 

54,  164,  166,  172,  730 

185,  263 

,  210,  2 


96,  308 
,  245,  267,  268 
348 


,  361. 


74.  465 


348,  350 
319.  341 
494.  730 

494 

349.  350 
255 
524 

519,  521 

56,  254 

518,  523 

35.  41 

496 

524 

398 

185 

68 

168 

36 

498 

387.  496 

283,  285 

195 

182 

56 

498 

524 
182,  184 
496 
416 
508 
525 
524 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


779 


Page. 


Sherlock, 

254.  255 

Sherman,  Henry, 

496 

Henry  B., 

525 

Sherred,  J., 

85 

Shields,  E., 

387 

Shipman,  W.  D., 

416 

Short,  David  H., 

525 

Sigoumey,  Andrew, 

216 

Charles,  34,  59,  66,  68,  69,  72,  75,  82,  84,  86,  87,  89,  90,  91,  c 

)2,  93,  94. 

107,  172,  173,  178,  180,  182,  183,  184,  186,  190,  192, 

194. 195. 

199,  200,  203,  206,  207,  208,  209,  210,  214,  216,  219, 

220, 221, 

222,  223,  230,  237,  246,  249,  251,  252,  258,  296,300, 

308, 312, 

341,  342,  353,  378,  387,  401.  410.  493,  495,  528 

.  529.  734 

Charles  &  Son,  ...... 

350 

Charles,  ISIrs., 

260 

Charles  H., 

217 

.  376.  3 

79.  3S0 

,  383,  387,  495 

529.  730 

Lydia  Huntley, 

67,  219 

470,  511 

Sill,  ElishaN., 

176 

Frederick, 

526 

Silloway,  Samuel, 

209,  210 

Simonds,  W.  Edgar,    . 

497 

Skinner,  Albert, 

429 

Hezekiah, 

516 

I.  Lord,  . 

185 

Milo, 

516 

Thomas, 

354 

,  387,  434,  465 

495.  731 

Slack,  G.N. ,     . 

525 

Sloan,  Mary,     . 

516 

Thomas, 

180 

Smith,    . 

49 

Alfred,    . 

180 

&  Coit,    . 

37 

F.  L.,       . 

496 

George,  . 

185,  515 

Hugh,     .          21 

,  114,  : 

90,  292 

,  294,  2 

98,  299 

,  300,  301,  331 

.  527.  735 

Isaac, 

525 

John, 

514 

John  D., 

525 

Lemuel,  . 

167 

Luther,  . 

319.  353 

.  378,  495 

Norman, 

74 

Normand, 

.  185,  268 

P., 

465 

P.,  Mrs., 

465 

Perry,      . 

•  378,  496 

Robert,    . 

515 

William, 

56 

.  514.  515 

Smyth,  Isaac  F., 

•       378 

,  3S6,  496 

780 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Sommer,  Charles  C,    .......           498 

Sooter,  John,     . 

385 

Mary, 

384 

Southmayd,  J.  K., 

.  386,  496 

Spencer, 

252 

Charles,  . 

.  269,  730 

Charles,  Mrs.,    . 

260 

&  Oilman, 

74,   262,  263,  268 

Luther,    . 

.  269,  270 

Silas, 

196 

Sprague,  Charles  W.,  . 

508 

J.  H.,       . 

436 

Spring,  John,    . 

429 

Stackhouse, 

255 

Stacy,      . 

46,  50,  51,  157 

Stanley,  Edmon, 

516 

William, 

62 

Starkweather,  Nathan, 

486 

Starr,  Frank  F., 

7.  9.  521 

Jonathan,  Jr.,    . 

518 

Samuel,  . 

525 

Stearns, 

49 

Stedman, 

274 

Edmund  B.,       . 

730 

Edward  A., 

465 

Edward  B., 

296 

E.  B.,      . 

257,  269,  273 

Eliza  L., 

260 

Elizabeth  S. ,      . 

465 

Frances, 

260 

Griffin,                  .  69,  75,  107,  185,  195,  208,  209,  263,  268,  270,  271, 

272,  275,  307,  319,  353.  493.  730 

Griffin  A.,           .            .            .            .            .            .            .  296,  353 

Griffin  A.,  Jr.,    . 

496 

John , 

33 

Stephenson,  James, 

525 

Stevens,  Abel, 

167 

Serena  Almira, 

516 

Truman, 

516 

Steward,  Joseph, 

185 

Stewart,  Duncan  L.,    . 

•  348.  350 

T.  D.,      . 

257 

Stiles,  Ezra, 

61 

Stillman,  Allyn  S., 

308 

319,  353>  378,  387.  731 

Charles  A., 

496 

Emily, 

48 

Meliscent  (Riley), 

48 

Samuel, 

48 

Sarah, 

. 

48 

INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


781 


Page. 

St.  John,  Daniel,          .......          296 

St.  Margaret  Friendly  Society, 

233 

Stocking,  Sabura  S.,    . 

525 

Septenius, 

308 

Servilius, 

525 

Stokes,  Eli  W., 

526 

vStone,  Charles  G., 

497 

Hiram, 

526 

John  S., 

524 

Sally  Johnson, 

229 

WiUiam  L., 

66 

Strickland,  C.  W., 

497,  731 

Irving  E., 

498 

Stringer,  George, 

308 

Strong,  Erastus, 

196 

Nathan, 

63,  205 

Wareham , 

196 

Studley,  William  H.,   . 

526 

Sumner,  Catharine  B., 

458 

George,           107,  112,  117,  257,  269,  296,  307,  314,  319,  350,  354,  357, 

364,  371,  372,  387,  393,  398,  458,  494,  495,  730 

George,  Mrs.,     .......          260 

Mary  (Tyler), 

393 

Thomas, 

429 

Sweetser,  Seth, 

180,  195,  208 

Swords,  T.  &  J., 

63,  64,  204 

Taft,  C.  A.,       . 

•  387.  419 

Taintor, 

355,  462,  511 

Adeha  C, 

5" 

Alice, 

465,  471 

John  A., 

5".  730 

Talbot,  Baylies  P., 

525 

Talcott,  Joseph, 

160,  266 

PhiloF., 

497 

&  Post,    . 

508 

Russell,  . 

185 

Samuel,  . 

43.  53 

Samuel,  Jr., 

43.46,485 

Taylor,  . 

135,  255.  285 

Abiel,      . 

196 

Deodat,  . 

282 

Edwin,    . 

2 

36,  296,  348,  350 

Edwin  A., 

498 

Edwin  P., 

236 

Francis, 

236 

Henry  M., 

49S 

John  M., 

86,  153.465-476.497,  731.  732 

Joseph  P., 

236 

782 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Page. 

Taylor,  Samuel,            .....           236,  237,  348,  350 

William,  Mrs.,    . 

261 

Terry,  Clarence, 

•  435,  497 

Edward  P..         . 

269 

Edward  P.,  Mrs., 

261 

Eliphalet, 

185 

Joseph  A., 

416 

Nathaniel, 

282 

Seth, 

.    67,  186 

Stephen, 

.  465,  497 

Thacher, 

37 

Thomas,  Harriet  P.,    . 

386 

James,     . 

49 

John,       .            .            .'       46, 

47,  49, 

52,  157 

,  158,  I 

59,  162,  486,  730 

Thompson,  F.  C, 

429 

Tidmarsh,  Richard,     . 

37 

Tiley,  Hannah, 

38 

James,     . 

36 

Samuel, 

38 

Sarah,     . 

•      36,  47 

William, 

3 

5,  36,  42,  47,  485 

Tisdale,  Elkanah, 

221 

Thomas, 

.  161,  385 

Todd 

181 

Ambrose, 

516 

Eli, 

.  107,  285 

Eli,  Mrs., 

259 

Rachel,   .... 

260 

Tomkins,  Floyd  W.,  Jr., 

471.474,  475.  527 

Totten,  Silas,    . 

.  311,  348,  350,  363,  527 

Toucey, 

221 

Catharine, 

509 

Isaac,     66,  75,  93,  107,  no,  117,  208,  263,  265,  270,  272,  273,  274,  275, 

283,  284,  285,  296,  300,  304,  308,  311,  319,    331,  350,  354,  357, 

359.  386,  391,  419.  428,  495,  509.  528,  730 

Towle,  Simon,               .....          414,  496,  529,  731 

Towne,  Ithiel, 

.    74-  105 

Townley,  John, 

522 

Tracy,    .... 

475 

JohnC, 

731 

John  F., 

435,465,  497,  529,731 

John  R.,             ... 

•  378,  732 

Louis  A., 

498 

Samuel  G.,         . 

497 

Tremaine,  Charles  H.  B.,       . 

428,  430,  526,  527 

Trial,  Polly,       .... 

522 

Ruth,        .... 

522 

William,  .... 

522 

INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


783 


Trubner, 
Trumbull,  John, 

Jonathan, 
Tryon,  Fanny, 

Moses, 

Moses,  Jr., 

Watson, 
Tucker,  Henry, 

Isaac, 

James,     . 

John  D., 

JohnD.,  Mrs., 
Tudor,    . 

Elihu, 

Henry  S., 

Naomi  (Diggins), 

Samuel,  74,  75,  84,  87 
246,  251,  255 
295,  296,  297 
341.  351.  353 

Samuel,  Mrs.,     . 
Samuel,  Jr.,      69,  72, 


Page. 

72 

51 

521 

521 

185 

186,  195,  209 

508 

496 

46,  51,  157 

51 

497.  731.  732 

150 

173,  282,  285,  302,  309,  311,  315 

159,  196,  340,  406 

.  269,  273 

405 

,  91,  94,  107,  108,  109,  181,  1S4,  210,  214,  224, 

,  258,  264,  267,  268,  270,  271,  272,  275,  285,  292, 

,  298,  300,  304,  305,  306,  307,  312, 313,  319, 336, 

355. 364.  368,  377,  405,  406,  407,  408,  409.  410, 

486,  488,  493,  495,  528,  735 

,      .      .      .       260,  409 

?9,  180,  182,  186,  195,  197,  200,  203,  205,  206, 


Sophia,    . 

iiU/ 

,   :iuo 

1  ^^y 

,  ^  i\j 

,   ^4y 

,  ■ii^ 

/J"-- 

388 

William  F., 

196 

William  W., 

257 

269 

Turner,  John  H., 

416 

Rebecca, 

151 

&  Sheldon, 

186 

Tuttle,    . 

321 

436 

Caleb,      . 

185 

Grace,     . 

140 

149 

Jane, 

140 

Miles  A.,      115, 

145. 

146, 

257. 

269, 

273. 

295. 

296, 

307. 

350, 
495. 

377, 
529 

400, 
730 

Reuel  H., 

526 

Samuel,  . 

112, 

180 

1S2 

195 

208, 

209 

210 

Samuel,  Mrs., 

260 

Samuel  &  Sons, 

107,  29( 

>.  319-  341 

.  353 

,386 

.494 

Samuel  I., 

419 

Sarah  (Ramsay) 

140 

William  F., 

140, 

308, 

398. 

400, 

419, 

426, 

431. 

434. 

435. 
496 

454. 
52S 

465. 
731 

Tyler,     . 

56 

Joseph  H., 

. 

525 

Mary, 

393 

784 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


Utley,  Abigail, 
Horace,   . 
Joseph,    . 
J-. 

Vibbert,  William  E.. 

Viets,  John, 

Lois  (Phelps), 
Roger,     , 

Vinton, 


38,  40, 


41.43. 


45,  47, 


47,  51 


180,  184 
55,  168, 


Waddington,  Joshua, 
Wadsworth,  Anna  C, 

Annie,     . 

Ariel  B., 

Elisha,     . 

Gurdon, 

Harry,    . 

Horace,  .  .  .  .  •47, 

James,     . 

Joseph,    . 

Katy, 

Rodney, 

Roger,    .  .  .  .  .  -55,  166,  172 

Roger,  Est., 

Sidney,    . 

Theodore, 

William, 

William,  Mrs., 

William,  Jr., 

WiUiam  S., 
Wainwright,  Jonathan  M.,    18,  19,  66,  67,  69,  221,  222, 

247,  248,  409 

WiUiam  A.   M 
Wait,  Joseph  M., 
Walker,  John, 

John,  Mrs., 

Martha,   . 
Walter, 

William  H., 
Wander,  William, 
Ward.    . 

&  Bartholomew,  .  .       63,  74,  180,  195 

Bartholomew  &  Brainard,  209,  210,  229,  230 

Beulah,  ...... 

James,  54,  74,  75,  89,  107,  109,  164,  166,  170,  172, 
195,  200,  205,  206,  207,  208,  209,  210,  214, 

229,  233 


55.  1 


48,  303 


64,  166 


Page. 

168 

180,  195 

172,  185,  195,208,  730 

182 


525 

45 

45 

518,  519 

304 


514,  516,  517 


195 


223,  224, 
419,  524 


383 


228,  230 
,  233, 234 

181,  182, 
225,  226, 
,  273,  529 


85 

515 

51 

515 

157,  159 

180,  195 

515 

195,  208 

172,  515 

55 

515 

515 

180,  730 

195 

51 

515 

270,  515 

261 

269 

180 

225, 237, 

527,  735 
735 
525 
514 
522 

514,  516 

520 

524 

438,  445 

86,  282 

233,  268 

235,  341 

168 

184,  186, 

227,  228, 

.  730,  734 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


-85 


Waid,  James,  Mrs., 
James  H., 
R.  B.,      . 

Roswell  B. , 
Warner, 

Betsey,    . 

Cornelia, 

EriW.,    . 

George,  . 

Hazael,    . 

Robert,   . 
Warren, 
Washburn , 

E.  A..      . 
Waterman,  G.  B., 

Henry,  Jr., 

Nancy,     . 

Nathan  M., 
Watkins,  Schureraan  H 
Watkinson,  Alfred, 

E.  M.,      . 

Robert,    . 
Watrous, 

Henry  S., 

Rebecca  Webster 

Seymour, 
Watson,  A.nna  (Bliss), 

Henry,    . 

Hiram,    . 

John, 

Mary, 
Watts,    . 
Wears,  Betsey, 

William, 
Webster,  George, 

Noah, 

Noah,  Jr., 

Zephaniah, 
Weeks,  . 

Weildon,  Thomas  C, 
Weld,  Lewis,    . 
Weller,  William, 
Wells,     . 

H.  D.,      . 

James,     . 

Oliver  M., 
Welton,  H.  A., 
Wenk,  Fisher  A.  B., 


80,  182 


Page. 
261 

273 

107 

296,  308 

56 
261 

68 
495 

85 
519 
522 
521 
404 
416,  500 

116,  117 

319 
J04,  116 

117,  380 
526 

370,  376,  387.  495.  730 
419 

307.  354.  387.  495 

451,  508 
496 
508 

496,  508 
405 
196 
176 

196,  405 
405 
255 
208 

209,  730 

185 
221 
52,  160 
516 
520 
496 

221 
172,  730 

255 
386,  731 

170 
348,  350 

416 

498 


108 


195,  206,  208 


57 


50 


786 


CHRIST   CHURCH,    HARTFORD. 


West,      . 

Sherman, 
Wetmore,  William, 
Wheaton,  Nathaniel  S. 


Whedon, 
Wheeler, 

A.,  Mrs., 

Joseph,    . 
White, 

George,   . 

James, 

John  J.,  . 

Samuel  H., 

William, 
Whitebread, 
Whitehouse, 
Whiting,  Calvin, 

Jonathan, 

Leonard, 

Seth, 

Spencer, 

William, 
Whitlock,  Henry, 
Whitman,  Benjamin  G 
Whitmore,  George  H., 

Harriet  B., 
Whiton,  Andrew, 

Frank  W. , 
Whittaker,  S.  H., 
Whittemore, 
Whittier, 

Whittlesey,  W.  F., 
Wickham,  James  S., 
Wilcox,  S.  W., 
Wiley,  George  T., 
Williams,  Alfred, 

Alfred  C.  J., 

Augustus  H., 

Ezekiel,  . 

H.  F.,      . 

John, 

O.  E.,       . 

Thomas  S., 


13,  14,  15,  20,  21,  23,  24,  69,  70, 
76,  loi,  105,  107,  no,  250,  251, 
258,  259,  261,  267,  269,  270,  272, 
276,  280,  281,  282,  283,  284,  285, 
290,  292,  293,  296,  300,  304,  307, 
324,  370,  376,  378,  382,  390,  409, 
449.  450,  493.  494.  504,  505 


64, 


,  180,  182,  I 


68, 


23. 


h  195 


85,  186 


90,  376 


,  206,  208,  209 


195,  205,  208 


,  378,  382,  502 


Page. 

255 
387 
55 
71.  72,  73,  75. 
252,  255,  256, 
273,  274,  275, 
286,  288,  289, 
309.  315.  318, 
418,  419,  448, 
.  507,  527.  735 
168 
168 
208 
210,  730 

255 

186 

496 

195 

496,  731 

239.  520 

522 

290 

53.  54.  163 

53 

210 

209,  730 

55,  185 

385 

62 

496 

498 

465 

498 

498 

497 

61 

511 
429,  465 

495 
435 
416 
429 
497 
465 
50 
732 
527.  733 
257 
185 


INDEX    TO    NAMES. 


787 


"Williamson,  Ebenezer, 
Willis,  James,   . 
Willson, 
Wilmerding, 

Herbert, 
Wilson,  Charles  E., 

George  L. ,  Mrs., 

Henry,  437 

Henry,  Mrs., 

M.  w'.,     . 
Wilton,  . 
Wing,  John, 

William, 
Winnie,  F.  B.,  . 
Winship,  Daniel, 

Walter,    . 
Winslow, 
Winter,  John  F., 
Winthrop,  Francis  B., 
Withers,  Frederick  C. 
Wolcott,  Laura, 

S., 

Talcott,   . 

Talcott,  Mrs., 

W.  A.,     . 
Wollaston , 
Woodbridge, 

Deodat,  . 

Dudley,  . 

Harriet,  . 

J.  R..       . 

Ward, 
Woodruff,  O.  D., 
Woodward,  William, 
Work,  T.  J.,      . 
Wren,  Christopher, 
Wright,  Ann,    . 

George  A., 

Richard, 
Wyllys,  Ephraim, 

Yale,  Theophilus, 

Young,  . 

E.  H.,      . 
Julius, 
Lewis  J., 


438.  439,  440 


441,  442,  443 


445,  464,  497 


185, 


Page. 
36 
416 
255 
455 
497 
455 
438 
509,  510 

449,  505 
380 

255 

185 

195 

497 

195 

348,  350 

38,  39,  41 

495 

85 

508,  512 

261 

182 

195,  209 
261 
498 
255 
3" 

196,  208 
196 
260 

67 

405,  730 

435 

386,  496 

378.  387 

14 

5i6 

496 

429 
196 


72 
254 

497 

387,  400,  496,  731 
.  387,  496 


450,  504 


186 


296,  308 


354 


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